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басня meaning in English

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басня noun
{f}

apologue(a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.pə.lɒɡ] [US: ˈæ.pə.ˌlɔːɡ]

fable [fables](fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪb.l̩] [US: ˈfeɪb.l̩]

fairy tale [fairy tales](folktale)
noun
[UK: ˈfeə.ri teɪl] [US: ˈfe.ri ˈteɪl]

tale [tales](type of story)
noun
[UK: teɪl] [US: ˈteɪl]

колбасня noun
{f}

baloney(nonsense, see also: nonsense)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈləʊn.i] [US: bə.ˈloʊn.i]

нравоучительная басня noun
{f}

apologue(a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.pə.lɒɡ] [US: ˈæ.pə.ˌlɔːɡ]

соловья баснями не накормишь phrase

fine words butter no parsnips(talking about doing something does not get it done)
phrase
[UK: faɪn ˈwɜːdz ˈbʌt.ə(r) nəʊ ˈpɑː.snɪps] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈwɝːdz ˈbʌt.r̩ ˈnoʊ ˈpæ.snɪps]