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Tall Tale — also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill is a 1995 family Western movie starring Patrick Swayze, Nick Stahl, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Scott Glenn, Catherine O Hara, and Jared Harris.Filming locations include Bar … Wikipedia
Tall tale — Un grand conte (tall tale) est une histoire avec des éléments incroyables, décrits comme étant vrais et factuels. Certaines histoires sont les exagérations d événements réels, tels ces histoires de pêche fabuleuse. D autres grands contes sont des … Wikipédia en Français
tall tale — tall tales N COUNT A tall tale is a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible. ...the imaginative tall tales of sailors … English dictionary
tall tale — noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL something that someone tells you that sounds so exciting, dangerous, unpleasant, etc. that you do not believe it is true. British tall story … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tall\ tale — • tall story • tall tale See: fish story … Словарь американских идиом
Tall tale — multiple issues expand=May 2008 cleanup=February 2008A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it was true and factual. Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events, such as, that fish was so big, why I tell ya , it … Wikipedia
tall tale — ▪ folk tale narrative that depicts the wild adventures of extravagantly exaggerated folk heroes. The tall tale is essentially an oral form of entertainment; the audience appreciates the imaginative invention rather than the literal meaning… … Universalium
Tall Tale — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Pecos Bill – Ein unglaubliches Abenteuer im Wilden Westen Originaltitel: Tall Tale Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1995 Länge: 91 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
tall tale — noun an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑narrative, ↑narration, ↑story, ↑tale * * * noun, pl ⋯ tales [count] : a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story They sat around the … Useful english dictionary
tall tale — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Informal. An entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrence: anecdote, fable, story, tale. Informal: yarn. See WORDS. 2. Informal. An untrue declaration: canard, cock and bull story,… … English dictionary for students
