ホラ話 horabanashi
ホラ話
horabanashi
Noun
1. tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
ケビンが言 うことはほら話 ばかりなので、誰 も彼 のことを信 じなかった。
kebinga iu kotowa horahanashibakarinanode daremo kareno kotō shinjinakatta.
Nobody believed Kevin because all he ever told were tall stories.
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ケビンが言 うことはほら話 ばかりなので、誰 も彼 のことを信 じなかった。
kebinga iu kotowa horahanashibakarinanode daremo kareno kotō shinjinakatta.
Nobody believed Kevin because all he ever told were tall stories.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
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Noun
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ホラ話 で
horawa nashide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Horror story-related; In a horror story
Noun
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Noun
#201783
ホラ話 じゃありません
horawa nashijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It's not a ghost story.; It's not a tall tale.
Noun
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ホラ話 じゃないです
horawa nashijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not a ghost story.; It's not a tale.
Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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ホラ話 ではありません
horawa nashidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a ghost story.; Not a tall tale.
Noun
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Common 6 items
Noun
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ホラ話 だろう
horawa nashidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably a horror story.; Probably just a tale.
Noun
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ホラ話 じゃありませんでした
horawa nashijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a ghost story.; It wasn't a tall tale.
Noun
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ホラ話 じゃなかったです
horawa nashijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a ghost story.; It wasn't a tall tale.
Noun
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ホラ話 でしょう
horawa nashideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a ghost story.; Probably just a tale.
Noun
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ホラ話 ではありませんでした
horawa nashidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a ghost story.; It wasn't a tall tale.
Noun
#200478
Advanced 3 items
ホラ話 だったら
horawa nashidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a ghost story; If it's a ghost story
Noun
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ホラ話 であれば
horawa nashideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a horror story; When it's a horror story
Noun
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ホラ話 なら
horawa nashinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a horror story; When it's a horror story
Noun
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