Tales - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

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A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

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Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

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After leaving he made allegations of corruption against the company

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A statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal

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The allegations of corruption were not true.

noun

A statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but which has not been proved to be true

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Allegation about sth the chief executive of the company resigned last autumn over allegations about…

noun

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Pilgrim's progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey

noun

A story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics

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The play can be read as allegory., augustine's "city of god" is an allegory of the triumph of good …

noun

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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He told anecdotes about his job

noun

A short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done

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He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

noun

A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation.

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Happily did he write epics according to ancient rule; no one was impressed.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics.

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Our national epic poem beowulf

noun

A book or movie that is long and contains a lot of action, usually about a subject from the past

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The iliad is the most famous greek epic., an epic struggle to achieve equality for african americans

noun

A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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The fable of the sick lion and the wary fox

verb

Tell fictitious tales.

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I do not dream nor fable

noun

A short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters

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Latisha loves the fable about the grasshopper and the ant.

noun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

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He became the subject of much local gossip

verb

Engage in gossip.

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They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

verb

Light informal conversation for social occasions

noun

Information received from other people which cannot be substantiated; rumour.

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According to hearsay, bez had managed to break his arm

noun

Information you have heard that might or might not be true

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The court cannot accept evidence based on hearsay and rumor.

noun

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

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Medieval european history

noun

(the study of) past events considered together, esp. events or developments of a particular period, country, or subject

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[ u ] i’m taking a course in american history., [ c ] i’m reading a history of jazz (= a book that …

noun

A record of past events relating to a particular person or company

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This is the 50th consecutive month of uninterrupted job growth, the longest in the nation's history…

noun

A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.

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The legend of king arthur

adjective

Very well known.

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His speed and ferocity in attack were legend

noun

An old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person

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[ u ] cajun legend suggests that white alligators are a symbol of prosperity., louis armstrong is a…

noun

A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

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He was found guilty of a libel on a liverpool inspector of taxes

verb

Defame (someone) by publishing a libel.

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The jury found that he was libelled by a newspaper

noun

A piece of writing that says bad, false, and harmful things about a person, or the legal claim you make when you accuse someone in court of writing such things about you

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[ c ] the whole story was a vicious libel., [ u ] angry at what the newspaper had printed, she sued…

noun

A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

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Ancient celtic myths

noun

A traditional story, esp. one which explains the early history or a cultural belief or practice of a group of people, or explains a natural event

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[ c ] kids like the stories about the gods and goddesses of greek and roman myths., [ c ] equal opp…

noun

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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A gripping narrative

adjective

In the form of or concerned with narration.

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A narrative poem

noun

A story or a description of events

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The novel is a wonderful narrative of wartime adventure.

noun

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by jesus in the gospels.

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The parable of the blind men and the elephant

noun

A simple story told because it represents a basic moral truth or religious principle

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

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You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

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They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

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The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

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The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

noun

A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.

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I had a thirst for romance

verb

Try to gain the love of; court.

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The wealthy estate owner romanced her

adjective

Relating to or denoting the group of indo-european languages descended from latin, principally french, spanish, portuguese, italian, catalan, occitan, and romanian.

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The romance languages

noun

A currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.

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They were investigating rumours of a massacre

verb

Be circulated as an unverified account.

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It's rumoured that he lives on a houseboat

noun

An interesting story or piece of news that may or may not be true, that spreads quickly from person to person

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A rumour that i heard a rumour that she's leaving., a rumour has surfaced that the company is about…

noun

A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in old norse or old icelandic.

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A figure straight out of a viking saga

noun

A long, detailed story of connected events

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The gold rush was just one chapter in the saga of the old west.

noun

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

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He is suing the tv company for slander

verb

Make false and damaging statements about (someone).

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They were accused of slandering the head of state

noun

A false, spoken statement about someone which damages that person's reputation, or the making of such a statement

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[ u ] political campaigns are full of shameless slander., her statement was not meant to slander an…

noun

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

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An adventure story

noun

Variant spelling of storey.

noun

A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.

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A three-storey building

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

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The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

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There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

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Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

noun

Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.

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Hanks of pale green yarn

verb

Tell a long or implausible story.

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They were yarning about local legends and superstitions