What does conte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word conte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use conte in French.

The word conte in French means story, tell, fairy tale, fairy tale, fantasy tale. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word conte

story

nom masculin (histoire courte inventée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants aiment beaucoup qu'on leur lise des contes.
Children like it when you read them stories.

tell

verbe transitif (faire un récit, narrer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Souvent, le soir, je conte une histoire à Constance.
I often tell Constance a story in the evening.

fairy tale

nom masculin (histoire merveilleuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les contes de fées font rêver les enfants.
Fairy tales make children dream.

fairy tale

nom masculin (figuré (belle vie, belle histoire) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marc et Julie vivent un conte de fées depuis maintenant 2 mois.

fantasy tale

nom masculin (récit d'événements inexplicables)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Edgar Allan Poe est un célèbre auteur de contes fantastiques.

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