Polyglot Dictionary

fable

/fabl/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les fables

Meaning

  1. fable

    • La fable enseigne une leçon importante.

      The fable teaches an important lesson.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

légende

Worth distinguishing: a légende (legend) and a fable are different narrative genres often confused.

Similar in other languages

German

Fabel

Fabel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fable."

Spanish

fábula

fábula is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fable."

Portuguese

fábula

fábula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fable."

Practice

1 What does fable mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ enseigne une leçon importante.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fable?

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