conto de fadas

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conto de fadas

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/

Noun

conto de fadas m (plural contos de fadas)

(literature) fairy tale (a fantasy folktale)
(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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