fable
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with…A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
» What's the difference between a fable and a fairytale?
Чем басня отличается от сказки? — marafon
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4 sensesA fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
Fabel
ба́сняbásnja, при́тчаprítča, ба́йкаbájka
ба́йкаbájka, ка́зкаkázka
Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
небыли́цаnebylíca, вы́думкаvýdumka, ба́йкаbájka
Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
небыли́цаnebylíca, вы́думкаvýdumka, ба́йкаbájka
небили́цяnebylýcja, ви́гадкаvýhadka, ви́думкаvýdumka
The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- a deliberately false or improbable account
Examples
29 sentencesWhat's the difference between a fable and a fairytale?
ruЧем басня отличается от сказки? — marafon
It's a fable about busy ants.
ruЭто басня о трудолюбивых муравьях. — marafon
Every fable ends up with a moral.
ruКаждая басня кончается моралью. — corvard
I regaled the devil; he gave me a fable.
deDem Teufel bot ich Speis’ und Trank; als Preis erscholl zum Dank ein Schwank. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Our manager would always speak to us in fables.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French fable, from Latin fābula, from fārī (“to speFrom Middle English, borrowed from Old French fable, from Latin fābula, from fārī (“to speak, say”) + -bula (“instrumental suffix”). See ban, and compare fabulous, fame. Doublet of fabula.
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