verbC2
作り話をする、空想を語る
to tell invented stories, often as if they were true
例文
Young children often fabulate, mixing real events with their imagination.
幼い子どもはよく作り話をし、現実の出来事と空想を混ぜ合わせる。
The novelist tends to fabulate freely, turning minor incidents into grand adventures.
その小説家は自由に作り話を展開し、些細な出来事を壮大な冒険に変えてしまう。
He began to fabulate about his past, inventing heroic deeds he had never actually performed.
彼は自分の過去について作り話をし始め、実際にはやったことのない英雄的な行為を作り上げた。