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1 a tall story
قِصَّة غير قابِلة للتصدِيق \ a tall story: that is hard to believe. -
2 a tall story
a story which is hard to believe (an obviously untrue story; a lie):قِصَّه مُبالَغَه Remark: tall is used especially of people, and of other (narrow) upright objects: a tall girl, tree, building. high is used of objects that are a long way off the ground, or reach a great height: a high shelf, diving-board, mountain, wall. كِذْبَه مكْشوفَهHe is always telling tall stories.
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3 حكاية خيالية
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4 قصة خرافية
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5 قصة
قِصَّة \ fiction: stories that are imagined by the writer and are not true: science fiction. narrative: (telling) a story: a long narrative; narrative poetry. story: an account of events (true or imaginary): my life story; a fairy story. tale: a story. \ See Also رواية (رِوايَة) \ قِصَّة تُثير المَشَاعِر \ thriller: an exciting book, play or film. \ قِصَّة خُرافيّة \ fable: a fanciful story, often about animals. \ قِصَّة رومانسيّة \ romance: a fanciful story (in an old book) of exciting and noble deeds of knights, etc.. \ قَصَّة سريعة \ snip: a snipping cut. \ قَصَّة شَعْر \ haircut: an act of cutting the hair of the head to make it neat: I need a haircut. \ قِصَّة طويلة \ novel: a long written story about imagined people and events. \ قِصَّة غَرَامِيّة \ romance: ( modern use) a love story or love affair. \ قِصَّة غير قابِلة للتصدِيق \ a tall story: that is hard to believe. \ قِصَّة الفُرسان وبطولاتهم \ romance: a fanciful story (in an old book) of exciting and noble deeds of knights, etc.. \ قِصَّة قَصِيرة \ short story: a short imagined story.
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tall story — UK US noun [countable] [singular tall story plural tall stories] british informal something that someone tells you that sounds so exciting, dangerous, unpleasant etc that you do not believe it is true. The American word is tall tale … Useful english dictionary
tall\ story — • tall story • tall tale See: fish story … Словарь американских идиом
tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable … The small dictionary of idiomes
tall story — tall stories N COUNT A tall story is the same as a tall tale … English dictionary
tall story (or tale) — an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe. → tall … English new terms dictionary
Tall Story — is a 1960 American sports comedy film directed by Joshua Logan and starring Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston and Marc Connelly. Future star Robert Redford made his screen debut as a basketball player.… … Wikipedia
tall story — index myth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A tall story is a story which is difficult to believe because it sounds unlikely. What he said about a stolen invention sounds like a tall story… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tall story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tall story : singular tall story plural tall stories British informal something that someone tells you that sounds so exciting, dangerous, unpleasant etc that you do not believe it is true. The American word is … English dictionary
Tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable … Dictionary of English idioms
tall story — story that contains exaggeration, story that contains details that are fictitious … English contemporary dictionary
