No. 2,348 in Spanish
tales
"Tales" in Spanish means "such" or "such as."
In a sentence
Tales comentarios no son apropiados en esta reunión.
Such comments are not appropriate in this meeting.
Here 'tales' is used as an adjective meaning 'such,' referring to specific comments.
Se contaron historias tales como las aventuras de un explorador.
Stories such as the adventures of an explorer were told.
In this sentence, 'tales' connects examples ('stories') to provide elaboration or similarity.
No he visto días tales de alegría desde hace años.
I haven't seen such joyful days in years.
Here 'tales' is utilized to describe an indefinite yet particular kind of days, emphasizing their nature.
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