old wives' tale in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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wives [Am waɪvz, Brit wʌɪvz] pl of wife

See also wife

wife <pl wives> [Am waɪf, Brit wʌɪf] N

tale [Am teɪl, Brit teɪl] N

tale
cuento m
tale
relato m
I could tell you a tale or two about him!
¡si yo te contara lo que sé de él!
her black eye told its own tale
ese ojo morado hablaba por sí solo or ya lo decía todo
we nearly didn't live to tell the tale
casi no contamos el cuento inf
we nearly didn't live to tell the tale
casi no lo contamos Spain inf
he was mauled by a lion and lived to tell the tale
fue atacado por un león y salió con vida
he was mauled by a lion and lived to tell the tale
fue atacado por un león y pudo contar el cuento inf
ah, now, thereby hangs a tale
ah, eso es toda una historia
to tell tales used by or to children
contar chismes or cuentos
I don't want to hear if you've just come to tell tales
no me vengas con chismes or cuentos que no quiero saber nada
that's not true: you're telling tales!
¡mentira! ¡eso es un cuento chino! inf
to tell tales out of school
andar con chismes or cuentos

I.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] ADJ

1. old (of certain age):

how old are you?
¿cuántos años tienes?
how old are you?
¿qué edad tienes?
he's 10 years old
tiene 10 años
she's two years older than me
me lleva dos años
she's two years older than me
es dos años mayor que yo
my older brother
mi hermano mayor
our oldest son
nuestro hijo mayor
when the children are older
cuando los niños sean mayores or más grandes
day-/week-old chicks
pollitos mpl de un día/de una semana
a month-old puppy
un cachorro de un mes
the house is centuries old
la casa tiene siglos
my two-year-old daughter
mi hija de dos años
a group of fifteen-year-/six-year-olds
un grupo de quinceañeros/de niños de seis años
she's not old enough to go to school
no tiene edad de ir a la escuela
you're old enough to know better!
¡a tu edad …!
he's old enough to be her father
podría ser su padre
you're as old as you feel
lo importante es tener el espíritu joven

II.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] N

old wives' tale in the PONS Dictionary

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I.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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Huh, we've heard the old wives' tale about how stroking the salamander can make you go blind, but we never realized it happened one eye at a time!
perezhilton.com
While the research disproved the old wives' tale that chestnut horses were crazy, it may not be enough to change public perception.
www.abc.net.au
These case reports provide our first hint of evidence that this old wives' tale may indeed be true.
theconversation.com
As we age, our bodies and skin repair while we sleep, proving that beauty sleep is no old wives' tale.
www.independent.ie
Or so the old wives' tale goes.
www.oregonlive.com
This old wives' tale, it seems, is absolutely true.
theconversation.com
The old wives' tale holds that sweet cravings presage a baby girl.
news.discovery.com
And forget that old wives' tale about the size of his shoes.
www.yourtango.com
And that old wives' tale -- sitting on a sheet of brown paper?
www.independent.ie
You've heard it before, that old wives' tale that says when dogberries are plentiful, winter will be harsh, but if berries are scant, winter will be mild.
www.cbc.ca

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