"tale" meaning in Inglese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈteɪl/ Audio: en-au-tale.ogg Forms: tales [plural]
  1. racconto, storia, narrazione
    Sense id: it-tale-en-noun-6kPcZX2A
  2. storiella inventata, bugia, menzogna
    Sense id: it-tale-en-noun-JKmG3NpH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: (storia, racconto), story, (bugia, storiella inventata), lie, slander
Categories (other): Parole in inglese, Sostantivi in inglese Derived forms: fairy tale, /, fairytale, folk tale, talebearer, talebearing, talebook, aftertale, foretale, taleful, telltale

Inflected forms

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      "word": "fairy tale"
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    {
      "word": "/"
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    {
      "word": "fairytale"
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      "word": "folk tale"
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      "word": "talebearer"
    },
    {
      "word": "talebearing"
    },
    {
      "word": "talebook"
    },
    {
      "word": "aftertale"
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      "word": "foretale"
    },
    {
      "word": "taleful"
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    "dall'medio inglesetalu, \"storia, narrazione, cronaca, lista\", a sua volta dal proto-germanico*talō, \"conto, enumerazione\", discendente del proto-indoeuropeo*del-, \"contare\"; etimologicamente correlato ai verbi tell e talk"
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              12,
              16
            ]
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          "text": "this is the tale of my life",
          "translation": "questa è la storia della mia vita"
        },
        {
          "text": "my grandpa used to tell me wonderful tales",
          "translation": "mio nonno mi raccontava delle storie stupende"
        }
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              24,
              29
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          "text": "I've had enough of your tales, I want the truth!",
          "translation": "ne ho avuto abbastanza delle tue storielle, voglio la verità!"
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      "word": "(storia"
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      "word": "racconto)"
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      "word": "story"
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      "word": "(bugia"
    },
    {
      "word": "storiella inventata)"
    },
    {
      "word": "lie"
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    {
      "word": "slander"
    }
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  "word": "tale"
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    {
      "word": "fairytale"
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    {
      "word": "folk tale"
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    {
      "word": "talebearer"
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    {
      "word": "talebearing"
    },
    {
      "word": "talebook"
    },
    {
      "word": "aftertale"
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      "word": "foretale"
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    {
      "word": "taleful"
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    {
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "text": "this is the tale of my life",
          "translation": "questa è la storia della mia vita"
        },
        {
          "text": "my grandpa used to tell me wonderful tales",
          "translation": "mio nonno mi raccontava delle storie stupende"
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              24,
              29
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        }
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      "word": "(storia"
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      "word": "racconto)"
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      "word": "story"
    },
    {
      "word": "(bugia"
    },
    {
      "word": "storiella inventata)"
    },
    {
      "word": "lie"
    },
    {
      "word": "slander"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "tale"
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