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Translate old wives' tale from English to German

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old wive's tale:
- Märchen; Fabel; Geschichte; Sage; Erdichtung; Erzählung; Erfindung; Verdichtung; Gleichnis
Wiktionary:
- old wives' tale → Ammenmärchen

English

Detailed Translations for old wives' tale from English to German

old wive's tale:

old wive's tale [the ~] noun

the old wive's tale (fib; fairytale; delusion; fiction; fable; story)
Märchen; die Fabel; die Geschichte; die Sage; die Erdichtung; die Erzählung; die Erfindung; die Verdichtung; Gleichnis
- Märchen [das ~] noun
- Fabel [die ~] noun
- Geschichte [die ~] noun
- Sage [die ~] noun
- Erdichtung [die ~] noun
- Erzählung [die ~] noun
- Erfindung [die ~] noun
- Verdichtung [die ~] noun
- Gleichnis [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for old wive's tale:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Erdichtung	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	poetry
Erfindung	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	disclosure; discovery; find; invention; surprising discovery
Erzählung	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	concert; fable; fairytale; legend; myth; narration; recital; story; tale
Fabel	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	fable; fairytale; story
Geschichte	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	history; legend; myth; narration; problem; problematical case; record; report; story; survey; tale
Gleichnis	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	collation; comparison; equalness; equation; likeness; parable; resemblance; similarity
Handlung		act; action; deed; plot
Märchen	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story	fable; fairytale; story
Sage	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
Verdichtung	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story

old wives' tale:

Translation Matrix for old wives' tale:

Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	tall story

Synonyms for "old wives' tale":

lore; traditional knowledge

Related Definitions for "old wives' tale":

a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth¹

Wiktionary Translations for old wives' tale:

old wives' tale

noun

rumour, myth or superstition
- old wives' tale → Ammenmärchen

old wives' tale

noun

erfundene Geschichte, haltloses Gerücht, verbreiteter Irrtum
- Ammenmärchen → old wives' tale

Related Translations for old wives' tale

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