tale in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

I.fairy tale [Am ˈfɛri teɪl, Brit], fairy story N

1. fairy tale LIT:

fairy tale

cuento m de hadas

2. fairy tale (fabricated story):

fairy tale pej

cuento m (chino) pej

II.fairy-tale ADJ

fairy-tale attr:

fairy-tale romance/wedding

de cuento

fairy-tale princess

de cuento de hadas

fairy-tale mansion

de ensueño

fairy-tale mansion

de película

old wives' tale N

old wives' tale

cuento m de viejas

folk story, folk tale N

folk story

cuento m popular

folk story

cuento m folklórico

folk story

cuento m del folklore

tall story, tall tale N

tall story

cuento m chino inf

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recount tale/story

narrar

recount tale/story

contar

cock-and-bull story or tale

cuento m (chino) inf

cock-and-bull story or tale

camelo m inf

Translations for tale in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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conseja

tale

barreta

tale

barreta

tall tale Am

cuento de hadas

fairy tale

tale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tale [teɪl] N

1. tale (story):

tale

historia f

tale LIT

cuento m

2. tale (lie):

tale

mentira f

dead men tell no tales

los muertos no mienten

Phrases:

to tell tales

chivarse

folk tale N

folk tale

cuento m popular

old wives' tale [ˌəʊldˈwaɪvzˌteɪl, Am ˌoʊld-] N

old wives' tale

cuento m de viejas

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a cautionary tale

un cuento con moraleja

thereby hangs a tale iron

es una larga historia

a tale of woe

tragedia f

Translations for tale in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chivato (-a) (en la escuela)

tell-tale

cuento de hadas

fairy tale

fábula

tale

fantasía

fantastic tale

tale Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a tale of woe

tragedia f

thereby hangs a tale iron

es una larga historia

a cautionary tale

un cuento con moraleja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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I didn't care much for the various tales.

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The tale intended to demonstrate the power of love.

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There is some doubt about the historicity of the tale.

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

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