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tale [teɪl]∎ to tell a tale raconter une histoire;∎ he told them the tale of his escape il leur a raconté son évasion ou fait le récit de son évasion;∎ the astronaut lived/didn't live to tell the tale l'astronaute a survécu/n'a pas survécu pour raconter ce qui s'est passé;∎ his drawn face told the tale of his sufferings ses traits tirés en disaient long sur ses souffrances;∎ this painting tells its own tale ce tableau est très parlant ou se passe de commentaires;∎ tales of romance des histoires fpl romantiques;∎ humorous and thereby hangs a tale et là-dessus il y en aurait à raconter∎ there's a tale going around that they're moving on raconte qu'ils vont déménager;∎ to tell tales (inform) cafter, rapporter;∎ to tell tales on sb raconter des histoires sur le compte de qn;∎ she's been telling tales to the teacher again elle est encore allée cafter ou rapporter à la maîtresse;∎ you shouldn't tell tales il ne faut pas rapporter;∎ figurative to tell tales out of school (be indiscreet) être indiscret, trop parler -
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tale n1 ( story) histoire f (about sur) ; ( fantasy story) conte m (about sur) ; (narrative, account) récit m (about sur) ; ( legend) légende f (about de) ; to tell a tale raconter une histoire ; to tell a tale of woe ( about oneself) raconter ses malheurs ; ( about others) raconter une histoire pathétique ; the figures tell the same/another tale les chiffres disent la même chose/tout autre chose ; the recent events tell their own tale les événements récents parlent d'eux-mêmes ;2 ( hearsay) histoire f ; ( gossip) cancan m ; to spread ou tell tales raconter des histoires (about sb sur qn).a likely tale! et puis quoi encore! ; dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas ; to live to tell the tale être encore là pour en parler ; to tell tales out of school révéler des choses indiscrètes.
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tell tales out of school — {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school./ Compare: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, SPILL THE BEANS … Dictionary of American idioms
tell tales out of school — {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school./ Compare: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, SPILL THE BEANS … Dictionary of American idioms
tell tales out of school — To reveal confidential matters • • • Main Entry: ↑tale … Useful english dictionary
never tell tales out of school — The phrase to tell tales out of school is also used. 1530 W. TYNDALE Practice of Prelates B1v So that what cometh once in may never out for feare of tellinge tales out of scole. 1616 J. WITHALS Dict. (rev. ed.) 573 You must not tel tales out of… … Proverbs new dictionary
tell\ tales\ out\ of\ school — v. phr. To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school. Compare: let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans … Словарь американских идиом
tell tales out of school — reveal secrets, tell secrets … English contemporary dictionary
out of school — See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL … Dictionary of American idioms
out of school — See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL … Dictionary of American idioms
out\ of\ school — See: tell tales out of school … Словарь американских идиом
school — See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL … Dictionary of American idioms
school — See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL … Dictionary of American idioms