moral of the story
The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveysThe key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.
» Did you understand the moral of this story?
Ты понял мораль этой истории?
Вы поняли мораль этой истории?
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moral, story; the ethical lesson to be learned from a fictional tale.
Examples
8 sentencesDid you understand the moral of this story?
ruТы понял мораль этой истории? — marafon
The moral of the story is that you can't trust the system.
ruМораль истории в том, что мы не можем доверять системе. — marafon
What's the moral of this story?
ruВ чём мораль этой истории? — odexed
deWas ist die Moral von der Geschicht’? — brauchinet
What's the moral of the story?
ruВ чём мораль истории? — Karok
deWas ist die Moral von der Geschicht’? — brauchinet
The moral of the story is that it's wrong to lie.
Мораль у тому, що не треба брехати. — deniko
Forms
plural: morals of the story / morals of the stories| Singular | moral of the story |
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Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular