folk tale in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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tale [Am teɪl, Brit teɪl] N

tale
cuento m
tale
relato m
I could tell you a tale or two about him!
¡si yo te contara lo que sé de él!
her black eye told its own tale
ese ojo morado hablaba por sí solo or ya lo decía todo
we nearly didn't live to tell the tale
casi no contamos el cuento inf
we nearly didn't live to tell the tale
casi no lo contamos Spain inf
he was mauled by a lion and lived to tell the tale
fue atacado por un león y salió con vida
he was mauled by a lion and lived to tell the tale
fue atacado por un león y pudo contar el cuento inf
ah, now, thereby hangs a tale
ah, eso es toda una historia
to tell tales used by or to children
contar chismes or cuentos
I don't want to hear if you've just come to tell tales
no me vengas con chismes or cuentos que no quiero saber nada
that's not true: you're telling tales!
¡mentira! ¡eso es un cuento chino! inf
to tell tales out of school
andar con chismes or cuentos

folk [Am foʊk, Brit fəʊk] N

folk tale in the PONS Dictionary

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Folk tales illustrate the history with stories about good and sinful nuns.
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Folk tales tell that the town is ancient, however, the age it is not established with any certainty.
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Folk tales and legends have also survived through retellings by common people.
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Folk tales tell of a very painful separation caused by two priests.
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Folk tales say that the town sank beneath the ocean.
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Folk tales illustrate history with stories about both good and sinful nuns.
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