Explore Contes through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contes in a sentence
Related words
Contes meaning
plural of conte
Using Contes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of conte
Context around Contes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contes
- In this selection, "contes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brandon, series, autres, interdits, 1989 and arabes stand out and add context to how "contes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include books was contes à ninon and et autres contes 1989 with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contes" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Among his early books was Contes à Ninon, published in 1864. (11 words)
For a list of these, see Voltaire: Candide ou L'Optimisme et autres contes (1989) with preface and commentaries by Pierre Malandain. (22 words)
Editions AdA published Godbout's novel as part of its series "Contes interdits" — Forbidden Tales — which recasts classic fairy tales as horror stories. (23 words)
This 12-volume work, Les Mille et une nuits, contes arabes traduits en français ("Thousand and one nights, Arab stories translated into French"), included stories that were not in the original Arabic manuscript. (33 words)
Irwin p.14 The immediate success of Galland's version with the French public may have been because it coincided with the vogue for contes de fées ("fairy stories"). (29 words)
Recently, Brian Kenny told host Brandon Contes on the Awful Announcing podcast from the shadows later this year, but what that entails remains to be seen. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
Recently, Brian Kenny told host Brandon Contes on the Awful Announcing podcast from the shadows later this year, but what that entails remains to be seen.
Editions AdA published Godbout's novel as part of its series "Contes interdits" — Forbidden Tales — which recasts classic fairy tales as horror stories.
Among his early books was Contes à Ninon, published in 1864.
For a list of these, see Voltaire: Candide ou L'Optimisme et autres contes (1989) with preface and commentaries by Pierre Malandain.
Irwin p.14 The immediate success of Galland's version with the French public may have been because it coincided with the vogue for contes de fées ("fairy stories").
This 12-volume work, Les Mille et une nuits, contes arabes traduits en français ("Thousand and one nights, Arab stories translated into French"), included stories that were not in the original Arabic manuscript.