Translation of "cautionary tale" to French

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Dictionary translations for "cautionary tale"

cautionary tale noun

pl. cautionary tales

le conte moral m (general)

It's a cautionary tale.

C'est un conte moral.

Contexts with "cautionary tale"

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.

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