tale in Kashmiri कॉशुर
tale in Malayalam മലയാളം
tale in Sindhi سنڌي
tale in English
- tale⇄expr. tell tales out of school, to reveal confidential matters.
Ex. A very handsome ... supper, at which, to tell tales out of school ... the guests used to behave abominably (Thomas A. Trollope). - tale⇄expr. tell tales,
a. to spread gossip or scandal.
Ex. Dead men tell no tales (George P. R. James).
b. to tell lies.
Ex. He was punished for telling too many tales. - tale⇄expr. tell the tale, to tell a tale of woe to evoke pity or sympathy.
Ex. We all tell the tale when we want money (London Daily Express). - tale⇄tale, noun.
1. a story of an event or incident, especially a made-up story.
Ex. a tale about ghosts. The old sea captain told the children tales of his adventures. Tales, which are customarily distinguished from myths because of their secular