noun🔗ShareFabeln, ErzählungenA fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables."My teacher often reads us fables with animal characters to teach us important lessons about kindness and honesty. "Mein Lehrer liest uns oft Fabeln mit Tierfiguren vor, um uns wichtige Lektionen über Freundlichkeit und Ehrlichkeit zu lehren.storyliteratureculturemoralcharacterentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFabeln, Geschichten, ErzählungenAny story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk."The children were exchanging fables about the haunted house on the corner, each story more imaginative than the last. "Die Kinder tauschten Geschichten über das Spukhaus an der Ecke aus, wobei jede Geschichte fantasievoller war als die vorherige.storyliteraturemythologyentertainmentmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiktion, Unwahrheit, LügeFiction; untruth; falsehood."The politician's promises turned out to be fables, as none of them came true. "Die Versprechungen des Politikers entpuppten sich als Lügen, da keine von ihnen wahr wurde.storyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHandlung, GeschichteThe plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem."The fables of Homer's "Odyssey" tell of a hero's long journey home and his encounters with mythical creatures. "Die Handlung von Homers „Odyssee“ erzählt von der langen Heimreise eines Helden und seinen Begegnungen mit mythischen Kreaturen.storyliteraturemythologymoralentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFabeln erfinden, lügenTo compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true."The politician would often fable about his humble beginnings, painting a picture of hardship that never truly existed. "Der Politiker log oft über seine bescheidenen Anfänge und zeichnete ein Bild von Not, das es nie wirklich gab.storyliteraturelanguagewritingcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErfinden, erdichten, fabulierenTo make up; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable."He fables stories about his adventures to impress his friends, even though they're mostly made up. "Er erfindet Geschichten über seine Abenteuer, um seine Freunde zu beeindrucken, obwohl sie meistens erfunden sind.storylanguageliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
