fable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfeɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfeɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fā′bəl)

Inflections of 'fable' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fables
v 3rd person singular
fabling
v pres p
fabled
v past
fabled
v past p
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fable n (moral story)fábula nf
 Do you know the fable of the fox and the grapes?
 ¿Conoces la fábula de la zorra y las uvas?
fable n (myth, not fact) (figurado)fábula nf
  mentira nf
 It turns out his account of the expedition was a fable.
 Resultó que su reporte de la expedición era una fábula.
fable⇒ vi archaic (invent stories)fabular⇒ vi
  inventar⇒ vi
 I never fable or lie; I only tell the truth.
 Nunca fabulo o miento, solo digo la verdad.
fable about [sth] vi + prep archaic (lie, invent stories about)fabular sobre vtr + prep
  inventar sobre vtr + prep
 The old man frequently fabled about his past.
 El anciano fabulaba frecuentemente sobre su pasado.
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'fable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
apologue - moral of the story
Spanish:
fábula


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