cautionary tale
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cautionary tale
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (literature)
a. el cuento con moraleja (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).
The following story is a cautionary tale about honesty.La siguiente historia es un cuento con moraleja sobre la honestidad.
b. el cuento con enseñanza (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).
The book is full of cautionary tales for children.El libro está lleno de cuentos con enseñanza para niños.
2. (warning)
a. la lección (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).
The authors say the financial crisis serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of greed.Los autores dicen que la crisis financiera sirve como lección sobre los peligros de la codicia.
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