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1 he became the chief fable of the village
Общая лексика: в деревне только о нем и говорилиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he became the chief fable of the village
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2 fable
1. n басня2. n небылица, выдумка; ложь3. n предмет всеобщих толков, излюбленная тема4. n легенда; предание5. n редк. фабула, сюжет6. v поэт. сочинять или рассказывать басни; придумывать небылицы, рассказывать сказки; лгатьto say verity, and not to fable — говорить правду, а не выдумывать
7. v поэт. болтать вздор8. v поэт. гласитьСинонимический ряд:1. falsehood (noun) fabrication; falsehood; fib; figment; forgery; hoax; invention; lie; untruth2. myth (noun) legend; myth3. story (noun) allegory; anecdote; apologue; fiction; folk tale; legend; myth; parable; story; tale; yarn4. lie (verb) fabricate; fib; invent; lieАнтонимический ряд:history; truth -
3 fable
1. [ʹfeıb(ə)l] n1. басня2. небылица, выдумка; ложьold wive's /women's/ fables - бабьи сказки
3. предмет всеобщих толков, излюбленная темаhe became the chief fable of the village - в деревне только о нём и говорили
4. легенда; предание5. редк. фабула, сюжет2. [ʹfeıb(ə)l] v поэт.1) сочинять или рассказывать басни; придумывать небылицы, рассказывать сказки; лгатьto say verity, and not to fable - говорить правду, а не выдумывать
2) болтать вздор3) гласить ( о предании)
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