Story, tale - Cuento (The 853rd Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Story, tale is Cuento. This word often comes up when talking about culture & arts, media & it. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 853rd most commonly used word in Spanish. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: story, tale

Spanish: cuento

Examples


It is a very sad tale.	Es un cuento muy triste.
What's your favorite fairy tale	¿Cuál es tu cuento de hadas favorito
Snip, snap, snout, this tale's told out.	Colorín colorado este cuento se ha acabado.
They had a fairytale wedding.	Tuvieron una boda de cuento de hadas.
Tell me a story.	Cuéntame un cuento.
That's a fairy tale.	Eso es un cuento de hadas.
Adams (1938) discusses the probable origin of the tale in detail.	Adams (1938) discute el origen probable del cuento en detalle.
And that is the perfect ending to our last story.	Y ese es el final perfecto para nuestro último cuento.

Others may give a story to entertain the people.	Otros pueden contar un cuento para entretener a la gente.
If you're writing a story or poem, your purpose is to entertain.	Si escribes un cuento o poema, tu propósito será entretener.
The witch in the story turned the prince into a frog.	La hechicera del cuento transformó al príncipe en una rana.
But Beloved is also a ghost story for today.	Pero Beloved es también un cuento de fantasmas para hoy.
I'd like to begin with a humorous story.	Me gustaría comenzar con un cuento de buen humor.
Both sing songs illustrating and expanding the narrative of the story.	Ambos cantan canciones ilustrando y ampliando la narrativa del cuento.
Tale of Pinocchio, or how to reduce the nose.	Cuento de Pinocho, o cómo reducir la nariz.
Then, use these elements to write your own story or novel.	Luego, usa estos elementos para escribir tu propio cuento o novela.
Every good story about a search begins with a tale.	Toda buena historia sobre una búsqueda comienza con un cuento.
Mo Willems's story ends with a silly twist.	El cuento de Mo Willems termina con una sorpresa divertida.
Read the child a story or sing a favorite song.	Lea al niño un cuento o cante una canción favorita.
Little scenes that tell the true tale of modern Greece.	Pequeñas escenas que cuentan el cuento verdadero de Grecia moderna.
Another tale is of Lancelot being enchanted by a maiden, Elaine.	Otro cuento es de Lancelot siendo encantado por una doncella, Elaine.