tale

tale
noun
1) (story) Erzählung, die; Geschichte, die (of von, about über + Akk.)
2) (piece of gossip) Geschichte, die (ugs.)
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[teil]
noun
1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) die Geschichte
2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) das Märchen
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tale
[teɪl]
n
1. (story) Geschichte f; LIT Erzählung f; (true story) Bericht m
fairy \tale Märchen nt
\tale of woe Leidensgeschichte f
to tell a \tale [about [or of] sth] etw [über etw akk [o von etw dat]] erzählen
2. (lie) Märchen nt, Lügengeschichte f; (gossip) Geschichte[n] f[pl]
tall \tales Lügenmärchen pl, Lügengeschichten pl
to tell \tales (tell on sb) petzen, SCHWEIZ a. rätschen pej fam; (dated: tell lies) Märchen erzählen
3.
dead men tell no \tales Tote reden nicht
to live to tell the \tale (also hum fam) überleben a. hum
to tell its own \tale für sich akk sprechen
to tell \tales out of school (saying fam) aus der Schule plaudern fam, Interna ausplaudern
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[teɪl]
n
1) Geschichte f; (LITER) Erzählung f

Tales of King Arthur — Artussagen pl

he had quite a tale to tell — er hatte einiges zu erzählen, der hatte vielleicht was zu erzählen (inf)

I bet he/that bed could tell a tale or two (inf) — er/das Bett könnte bestimmt so einiges erzählen

it tells its own tale — das spricht für sich

at least he lived to tell the tale — zumindest hat er die Sache überlebt

thereby hangs a tale —

I've heard a fine tale about you (iro) — von dir hört man ja schöne Geschichten!

2)

to tell tales — petzen (inf) (

to +dat ); ( dated

to tell tales out of school (inf)aus der Schule plaudern

to tell tales about sb — jdn verpetzen (inf) (to bei)

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tale [teıl] s
1. Erzählung f, Bericht m:
it tells its own tale fig es spricht für sich selbst
2. Erzählung f, Geschichte f:
thereby hangs a tale damit ist eine Geschichte verknüpft; academic.ru/51573/old_wives%E2%80%99_tale">old wives’ tale
3. Sage f, Märchen n:
pitch a tale umg (s)ein Garn spinnen
4. Lüge(ngeschichte) f, Märchen n
5. Klatschgeschichte f:
tell (oder carry, bear) tales klatschen umg (about über akk);
tell tales out of school fig aus der Schule oder aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern; dead A 1
6. obs oder poet (An-, Gesamt)Zahl f
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noun
1) (story) Erzählung, die; Geschichte, die (of von, about über + Akk.)
2) (piece of gossip) Geschichte, die (ugs.)
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n.
Fabel -n f.
Geschichte f.

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