conto de fadas

/ˈkõtu dʒi ˈfadas/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (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
os contos de fadas

Meaning

  1. fairy tale

    • Ela leu um conto de fadas para os filhos.

      She read a fairy tale to her children.

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."

French

conte de fées

conte de fées is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fairy tale."

Practice

1 What does conto de fadas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela leu um conto de ___ para os filhos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches conto de fadas?

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