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tale

/ˈteɪl/

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noun

Récit, conte, rumeur, potin, mensonge

An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.

Examples :

"The tale about Sarah winning the science fair was just a rumor; no one actually saw her presentation. "

L'histoire de Sarah gagnant le concours scientifique n'était qu'une rumeur ; personne n'a réellement vu sa présentation.

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noun

Récit, conte, histoire

A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

Examples :

"the Canterbury Tales"

Les Contes de Canterbury

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noun

Nombre, compte, dénombrement

A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.

Examples :

"The store owner kept a tale of the shirts sold each day. "

Le propriétaire du magasin tenait un compte des chemises vendues chaque jour.

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noun

L'arnaque, l'escroquerie

The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.

Examples :

"The salesman's tale about a guaranteed promotion was a fraud, a trick designed to get money from gullible employees. "

L'arnaque du vendeur concernant une promotion garantie était une escroquerie, une astuce conçue pour soutirer de l'argent à des employés crédules.

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noun

Nombre, compte, quota

Number; tally; quota.

Examples :

"The teacher asked each student to keep a tale of how many books they read each week. "

Le professeur a demandé à chaque élève de tenir un compte du nombre de livres qu'il lisait chaque semaine.

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noun

Récit, compte, considération

Account; estimation; regard; heed.

Examples :

"My tale of the class trip was met with great interest. "

Mon récit du voyage scolaire a suscité un grand intérêt.

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noun

Récit, conte

Speech; language.

Examples :

"The teacher told a tale about a brave explorer. "

Le professeur a raconté un conte sur un explorateur courageux.

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noun

Récit, conte

A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.

Examples :

"My aunt told a tale about her trip to the beach last summer. "

Ma tante a raconté un récit de son voyage à la plage l'été dernier.

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noun

Récit, compte rendu

A count; declaration.

Examples :

"The teacher recounted a tale of her recent trip to the museum. "

La professeure a raconté un récit de son récent voyage au musée.

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noun

Total, somme

A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.

Examples :

"The tale of her family's savings includes money from her grandmother, her parents, and her own contributions. "

Le total des économies de sa famille comprend l'argent de sa grand-mère, de ses parents et de ses propres contributions.

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noun

Récit, conte

A report of any matter; a relation; a version.

Examples :

"My sister told a tale of her difficult day at school. "

Ma sœur a raconté un récit de sa journée difficile à l'école.

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verb

Raconter, conter

To speak; discourse; tell tales.

Examples :

"My grandmother often tales stories about her childhood. "

Ma grand-mère raconte souvent des histoires sur son enfance.

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verb

Considérer, tenir pour

To reckon; consider (someone) to have something.

Examples :

"The teacher tales her students to have a good understanding of the material. "

Le professeur considère que ses élèves ont une bonne compréhension de la matière.

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noun

Tael

Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.

Examples :

"The recipe called for three tales of rice. "

La recette demandait trois taels de riz.

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noun

Tael

Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.

Examples :

"The merchant accepted the silver tales as payment for the goods. "

Le marchand accepta les taels d'argent en paiement des marchandises.

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Leung, une unité de poids traditionnelle

Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms

Examples :

"The recipe called for 250 grams of flour, which is roughly equivalent to seven tales of Leung. "

La recette demandait 250 grammes de farine, ce qui équivaut à peu près à sept leung.

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