Sentence examples of "fairy tales" in English

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I don't believe in fairy tales. Je ne crois pas aux contes de fées.
Frogs turn into princes only in fairy tales. Les grenouilles ne se transforment en princes que dans les contes.
When I was a child, my mother would often read fairy tales to me. Lorsque j'étais enfant, ma mère me lisait souvent des contes.
The author translated the fairy tale into our mother tongue. L'auteur traduisit le conte dans notre langue maternelle.
One day someone tagged the Tales of Columbus as "lie" on Tatoeba, and Columbus came to remove them. Un jour quelqu'un a marqué les Récits de Colomb comme "mensonge" sur Tatoeba, et Colomb est venu les supprimer.
The fairy changed the prince into a cat. La fée a changé le prince en chat.
A naked lecture conveys boredom ; tales help precepts get through. Une morale nue apporte de l'ennui ; le conte fait passer le précepte avec lui.
Did you write this fairy tale by yourself? As-tu écrit ce conte tout seul ?
All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe. Toutes les histoires miraculeuses, dont l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament sont remplis, ne conviennent qu'aux imposteurs qui les prêchent et aux sots qui les croient.
I'm tired of hearing your boastful tales. J'en ai assez d'écouter tes rodomontades.
Dead men tell no tales. Les morts ne parlent pas.
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