tale

noun/teɪl/CEFR B1

গল্প, কাহিনি, উপকথা

Meaning

A story, especially one that is old or hard to believe.

Example sentences

My grandmother told us tales of the war.দাদি আমাদের যুদ্ধের গল্প বলতেন।
It is an old tale from this district.এটি এই জেলার একটি পুরোনো উপকথা।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: story, fable, legend

Similar words, and what each means

story
গল্প
An account of events, real or imagined.
fable
নীতিগল্প, উপকথা
A short story with a moral, often featuring animals.
legend
কিংবদন্তি
A famous old story that may be partly true, or a very famous and admired person.

Other English words for “গল্প, কাহিনি, উপকথা”

story
An account of events, real or imagined.
narrative
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
storyline
The sequence of events that make up the plot of a film or story.
fable
A short story with a moral, often featuring animals.

“tale” elsewhere on EnglishBD

She told a tale of woe.
woe — dictionary →
The tale warns children against wickedness.
wickedness — dictionary →
She listened to the tale with wonderment.
wonderment — dictionary →

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“tale” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • থাইম
- • গল্প, কাহিনি, উপকথা
- • তীক্ষ্ণতা, ছবির স্পষ্ট ও পরিষ্কার হওয়া
- • খনন, খোঁড়া
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গল্প, কাহিনি, উপকথা — tale (noun) — গল্প, কাহিনি, উপকথা. A story, especially one that is old or hard to believe.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tale”?
- • story
- • beacon
- • aversion
- • tortoise
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story — story — গল্প. An account of events, real or imagined.

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