tale in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tale in the English»Italian Dictionary

tale [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] N

1. tale:

tale (story)

storia f (about su)

tale (fantasy story)

favola f (about su)

tale (narrative, account)

racconto m (about su)

tale (legend)

leggenda f (about su)

to tell a tale

raccontare una storia

to tell a tale of woe (about oneself)

raccontare le proprie disgrazie

to tell a tale of woe (about others)

raccontare una storia triste

the figures tell the same, another tale

le cifre confermano la cosa, dicono tutt'altra cosa

the recent events tell their own tale

i recenti avvenimenti si commentano da soli

2. tale:

tale (hearsay)

storia f

tale (gossip)

diceria f

tale (gossip)

chiacchiere fpl

to spread or tell tales

sparlare (about sb di qn)

a likely tale!

non raccontare storie!

dead men tell no tales

i morti non parlano

to live to tell the tale

sopravvivere (per potere raccontare la propria esperienza)

to tell tales out of school

fare la spia

traveller's tale [ˈtrævləzˌteɪl] N

traveller's tale

racconto m incredibile

folk tale [Brit, Am ˈfoʊk ˌteɪl] N

folk tale

leggenda f popolare

morality tale [məˈrælətɪˌteɪl] N

morality tale

racconto m morale

fairy tale [Brit, Am ˈfɛri teɪl] N

1. fairy tale:

fairy tale

racconto m di fate

fairy tale

fiaba f

2. fairy tale (lie):

fairy tale euph

favola f

fairy tale euph

fandonia f

3. fairy tale [before n] (idealized):

fairy tale, also fairy-tale, fairytale romance

da favola

fairy tale, also fairy-tale, fairytale princess

delle favole

old wives' tale [ˌəʊldˈwaɪvzteɪl] N

old wives' tale

storia f da donnette

old wives' tale

superstizione f da donnette

Translations for tale in the Italian»English Dictionary

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conto

tale

fanfaluca

tale

fiabesco

fairy(-)tale attrib.

personaggio, atmosfera -a

fairy(-)tale character, atmosphere

abitare in un palazzo fiabesco (fantastico, straordinario)

to live in a fairy(-)tale palace

fiaba

fairy tale

fiaba

(folk) tale

fiaba per bambini

children's fairy tale

tale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tale in the English»Italian Dictionary

tale [teɪl] N

1. tale (story):

tale

storia f

tale LIT

racconto m

2. tale (lie):

tale

frottola f

dead men tell no tales

i morti non parlano

Phrases:

to tell tales

fare la spia

fairy tale N a.fig

fairy tale

fiaba f

a fairy tale ending

un finale da favola

old wives' tale [ˌoʊld·ˈwaɪvz·ˌteɪl] N

old wives' tale

credenza f popolare

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a cautionary tale

un racconto con una morale

thereby hangs a tale iron

è una storia lunga

a tale of woe

tragedia f

Translations for tale in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fiabesco (-a)

fairy-tale

spione (-a)

tattle-tale

fiaba

fairy tale

panzana

tall tale

tale Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a fairy tale ending

un finale da favola

a tale of woe

tragedia f

thereby hangs a tale iron

è una storia lunga

a cautionary tale

un racconto con una morale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus mainly on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters.

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The tale intended to demonstrate the power of love.

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Those favours vary by the tale, but tend to include youth, knowledge, wealth, or power.

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There is some doubt about the historicity of the tale.

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Poe did not take part in selecting which tales would be collected.

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The script reveals the truth with lots of unexpected twists in the tale.

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The man's tattoos, allegedly created by a time-traveling woman, are animated and each tell a different tale.

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This story tells the tale of a young woman whose family passes away.

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I didn't care much for the various tales.

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Other stories involve wild animals, such as hunting tales.

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