conte de fées

/kɔ̃t də fe/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les contes de fées

Meaning

  1. fairy tale

    • Chaque conte de fées a une morale.

      Every fairy tale has a moral.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Märchen

Märchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fairy tale."

Portuguese

conto de fadas

conto de fadas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fairy tale."

Practice

1 What does conte de fées mean?

2 Fill the gap: Chaque ___ de fées a une morale.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches conte de fées?

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