TALE


Meaning of TALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtāl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk

Date: before 12th century

1. obsolete : discourse , talk

2.

a. : a series of events or facts told or presented : account

b.

(1) : a report of a private or confidential matter

dead men tell no tale s

(2) : a libelous report or piece of gossip

3.

a. : a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story

b. : an intentionally untrue report : falsehood

always preferred the tale to the truth — Sir Winston Churchill

4.

a. : count , tally

b. : total

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.