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Living to Tell the Tale — (original Spanish language title: Vivir para contarla ) is the first volume of the autobiography of Gabriel García Márquez.The book was originally published in Spanish in 2002, with an English translation by Edith Grossman published in 2003.… … Wikipedia
live to tell the tale — informal phrase to deal successfully with a dangerous or unpleasant experience You mean you spent Christmas with his family and lived to tell the tale? Thesaurus: to successfully deal with a problem or difficultysynonym to get out of a… … Useful english dictionary
live to tell the tale — Someone who lives to tell the tale survives a terrible experience. Only two members of the expedition lived to tell the tale … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
live to tell the tale — to still be alive after a dangerous or frightening experience. I should imagine very few people have fallen from that height and lived to tell the tale. I had dinner with her and lived to tell the tale … New idioms dictionary
live to tell the tale — informal to deal successfully with a dangerous or unpleasant experience You mean you spent Christmas with his family and lived to tell the tale? … English dictionary
tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tell a story — tell a tale, recount a story … English contemporary dictionary
tale — [[t]te͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ tales 1) N COUNT: oft in names A tale is a story, often involving magic or exciting events. ...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales... Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday. 2) N COUNT … English dictionary
tale — n. 1) to concoct, make up a tale 2) to narrate, tell a tale 3) an absorbing, exciting, fascinating, gripping; fanciful; grizzly; hair raising, harrowing, shocking tale 4) a fairy; folk tale 5) a tall ( unbelievable ) tale 6) (misc.) to tell tales … Combinatory dictionary
Tell — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell me a story). 2 tr. make known; express in words; divulge (tell me your name; tell me what you want). 3 tr. reveal or signify to (a person)… … Useful english dictionary
