Sentence examples of "tale" in English with translation "conte"

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It's a cautionary tale. C'est un conte moral.
The tale is familiar to us. Ce conte nous est familier.
Did you write this fairy tale by yourself? As-tu écrit ce conte tout seul ?
A tale without love is like boudin without mustard. Un conte sans amour est comme du boudin sans moutarde.
The author translated the fairy tale into our mother tongue. L'auteur traduisit le conte dans notre langue maternelle.
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.
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.
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.
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