English-German translation for "myth"

"myth" German translation

myth
[miθ]noun | Substantiv s

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  • (Götter-, Helden)Sagefeminine | Femininum f
    myth
    Mythosmasculine | Maskulinum m
    myth
    myth
  • Märchenneuter | Neutrum n
    myth invented story
    erfundene Geschichte
    myth invented story
    myth invented story
examples
  • Fantasiegebildeneuter | Neutrum n
    myth figment of the imagination
    myth figment of the imagination
  • Sagenplural | Plural pl
    myth myths collectively <collective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwortkoll>
    Mythenplural | Plural pl
    myth myths collectively <collective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwortkoll>
    myth myths collectively <collective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwortkoll>
examples
  • realm of myth <collective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwortkoll>
    realm of myth <collective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwortkoll>
  • Mythosmasculine | Maskulinum m
    myth politics | PolitikPOL sociology | SoziologieSOZIOL
    myth politics | PolitikPOL sociology | SoziologieSOZIOL
In der dritten Phase wird der Mythos um einen heldenhaften Triumph erweitert.
The third stage extends the myth through heroic triumph.
Source: News-Commentary
(Es ist ein Mythos, dass Fische ein kurzes Gedächtnis haben.)
(It is a myth that fish have short memories.)
Source: News-Commentary
Wir müssen eine Diskussion führen, die auf den Tatsachen basiert, und nicht auf Märchen.
We must have a debate based on the facts and not the myths.
Source: Europarl
Wir sollten unsere Diskussionen auf der Grundlage von Fakten und nicht von Mythen führen.
So let us have a debate based on the facts, not on the myths.
Source: Europarl
Die Chancengleichheit ist in den USA als Mythos entlarvt worden.
In the US, equality of opportunity has been exposed as a myth.
Source: News-Commentary
Sind dies die Vorboten einer soliden Erholung im Finanzsektor oder nur Großstadtlegenden?
Are these harbingers of a robust recovery for the financial sector, or just urban myths?
Source: News-Commentary
Rechtssicherheit ist ein Mythos und eine Illusion.
Legal certainty is a myth and an illusion.
Source: Europarl
Was die Koexistenz betrifft, so ist das ein Mythos.
In relation to the coexistence issue, this is a myth.
Source: Europarl
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