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spun yarn

/spʌn jɑːrn/

Tradução: Contar histórias longas, frequentemente exageradas ou fantásticas; narrar de forma descontraída, geralmente com invenção ou embelezamento.

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/spʌn jɑːrn/B2informalart
  • ptContar histórias longas, frequentemente exageradas ou fantásticas; narrar de forma descontraída, geralmente com invenção ou embelezamento.

To tell a long, often exaggerated or fanciful story; to engage in casual storytelling, typically with a sense of creativity or embellishment.

  1. A long, exaggerated storyB2informal

    A tale or account that is often exaggerated or fictional, told to entertain or deceive.

    ptHistória inventada

    • The old sailor spun a yarn about his adventures at sea.
    • He loves to spin a yarn about his childhood escapades.
    • She spun a yarn that was so wild, nobody believed it.