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noun* * *[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) die Geschichte2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) das Märchen* * *[teɪl]nfairy \tale Märchen nt\tale of woe Leidensgeschichte ftall \tales Lügenmärchen pl, Lügengeschichten plto tell \tales (tell on sb) petzen, SCHWEIZ a. rätschen pej fam; ( dated: tell lies) Märchen erzählen3.▶ dead men tell no \tales Tote reden nicht* * *[teɪl]n1) Geschichte f; (LITER) Erzählung fhe had quite a tale to tell — er hatte einiges zu erzählen, der hatte vielleicht was zu erzählen (inf)
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 +dat ); ( datedto tell tales — petzen (inf) (
to tell tales out of school (inf) — aus der Schule plaudern
to tell tales about sb — jdn verpetzen (inf) (to bei)
* * *tale [teıl] s1. Erzählung f, Bericht m:it tells its own tale fig es spricht für sich selbst2. Erzählung f, Geschichte f:thereby hangs a tale damit ist eine Geschichte verknüpft; → academic.ru/51573/old_wives%E2%80%99_tale">old wives’ tale3. Sage f, Märchen n:pitch a tale umg (s)ein Garn spinnen4. Lüge(ngeschichte) f, Märchen n5. Klatschgeschichte f:6. obs oder poet (An-, Gesamt)Zahl f* * *noun* * *n.Fabel -n f.Geschichte f.
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