Usage examples of "Tales" in English with translation to Spanish

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Translations: all17 cuento11 historia6
They are fairy tales for children. Son cuentos de hadas para niños.
One day someone tagged the Tales of Columbus as "lie" on Tatoeba, and Columbus came to remove them. Un día, alguien en Tatoeba etiquetó las Historias de Colón como "mentiras", y Colón vino a quitarlas.
The children love listening to fairy tales. A los niños les encanta escuchar cuentos.
All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe. Todas las historias de milagros, que son contadas en el Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento, sólo sirven para que los impostores las prediquen y los tontos lo crean.
I don't believe in fairy tales. No creo en cuentos de hadas.
Frogs turn into princes only in fairy tales. Los sapos se convierten en príncipes sólo en los cuentos de hadas.
Fairy tales usually start with “once upon a time...” and end with “...and they lived happily ever after”. Los cuentos infantiles suelen comenzar con la frase "érase una vez..." y terminan con un "...y vivieron felices y comieron perdices".
It is a very sad tale. Es un cuento muy triste.
That's an old tale. Esa es una vieja historia.
What's your favorite fairy tale? ¿Cuál es tu cuento de hadas favorito?
My frightening tale is based on facts. Mi aterradora historia se basa en hechos reales.
The tale is familiar to us. El cuento nos es familiar.
And so, a tale of pain and revenge begins. Y así comienza una historia de dolor y venganza.
Snip, snap, snout, this tale's told out. Colorín colorado este cuento se ha acabado.
"The Nightingale Samurai" A samurai tale full of humanity and humour. "El Ruiseñor Samurai", una historia de samurais llena de humanidad y humor.
The author translated the fairy tale into our mother tongue. El autor tradujo el cuento de hadas a nuestra lengua materna.
In this tale, the god of rain, storms and lightning is called Chac Mool. En este cuento, el dios de la lluvia, de las tempestades y del rayo recibe el nombre de Chac Mool.
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