TELL A DIFFERENT STORY / TALE

Meaning of TELL A DIFFERENT STORY / TALE in English

to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TELL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Английский словарь Британика
TALE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) dilemma tale {{link=fairy tale">fairy tale trickster tale
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
TELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TALE — I. ˈtāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, talk, narrative, list, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — I. ˈdifərnt, -f(ə)rənt, -R sometimes -fənt adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre to carry …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — (a.) Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or …
Английский словарь Webster
DIFFERENT — ( a. ) Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TELL — tell 1 /tel/ , v. , told, telling . v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALE — /tayl/ , n. 1. a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — — differently , adv. — differentness , n. /dif"euhr euhnt, dif"reuhnt/ , adj. 1. not alike in character or quality; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELL — I. ˈtel verb ( told ˈtōld ; tell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIFFERENT — I. ˈdi-fərnt, ˈdi-f(ə-)rənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre Date: 14th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TELL — noun a hill or mound. 2. tell ·noun that which is told; tale; account. 3. tell ·vi to give an …
Webster English vocab
TALE — vi to tell stories. 2. tale ·vi a count or declaration. 3. tale ·noun ·see tael. 4. tale ·vi that …
Webster English vocab
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
DIFFERENT — adj distinct; separate; not the same; other. 2. different ·adj of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or …
Webster English vocab
TELL — [tell] vb told ; tell.ing [ME, fr. OE tellan; akin to OHG zellen to count, tell, OE talu tale] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TALE — [tale] n [ME, fr. OE talu; akin to ON tala talk] (bef. 12c) 1 obs: discourse, talk 2. a: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIFFERENT — [dif.fer.ent] adj [MF, fr. L different-, differens, prp. of differre] (14c) 1: partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or …
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TALE — tale BrE AmE teɪ ə l (= tail) ▷ tales teɪ ə lz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — different BrE AmE ˈdɪf r ə nt ˈdɪf ə r‿ ə nt ˈdɪf ə r‿ ə nt ▷ different|ly li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELL — / tel; NAmE / verb ( told , told / təʊld; NAmE toʊld/) GIVE INFORMATION 1. tell sb (sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALE — / teɪl; NAmE / noun 1. a story created using the imagination, especially one that is full of action and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — / ˈdɪfrənt; NAmE / adjective 1. different (from / to / than sb/sth) not the same as sb/sth; not like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — tell S1 W1 /tel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle told ) /təʊld $ toʊld/ [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALE — tale W3 /teɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: talu ] 1 . a story about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFERENT — dif ‧ fe ‧ rent S1 W1 /ˈdɪf ə rənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ differ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALE — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIFFERENT — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). ° Different from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALE — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). ° Different from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELL — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1. tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of …
Oxford English vocab
TALE — n.1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious or …
Oxford English vocab
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
DIFFERENT — adj.1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). Usage: Different from is …
Oxford English vocab
TELL — ( tells, telling, told) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALE — ( tales) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tale is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If two people or things are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an instinct tells sb sth ▪ Every instinct told her that he was telling the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TALE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cautionary tale (= the story of an event that is used to warn people ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIFFERENT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELL — (KNOW) [verb] [past:] told - to know, recognize or be certain"He's Dutch." "How can you tell?" [I]It's too dark for …
Cambridge English vocab
TALE — [noun] [C] - a story or report, esp. one which might be invented or difficult to believeThe children love his …
Cambridge English vocab
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
DIFFERENT — [adjective]Different means not the same.She seems to wear something different every day.He's different now that he's been to college.Are you …
Cambridge English vocab
TALE — n. dilemma tale judgment tale fairy tale trickster tale
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TELL — n. Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TALE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long , rambling ▪ familiar ▪ amazing , bizarre , curious ( esp. BrE ), extraordinary , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TELL — INDEX: tell somebody something 1. to give someone information by speaking or writing to them 2. ways of saying that …
Longman Activator English vocab

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