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Detailed Translations for fable from English to French

fable:

fable [the ~] noun

  1. the fable (fib; fairytale; delusion; )
    – a deliberately false or improbable account 1
    la fable; le conte de fées; la fiction; l'illusion; la fabulation; l'affabulation; l'invention
  2. the fable (fairytale; story)
    le récit; la merveille; le conte de fée; la fable; la narration; le conte; le rêve; la fiction

Translation Matrix for fable:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affabulation delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
conte fable; fairytale; story legend; myth; narration; story; tale; tradition
conte de fée fable; fairytale; story
conte de fées delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
fable delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story legend; myth; narration; story; tale
fabulation delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
fiction delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story fabrication; fantasy; figment of the imagination; illusion; imagination; legend; myth; narration; phantasy; pipe dream; story; tale
illusion delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story chimera; delusion; erroneous idea; fabrication; fallacy; false hopes; fantasm; fantasy; fata morgana; figment of the imagination; guise; hallucination; illusion; imagination; mirage; phantasm; phantasy; pipe dream; pretence; pretense; pretext; wrong notion
invention delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story delusion; discovery; fata morgana; find; illusion; invention; mirage
merveille fable; fairytale; story miracle; mystery
narration fable; fairytale; story
récit fable; fairytale; story
rêve fable; fairytale; story chimera; delusion; dream; erroneous idea; fallacy; false hopes; fantasm; fantasy; figment of the imagination; illusion; mirage; phantasm; phantasy; wrong notion
- allegory; apologue; fabrication; fiction; legend; parable

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Related Definitions for "fable":

  1. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events1
  2. a short moral story (often with animal characters)1
  3. a deliberately false or improbable account1

Wiktionary Translations for fable:

fable
noun
  1. fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept
fable
noun
  1. propre|fr rare|fr (vieilli) Ce que l’on dire, ce que l’on raconte.
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

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French

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

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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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