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"Tale" is a noun which is often translated as "el cuento", and "short story" is a noun which is also often translated as "el cuento". Learn more about the difference between "tale" and "short story" below.
tale(
teyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (story)
a. el cuento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We're publishing a new collection of folk tales for children.Vamos a publicar una nueva colección de cuentos folklóricos para niños.
b. la historia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'll tell you a tale of a faraway land.Les contaré la historia de una tierra lejana.
c. el relato (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm teaching a short course on American fantastic tales next semester.El próximo semestre doy un curso sobre relatos fantásticos norteamericanos.
2. (lie)
b. la patraña (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You tell so many tales that I can't trust you.Cuentas tantas patrañas que no puedo confiar en ti.
c. el chisme (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Gloria told me her husband is taking her to Paris. - You can't believe any of her tales.Gloria me dijo que su marido la iba a llevar a París. - No se pueden creer nada de sus chismes.
short story(
short
stor
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i
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el cuento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I want to write a book, but it's hard. - Maybe you should try writing a short story.Quiero escribir un libro, pero es difícil. - Quizás debes intentar escribir un cuento.
What are you reading? - It's an anthology of short stories by Anton Chekhov.¿Qué lees? - Es una antología de cuentos por Anton Chekhov.
b. el relato corto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Jorge Luis Borges was the master of the short story.Jorge Luis Borges era el maestro del relato corto.
