Translations for „tale“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

tale [teɪl] N

1. tale (story or report):

tale

opowieść f

a fairy tale

bajka f

2. tale (lie):

tale

zmyślona historyjka f

to tell tales

zmyślać [perf zmyślić]

Phrases:

to live to tell the tale a. iron

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fairy tale N

fairy tale

baśń f

fairy tale fig a.

bajka f

fairy-tale ADJ

1. fairy-tale world, story:

fairy-tale

baśniowy

fairy-tale

bajkowy

2. fairy-tale romance, wedding:

fairy-tale

jak z bajki

old wives' tale N

old wives' tale

przesąd m

old wives' tale

zabobon m

Usage examples with tale

a tale of woe

opowieść f o niedoli

a fairy tale

bajka f

sth tells its own story [or tale]

coś mówi samo za siebie

to live to tell the tale a. iron

ocaleć, by móc o wszystkim opowiedzieć

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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In this tale a huge she-wolf which controlled a mill had a habit of returning woman from time to time, taking off the skin.

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At this time the tales became popular as examples of showing traditional folkloric values.

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At nights, tales are being told about him to children by their parents for them to go to sleep.

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I didn't care much for the various tales.

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There is some doubt about the historicity of the tale.

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The tale intended to demonstrate the power of love.

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

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

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