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| иносказание; парабола; притча (a short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle; a story (especially in the Bible) which is intended to teach a lesson • Jesus told parables); басня (в знач. басней Крылова и им подобных Баян) | |||
| притча | |||
| неправдоподобный рассказ | |||
| рассказывать притчами | |||
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| парабола (A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles.) | |||
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| говорить иносказательно | |||
| говорить притчами | |||
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| A short narrative intended to disclose allegorically some religious principle, moral lesson or general truth. Rather than using abstract discussion, a parable always teaches by comparison with real or literal occurrences. see also allegory, fable | |||
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parables : 39 phrases in 10 subjects |
| Art | 1 |
| Bible | 3 |
| Christianity | 4 |
| Education | 1 |
| General | 4 |
| Literature | 1 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| Obsolete / dated | 5 |
| Religion | 18 |
| Rhetoric | 1 |