conto de fadas

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “fairies' tale”. Likely a calque.

Noun

conto de fadas m (plural contos de fadas)

  1. (literature) fairy tale (a fantasy folktale)

Portuguese

Etymology

Likely a calque. Compare English fairy tale, French conte de fées, Spanish cuento de hadas.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.to de ˈfa.das/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.tu dɨ ˈfa.dɐʃ/ [ˈkõ.tu ðɨ ˈfa.ðɐʃ]

Noun

conto de fadas m (plural contos de fadas)

  1. (literature) fairy tale (a fantasy folktale)
  2. (figurative) fairy tale (a blissful situation or existence)
    A vida não é um conto de fadas. ― Life is not a fairy tale.
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