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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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conter [kɔ̃te] VB trans liter

conter histoire
to tell
conter aventure, déboires
to recount, to relate
s'en laisser conter (une fois)
to be taken in
s'en laisser conter (toujours)
to be easily taken in, to be gullible

conte [kɔ̃t] N m

1. conte LIT:

conte
tale, story
conte de fées
fairy tale

2. conte (racontar):

conte
story
conter fleurette à qn inf
to woo sb dated
English
English
French
French
storybook
livre m de contes
recount
raconter, conter
morality tale
conte m moral
the Canterbury Tales
les Contes de Cantorbéry
fairy story
conte m de fées
old wives' tale
conte m de bonne femme
fairy tale
conte m de fées
fairy-tale, fairytale attr (idealized) romance, princess
de conte de fées

in the PONS Dictionary

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conte [kɔ̃t] N m

conte
tale
conte des 1001 nuits
tale of the 1001 nights
conter fleurette à une femme iron hum
to whisper sweet nothings to a woman
English
English
French
French
count
conte m
Co.
conté m
fairy tale
conte m de fée
fairy-tale
de conte de fée
a fairy tale wedding
un mariage comme dans un conte de fée
to have a storybook ending
finir comme un conte de fée
tale
conte m
in the PONS Dictionary
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conte [ko͂t] N m

conte
tale
conte des 1001 nuits
tales of the 1001 nights
conter fleurette à une femme iron hum
to whisper sweet nothings to a woman
English
English
French
French
Co.
conté m
fairy tale
conte m de fée
fairy-tale
de conte de fée
a fairy tale wedding
un mariage de conte de fée
to have a storybook ending
finir comme un conte de fée
tale
conte m
Présent
jeconte
tucontes
il/elle/onconte
nouscontons
vouscontez
ils/ellescontent
Imparfait
jecontais
tucontais
il/elle/oncontait
nouscontions
vouscontiez
ils/ellescontaient
Passé simple
jecontai
tucontas
il/elle/onconta
nouscontâmes
vouscontâtes
ils/ellescontèrent
Futur simple
jeconterai
tuconteras
il/elle/oncontera
nousconterons
vousconterez
ils/ellesconteront
See further verb tables
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