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conto de fadas

Portuguese, noun/ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐs/

conto de fadas is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fairy tale (a fantasy folktale)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does conto de fadas mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinefairy tale (a fantasy folktale)

  2. 2

    masculinefairy tale (a blissful situation or existence)

    A vida não é um conto de fadas.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of conto de fadas

  • contos de fadas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce conto de fadas?

  • Brazil /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐs/
  • /ˈkõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfa.dɐʃ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to conto de fadas

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.