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I love to be scared. Not, 'Hey, I think I smell smoke...' scared, but creepy, paranoid, what's-that-out-there-in-the-dark, ghost story scared. It's no surprise that I was the girl who got invited to the slumber parties because I could be counted on to tell a tale to scare the bejesus out of you.
Libba Bray

Meaning of "tell a tale" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELL A TALE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELL A TALE

tell
tell apart
Tell el Amarna
tell it to the marines
tell its own tale
tell off
tell someone where to get off
tell tales
tell the time
tellable
teller
tellership
tellin
telling
telling off
tellingly
tellinoid
telltale
tellural
tellurate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELL A TALE

carrytale
daytale
fairy tale
fairy-tale
femme fatale
folk tale
Montale
old wives´ tale
pitch a tale
scytale
stale
tale
tall tale
tattletale
tell its own tale
telltale

Synonyms and antonyms of tell a tale in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tell a tale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELL A TALE

Find out the translation of tell a tale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tell a tale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tell a tale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讲一个故事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contar un cuento
570 millions of speakers

English

tell a tale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक कहानी बताने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحكي حكاية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рассказать сказку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contar um conto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি গল্প বলুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raconter une histoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercerita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eine Geschichte erzählen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

話をする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이야기를
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyritakake dongeng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kể một câu chuyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு கதை சொல்லுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक गोष्ट सांगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir masal anlatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raccontare una storia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opowiedzieć historię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розповісти казку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spune o poveste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πείτε ένα παραμύθι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vertel ´n verhaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

berätta en saga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortelle en historie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tell a tale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELL A TALE»

The term «tell a tale» is regularly used and occupies the 70.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELL A TALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tell a tale

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2 QUOTES WITH «TELL A TALE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tell a tale.
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Libba Bray
I love to be scared. Not, 'Hey, I think I smell smoke...' scared, but creepy, paranoid, what's-that-out-there-in-the-dark, ghost story scared. It's no surprise that I was the girl who got invited to the slumber parties because I could be counted on to tell a tale to scare the bejesus out of you.
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Candace Camp
My mother was a reporter, and though she quit when they had kids, she still loved it. She told me about the people at the paper and the articles she wrote. She had the best memory of anyone I know, and she could really tell a tale.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELL A TALE»

Discover the use of tell a tale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tell a tale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes ...
"A profound intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain." —Oliver Sacks In this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases—from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers ...
V. S. Ramachandran, 2011
2
Time Will Tell: A Tale of Friendship
Five students meet on their first day at college although they are all studying different subjects.
Patricia M. Smith, 2014
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To Tell a Tale Untold
To. Tell. A. Tale. Untold. Laughing at the jaws of fate Snapping at my feet I'm laughing as the jawsof fateare Snapping at my feet Laughing at the reaper sitting on his throne Because Iknowthe one whosows is The onewho'sin control And soI' m ...
Jordan Konrad, 2014
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Tell a Tale of Royalty In Disguise
Camille Esther. own name might be, receiving the reply that it was Sir Leland Jedmoore, a knight of Skezatia. “Indeed!” Diantha returned in a surprised manner . “And are you a relative of one Lennert Jedmoore, one time knight in Cynanch?
Camille Esther, 2011
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Toni Morrison: Telling a Tale Untold
Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Jim Haskins, James Haskins, 2002
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Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities
If the storyteller sets out to tell a tale of illusion, various transformations may seem to take place, in waking life or in dreams, but in the end we cannot tell whether anything has happened or not. If the storyteller sets out to tell a tale of dreams, ...
Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, 1986
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The Cobler's End. A Tale. Addressed to a Friend. By Solomon ...
But, what may yet prove a greater mortification than all this, I fear it would require the best efforts of a Prior to tell a tale in metre that should please all ; and if all are not pleased, they will be sure (if possible) to byass the rest by their opinion, ...
Solomon Partridge, 1769
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Shamanism in the Interdisciplinary Context
"For example, I am about to die," Nicolay Petrovich says, "so I begin to tell a tale about my dzorgil." The shaman storyteller dies after the tale is performed because the tale is considered to be a last means to win even though it does not  ...
Art Leete, R. Paul Firnhaber, 2004
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Audun and the Polar Bear: Luck, Law, and Largesse in a ...
... to tell a tale (tale, too, comes from tell), that shows you are quits with the world. Interesting too is that the relation of telling stories and rendering monetary accounts does not only occur in the Germanic and Romance languages but also in ...
William Ian Miller, 2008
10
A Tale of Two Subs: An Untold Story of World War II, Two ...
This is Cromwell's story as well. The incredible interconnection of the Sculpin and the Sailfish has been thoroughly researched by Jonathan McCullough.
Jonathan J. McCullough, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELL A TALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tell a tale is used in the context of the following news items.
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School district records from past tell a tale
Bev Chase couldn't let history rot. She has spent the past 14 years rescuing thousands of pages of school board minutes from the Sioux Falls School District's ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jun 15»
2
IFC to Tell a Tale of Tales
According to The Wrap IFC Films announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Matteo Garrone's first English language film, Tale of Tales, a twisted ... «Dread Central, May 15»
3
Oak Bay High tiles tell a tale of times gone by
Soles does not know the total number of tiles on the school. Some might break when taken out, he said. They are embedded in two-centimetre-thick concrete ... «Times Colonist, May 15»
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In pics: Postcards from Nepal now tell a tale of destruction
Damaged portion of a stupa at Swayambhunath Stupa complex, a week after earthquake, in Kathmandu. (Gurinder Osan/ HT Photo) ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
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Katrina 911 calls tell a tale of terror
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - One of the most heart wrenching legacies that Hurricane Katrina left as a lesson to us are the 911 tapes from people trapped by the rising ... «WLOX, May 15»
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Presidential Contenders Tell a Tale of Two Catholic Churches
As the race for the White House gears up, all eyes are on the presidential contenders, and there has never been a larger crop of Catholics either already in the ... «Newsmax, Apr 15»
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Everybody Has a Story: 'Character cars' require names that tell a tale
Mac and I each owned a car — and I use the term loosely — when we married in 1967. We sold my Pepto Bismol-pink Rambler to a friend for a song, and that ... «The Columbian, Mar 15»
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The teeth tell a tale
The teeth tell a tale. By precisely gauging the age of juvenile fossils, researchers show how early human ancestors were unique. March 9, 2015 | Editor's Pick. «Harvard Gazette, Mar 15»
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Makers of 'American Sniper' press ahead to tell a tale of war and home
Jason Hall had just turned in his first draft of a script about Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. Bradley Cooper, who was producing the film ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
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Do The Rapes of Rotherham Tell a Tale of Conquest?
What Rotherham puts me in mind of is the behavior of the conqueror. One of the terrible after-effects of invasion and war has been the subjugation of the women, ... «Patheos, Sep 14»

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