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fairytale:

fairytale [the ~] noun

  1. the fairytale (fib; delusion; fiction; )
    – an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse 1
    Märchen; die Fabel; die Geschichte; die Sage; die Erdichtung; die Erzählung; die Erfindung; die Verdichtung; Gleichnis
  2. the fairytale (fable; story)
    Märchen; die Fabel; die Erzählung

Translation Matrix for fairytale:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Erdichtung delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story poetry
Erfindung delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story disclosure; discovery; find; invention; surprising discovery
Erzählung delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story concert; legend; myth; narration; recital; story; tale
Fabel delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
Geschichte delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story history; legend; myth; narration; problem; problematical case; record; report; story; survey; tale
Gleichnis delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story collation; comparison; equalness; equation; likeness; parable; resemblance; similarity
Handlung act; action; deed; plot
Märchen delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
Sage delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
Verdichtung delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
- cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairy tale; song and dance

Synonyms for "fairytale":


Related Definitions for "fairytale":

  1. an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse1
  2. a story about fairies; told to amuse children1

fairy tale:


Translation Matrix for fairy tale:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairytale; song and dance
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- nursery tale

Synonyms for "fairy tale":


Related Definitions for "fairy tale":

  1. an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse1
  2. a story about fairies; told to amuse children1

Wiktionary Translations for fairy tale:

fairy tale
noun
  1. a folktale
fairy tale
noun
  1. auf mündlicher Überlieferung beruhende, kurze Erzählung, oft mit fantastischen und wunderbaren Begebenheiten

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
fairy tale Märchen sprookje — een meestal moraliserend verhaal voor kinderen waarin fantasiewezens en magie een belangrijke rol spelen
fairy tale Märchen conte — Récit d’aventures imaginaires.
fairy tale Geschichte histoire — Récit, aventure, conte


Wiktionary Translations for fairy-tale:

fairy-tale
adjective
  1. of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale

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