tale
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The meaning (definition) of the word tale
a story, often an old one
The word tale used in a sentence
“Grandpa told me a tale about a clever turtle”
Words that mean the same as tale (synonyms)
storylegend
How the word tale is said around the world
| French | conte (kohnt) |
| Spanish | cuento (KWEN-toh) |
| Mandarin | 故事 (goo shir) |
| Hindi | कहानी (kah-HAH-nee) |
| Arabic | حِكايَة (hi-KAA-yah) |
| Russian | история (ees-TO-ree-ya) |
| Portuguese (EU) | conto (KON-too) |
| Portuguese (BR) | conto (KOHN-too) |
| Japanese | おはなし (oh-hah-NAH-shee) |
| German | Geschichte (geh-SHIKH-teh) |
| Urdu | کہانی (ka-HA-nee) |
| Punjabi | ਕਹਾਣੀ (ka-HAA-nee) |
| Korean | 이야기 (ee-YAH-gee) |
| Hebrew | סיפור (see-POOR) |
| Greek | παραμύθι (pah-rah-MEE-thee) |
| Dutch | verhaal (vuhr-HAHL) |
| Tagalog | kuwento (kwen-TOH) |
| Vietnamese | chuyện (chwin) |
| Turkish | masal (mah-SAHL) |
| Persian | قصه (gheh-SEH) |
| Polish | opowieść (oh-POH-vyeshch) |
| Ukrainian | казка (KAZ-kah) |
| Bengali | গল্প (GAWL-poh) |
| Swedish | saga (SAH-gah) |
| Italian | racconto (rahk-KON-to) |
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