fairy tale or fairy story
Definitions
noun
- a story about fairies or other mythical or magical beings, esp one of traditional origin told to children
- a highly improbable account
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- British English: fairy tale
A fairy tale is a story for children involving magical events and imaginary creatures.She was like a princess in a fairytale.ˈfɛərɪ teɪl NOUN - Arabic: حِكَايَةٌ خُرافِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: conto de fadas
- Chinese: 童话
- Croatian: bajka
- Czech: pohádka
- Danish: eventyrfortælling
- Dutch: sprookje
- European Spanish: cuento de hadas
- Finnish: satu
- French: conte de fées
- German: Märchen Märchen
- Greek: παραμύθι
- Italian: fiaba
- Japanese: おとぎ話
- Korean: 동화
- Norwegian: eventyr
- Polish: bajka
- Portuguese: conto de fadas
- Romanian: basm basme
- Russian: сказка
- Spanish: cuento de hadas
- Swedish: saga
- Thai: นิทานเทพนิยาย
- Turkish: peri masalı
- Ukrainian: казка
- Vietnamese: chuyện cổ tích
Example Sentences Including 'fairy tale'
And in this most unlikely of settings, a fairy tale unfolds.India Today (1996)
But as Wynne's engagingly benign and touching fairy tale unfolds, the atmosphere begins to thaw.Independent (1999)
But, as befits an American fairy tale , the power of TV helped, too.Globe and Mail (2003)
Moorland she thought she knew well became now as foreign, as treacherous, as something in a fairy tale.The Golden Lion
She wore black pyjamas, and even under the folds of the baggy trousers you could see she was as bandy as a dwarf in a fairy tale.Time of the Wolf
The game delivers more of the green ogre's twisted fairy tale adventure which is sure to appeal to fans of all ages.Globe and Mail (2004)
The main dish was a Cajun shrimp platter she looked more than ever like a princess in a fairy tale , I ++ `Hello!Web of Dreams
The snow abruptly stops and the world has changed into marzipan, the fairy tale complete.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
You could buy a fairy tale for a penny - that's how their lore went into me.What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story
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