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tale

[teɪl]

sustantivo

1historia (f) (story); cuento (m) (legend)

she lived to tell the tale -> vivió para contarlo

2cuento (m) patraña (f) (lie)

to tell tales (about somebody) -> contar patrañas (sobre alguien)

tale [teil]

sustantivo

1Cuento, cuentecillo o narración de alguna aventura, incidente, etc (story).

2Relación, relato.

3Fábula, conseja.

4Cuenta, operación aritmética (Mat.

tale [teɪl]

noun

1 (story) cuento; (m) historia; (f)

he told us the tale of his adventures nos contó sus aventuras; he had quite a tale to tell vaya historia que tenía para contar; it tells its own tale habla por sí solo

a collection of poems, stories and folk tales the plot is woven around several different tales the media have been filled with tales of horror and loss a property analyst, full of cheery tales about soaring share prices the lack of evidence tells a tale

Tales of King Arthur Leyendas del Rey Arturo; (f)

the Canterbury Tales

sound the alarm, or we shan't live to tell the tale toca el timbre, o no salimos vivos de esto; toca el timbre, o no lo contamos; few people get caught in an avalanche and live to tell the tale muy poca gente sobrevive una avalancha

you lived to tell the tale this time but who knows how far you can push your luck she was dragged before the managing director, yet lived to tell the tale

fairy hang woe

2 (fabrication) cuento; (m) patraña; (f)

to tell tales (out of school) (inform) chivarse; chismear

you can't keep anything secret around her, she always tells tales to her mother teachers hate children who tell tales about their friends

(fib) contar cuentos

David's mother was worried because he was always telling her tales.

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