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Detailed Translations for fable from French to English

fable:

fable [la ~] noun

  1. la fable (fabulation; conte de fées; fiction; )
    the fairytale
    – an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse 1
    the delusion
    – the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas 1
    the fiction; the fable
    – a deliberately false or improbable account 1
    the fib; the story
    – a trivial lie 1
    • fib [the ~] noun
      • he told a fib about eating his spinach1
    • story [the ~] noun
      • how can I stop my child from telling stories?1
    the old wive's tale
  2. la fable (conte; histoire; compte-rendu; )
    the story; the narration; the tale; the legend; the myth
  3. la fable (conte de fée; récit; merveille; )
    the fairytale; the fable; the story

Translation Matrix for fable:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
delusion affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention anamorphose; chimère; fantasme; fantôme; hallucination; hantise; illusion; illusion d'optique; image trompeuse; imagination; invention; leurre; mirage; promesse; rêve; supercherie; trompe-l'oeil; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
fable affabulation; conte; conte de fée; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention; merveille; narration; récit; rêve
fairytale affabulation; conte; conte de fée; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention; merveille; narration; récit; rêve
fib affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention petit mensonge
fiction affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention
legend compte-rendu; conte; exposé; fable; fiction; histoire; légende; mythe; rapport; tradition en-tête; inscription; légende; mythe; note marginale; souscription; suscription
myth compte-rendu; conte; exposé; fable; fiction; histoire; légende; mythe; rapport; tradition légende; mythe
narration compte-rendu; conte; exposé; fable; fiction; histoire; légende; mythe; rapport; tradition
old wive's tale affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention
story affabulation; compte-rendu; conte; conte de fée; conte de fées; exposé; fable; fabulation; fiction; histoire; illusion; invention; légende; merveille; mythe; narration; rapport; récit; rêve; tradition article; faux-fuyant; subterfuge
tale compte-rendu; conte; exposé; fable; fiction; histoire; légende; mythe; rapport; tradition
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fib conter des mensonges; fabuler; faire accroire à; inventer des histoires; mentir; raconter des histoires

Synonyms for "fable":


Wiktionary Translations for fable:

fable
noun
  1. propre|fr rare|fr (vieilli) Ce que l’on dire, ce que l’on raconte.
fable
noun
  1. fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• fable → fable ↔ Fabel — Literaturwissenschaft: eine Form der Erzählung, in der menschliche Verhaltensweisen auf Tiere (seltener auf Pflanzen oder Dinge) übertragen werden, um so auf unterhaltsame Weise eine bestimmte Moral zu vermitteln
• fable → mockery; mocking stock; laughing stock ↔ Gespött — Gegenstand des Hohnes oder Spottes







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