fox and the grapes

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von fox and the grapes im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a fable (=a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson) by Aesop in which a fox tries many times to reach some grapes that are hanging above his head. When he realizes that he will never be able to reach them, he pretends that he never wanted them, saying "They're probably sour (=having an unpleasant acid taste) anyway". This attitude is called sour grapes

Silbentrennung

Fox and the grapes

Türkische aussprache

fäks ınd dhi greyps

Aussprache

/ˈfäks ənd ᴛʜē ˈgrāps/ /ˈfɑːks ənd ðiː ˈɡreɪps/