What does fada in Portuguese mean?

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

The word fada in Portuguese means fairy, fada, fada, duende, fada, fada, fada, contos de fada, pão de fada, fada madrinha, fada madrinha, fada verde, chaminés de fada, Fada Açucarada, fada do dente. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fada

fairy

substantivo feminino (criatura mística com poderes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fada

adjective (otherworldly, whimsical)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

fada

noun (folklore: winged creature) (folclore)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O avô de Tom contou para ele histórias sobre fadas e gnomos.
Tom's grandfather told him stories about fairies and goblins.

duende

noun (folklore: fairy, elf)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Don't expect a pixie to come in the night and clean the house.

fada

noun (myth: small fairy)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The wandering knight met a sprite in the haunted forest.

fada

noun (literary (folklore: fairy)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

fada

noun (figurative (small delicate person) (figurado: pessoa pequena e delicada)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Because this actress is a dainty sprite, she is often cast as childlike characters.

contos de fada

noun (figurative, informal (far-fetched account) (figurado: história fantasiosa)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)

pão de fada

noun (AU, NZ (bread with colored sugar beads)

fada madrinha

noun (fairy-tale character)

Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a carriage.

fada madrinha

noun (figurative (benefactor) (benfeitora)

Gee, I wish I had a fairy godmother to help me pay off my student loans.

fada verde

noun (figurative, literary (absinthe) (fig, absinto)

chaminés de fada

noun (rock formation) (formação rochosa)

Fada Açucarada

noun (ballet: character in The Nutcracker) (balé: personagem em "O Quebra-Nozes")

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

fada do dente

noun (mythical being who collects baby teeth) (ser mítico que pega dente de criança)

I've never encouraged my children to believe in Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy.

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