old wives' tales

%% бабьи сплетни, бабушкины сказки

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All the rest of it, all the truth of it, becomes ... old wives' tales."
А все остальное, все соответствующее истине, становится… сказками старых кумушек.
Pratchett, Terry / Lords and LadiesПратчетт,Терри / Дамы и господа
Дамы и господа
Пратчетт,Терри
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2009
© 1992 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
© Перевод Н. Берденников, 2006
Lords and Ladies
Pratchett, Terry
© 1992 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

"But I attach no consequence to these old wives' tales and I don't think much of universal history in general," he added carelessly, addressing the company generally.
-- Я впрочем не придаю всем этим бабьим сказкам важности, да и вообще всемирную историю не весьма уважаю, -- прибавил он вдруг небрежно, обращаясь уже ко всем вообще.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

He remembered Jessie's old wives' tale.
У него в памяти была свежа легенда, пересказанная Джесси.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

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old wives' tales

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