"conto de fadas" meaning in All languages combined

See conto de fadas on Wiktionary

Noun [Galician]

Forms: contos de fadas [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “fairies' tale”. Likely a calque. Etymology templates: {{m-g|fairies' tale}} “fairies' tale”, {{lit|fairies' tale}} Literally, “fairies' tale” Head templates: {{gl-noun|m}} conto de fadas m (plural contos de fadas)
  1. (literature) fairy tale (a fantasy folktale) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-conto_de_fadas-gl-noun-yx3IAxTW Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Literature, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8 Topics: literature, media, publishing

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐs/ [Brazil], /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐs/ [Brazil], /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈkõ.to de ˈfa.das/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈkõ.tu dɨ ˈfa.dɐʃ/ [Portugal], [ˈkõ.tu ðɨ ˈfa.ðɐʃ] [Portugal] Forms: contos de fadas [plural]
Etymology: Likely a calque. Compare English fairy tale, French conte de fées, Spanish cuento de hadas. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|fairy tale}} English fairy tale, {{m+|fr|conte de fées}} French conte de fées, {{m+|es|cuento de hadas}} Spanish cuento de hadas Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} conto de fadas m (plural contos de fadas)
  1. (literature) fairy tale (a fantasy folktale) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-conto_de_fadas-pt-noun-yx3IAxTW Categories (other): Literature, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: literature, media, publishing
  2. (figurative) fairy tale (a blissful situation or existence) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-conto_de_fadas-pt-noun-EHSFUzJb Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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