fable

ˈfeɪbəl
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Translation of fable from English into German

Noun

1.

storytelling

short story teaching a moral lesson
  • The fable of the tortoise and the hare is well-known.Die Fabel vom Hasen und der Schildkröte ist wohlbekannt.
2.

literature

story about mythical or supernatural events
  • The fable of the phoenix rising from ashes is fascinating.Die Fabel vom Phönix, der aus der Asche steigt, ist faszinierend.
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Expressions with fable: examples in English and translations in German

Äsops Fabeln
Children love reading Aesop's fables for their lessons.
ob Fakt oder Fiktion
Be it fact or fable, the tale was captivating.
eine Vorliebe haben für
schwärmen für
She has a fable for chocolate desserts.

Synonyms and analogies of fable in English

Examples of fable in a sentence

  • The children listened intently to the fable.
  • The fable of the tortoise and the hare teaches patience.
  • Children love the fable about the talking animals.

Translations of "fables" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Fabeln

Folklore involves the analysis of fables, fairy tales, and folk songs.

Die Volkskunde umfasst die Analyse von Fabeln, Märchen und Volksliedern.

Märchen

But fables have the same morphological structure all over the world.

Doch Märchen weisen in aller Welt dieselben morphologischen Merkmale auf.

Fabel

In fables, the raven is often thieving and sly.

In der Fabel ist der Rabe oft diebisch und listig.

Legenden

Mostly it sounds like old folklore and fables.

Das meiste klingt nach Volksglauben und Legenden.

Fabeleien

History is full of frauds of this kind, beginning with the religious fables of sorcery and witchcraft.

Die Geschichte ist voll von solchen Betrügereien dieser Art, angefangen von den religiösen Fabeleien über Zauberei und Hexenwesen.

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fable: Examples and translations in context

In fables, the ant symbolizes dedication and the rewards of hard labor.

In Fabeln symbolisiert die Ameise Hingabe und die Belohnungen harter Arbeit.

At the festival, a talented storyteller shared ancient fables that entertained everyone.

Auf dem Festival erzählte ein talentierter Erzähler alte Fabeln, die alle unterhielten.

Benjamin, however, refers this directly to the realm of fables.

Benjamin verweist dies jedoch direkt auf den Bereich der Fabeln.

His legendary journey is filled with countless traditional stories and fables.

Um seine legendäre Reise ranken sich unzählige volkstümliche Erzählungen und Fabeln.

Those fables which seem already written, young and old friends.

Diese Fabeln, die bereits geschrieben scheinen, junge und alte Freunde.

In fables, the goatherder often symbolizes simplicity and connection to nature.

In Fabeln symbolisiert der Ziegenhirte oft Einfachheit und die Verbindung zur Natur.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish the fables from the facts.

Es ist manchmal schwierig, die Fabeln von den Tatsachen zu unterscheiden.

Folklore involves the analysis of fables, fairy tales, and folk songs.

Die Volkskunde umfasst die Analyse von Fabeln, Märchen und Volksliedern.

See also:

Aesop's fables
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