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1 Lügendichtung
f wildly improbable story, tall tale auch LIT.; Koll. wildly improbable stories Pl.; auch LIT. tall tales Pl.* * *Lü|gen|dich|tungf (lit, fig)wildly improbable story, tall tale (lit, LITER)* * *Lügendichtung f wildly improbable story, tall tale auch LIT; koll wildly improbable stories pl; auch LIT tall tales pl -
2 Seemannsgarn
* * *das Seemannsgarnyarn* * *See|manns|garnnt no pl (inf)sailor's yarnSéémannsgarn spinnen — to spin a yarn
* * *(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) yarn* * *See·manns·garn* * *das; o. Pl. seaman's yarn* * *Seemannsgarn n umg:ein Seemannsgarn spinnen spin a yarn;das ist doch Seemannsgarn! that’s a tall tale!* * *das; o. Pl. seaman's yarn -
3 Schmäh
m; -s, -(s) österr., umg.2. nur Sg.; (Sprüche, Scherze) (amusing) patter* * *[ʃmɛː]m -s, -(s) (Aus inf)1) (= Trick) con (inf), dodge (inf)jdn am Schmä́h halten — to make a fool out of sb
2) (= Scherzhaftigkeit) jokiness* * *<-s, -[s]>[ʃmɛ:]1. (Schwindel, Trick) trick* * *2. nur sg; (Sprüche, Scherze) (amusing) patter -
4 Lügengeschichte
f1. cock and bull story2. pack of lies coll.3. tall tale -
5 Märchen
n; -s, -1. fairy tale ( oder story)2. fig. (tall) story, yarn; erzähl doch keine Märchen! umg. don’t give me that crap!* * *das Märchenfairy tale* * *Mär|chen ['mɛːɐçən]nt -s, -fairy tale, fairy story; (inf) tall story* * *das1) (a legend or untrue story: fact or fable?) fable2) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.) fairy-story3) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!) fairy-story4) (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) fairy-tale5) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) story6) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) tale* * *Mär·chen<-s, ->[ˈmɛ:ɐ̯çən]nt1. (überlieferte Erzählung) fairytale▪ in \Märchen/im \Märchen in the fairytales„\Märchen aus Tausendundeiner Nacht“ “Tales from the Arabian Nights”erzähl [mir] keine \Märchen! don't tell me any fairy stories!* * *das; Märchens, Märchen1) fairy story; fairy tale* * *1. fairy tale ( oder story)2. fig (tall) story, yarn;erzähl doch keine Märchen! umg don’t give me that crap!* * *das; Märchens, Märchen1) fairy story; fairy tale* * *- n.fairy tale n.fairy-tale n. -
6 Mär
f; -, -en1. umg., hum. (unwahre Erzählung) (tall) story, fable* * *[mɛːɐ]f -, -en (old)(= Nachricht) tidings pl, news sing; (= Märchen) (fairy) tale; (hum inf) fairy story* * *<-, -en>[ˈmɛ:ɐ̯]* * *nur eine fromme Mär umg just an old fairy tale -
7 Fabel
f; -, -n2. LIT. (Handlung eines Stücks): plot3. fig. (erdichtete Geschichte) fable, story; (Lüge) tall story; das gehört ins Reich der Fabel that’s pure fabrication ( oder fiction)* * *die Fabelfable* * *Fa|bel ['faːbl]f -, -n1) fable3) (LITER = Handlung) plot* * *(a story (usually about animals) that teaches a lesson about human behaviour: Aesop's fables.) fable* * *Fa·bel<-, -n>[ˈfa:bl̩]f1. LIT fable2. (fam) tale, story* * *die; Fabel, Fabeln2) (Erfundenes) story; tale; fableins Reich der Fabel gehören — belong in the realm of fantasy
* * *das gehört ins Reich der Fabel that’s pure fabrication ( oder fiction)* * *die; Fabel, Fabeln2) (Erfundenes) story; tale; fable* * *-n f.fable n.plot n.story n.tale n. -
8 Märchen
n1. fable2. fairy-tale3. fairy tale4. myth5. story6. tall story
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