old wives' tale dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de old wives' tale dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

wives [GB wʌɪvz, Am waɪvz] SUBST pl. tantum

wives → wife

Voir aussi : wife

wife <pl wives> [GB wʌɪf, Am waɪf] SUBST

I.old [GB əʊld, Am oʊld] SUBST The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

2. old (of a particular age):

old wives' tale dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de old wives' tale dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] SUBST (elderly people)

anglais d'Amérique

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais
As we age, our bodies and skin repair while we sleep, proving that beauty sleep is no old wives' tale.
www.independent.ie
No truth to the old wives' tale that if you wear this jersey enough you'll go blind.
sports.yahoo.com
The old wives' tale holds that sweet cravings presage a baby girl.
news.discovery.com
And forget that old wives' tale about the size of his shoes.
www.yourtango.com
You've heard it before, that old wives' tale that says when dogberries are plentiful, winter will be harsh, but if berries are scant, winter will be mild.
www.cbc.ca
Or so the old wives' tale goes.
www.oregonlive.com
These case reports provide our first hint of evidence that this old wives' tale may indeed be true.
theconversation.com
While the old wives' tale has now been explained through scientific fact, it is no fallacy that a stroke can cause lasting damage.
abcnews.go.com
While the research disproved the old wives' tale that chestnut horses were crazy, it may not be enough to change public perception.
www.abc.net.au
Huh, we've heard the old wives' tale about how stroking the salamander can make you go blind, but we never realized it happened one eye at a time!
perezhilton.com

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