Sentence examples of "cautionary tale" in English

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It's a cautionary tale. C'est un conte moral.
It is a very sad tale. C'est une bien triste histoire.
The author translated the fairy tale into our mother tongue. L'auteur traduisit le conte dans notre langue maternelle.
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. La vie n'est qu'une ombre qui marche, un pauvre acteur qui s'agite et parade une heure sur la scène, puis qu'on n'entend plus. C'est un récit raconté par un idiot, plein de bruit et de fureur, qui n'a aucun sens.
That's an old tale. C'est une vieille histoire.
A tale without love is like boudin without mustard. Un conte sans amour est comme du boudin sans moutarde.
Did you write this fairy tale by yourself? As-tu écrit ce conte tout seul ?
This tale is a trip through infinite space. Cette histoire est un voyage à travers l'espace infini.
Additionally, the tale starting with "Genji's Story" was also much loved. De plus, l'histoire commençant avec "l'histoire de Genji" était aussi très appréciée.
She tells her tale of misery to everyone she meets. Elle raconte ses malheurs à toutes les personnes qu'elle rencontre.
The tale is familiar to us. Ce conte nous est familier.
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