cuento

/ˈkwento/, [ˈkwẽn̪.t̪o]

story

Examples

El cuento habla de la aparición de un ahogado en las orillas cerca de un pequeño pueblo de mar en el Caribe.

The story tells of the ghost of someone who drowned on the banks near a small town on the Caribbean sea.

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Eso es un cuento de hadas.

It's a fable.

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Si el niño tiene sueño, no lo dejes delante de la televisión, llévalo a la cama temprano y cuéntale un cuento.

If the boy gets sleepy, don't leave him in front of the television. Put him to bed early and read him a story.

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Cuento contigo.

I'm counting on you.

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Mary es una princesa de cuento de hadas.

Mary is a fairy princess.

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Cuéntame un cuento.

Tell me a story!

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Los personajes principales de este cuento son dos.

There are two main characters in this story.

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En este cuento, el dios de la lluvia, de las tempestades y del rayo recibe el nombre de Chac Mool.

In this tale, the god of rain, storms, and lightning is called Chac Mool.

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Tom no sabe la diferencia entre una fábula y un cuento de hadas.

Tom doesn't know the difference between a fable and a fairytale.

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Era una noche oscura y tormentosa. Hallábanse tres ladrones en una cueva. Díjole uno a otro. Bill, cuéntanos un cuento. Y así es como empezaba.

The night was dark and stormy. Three robbers sat in a cave. Said one to another. Bill, tell us a story. And this is how it began.

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Para hacer el cuento corto, él se casó con su primer amor.

To make a long story short, he married his first love.

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¿Cuál es tu cuento de hadas favorito?

What's your favorite fairy tale?

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Colorín colorado este cuento se ha acabado.

Snip, snap, snout, this tale's told out.

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Te lo cuento luego.

I'll tell you later.

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Cuento con usted para que nos ayude.

I'm relying on you to help us.

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Tuvieron una boda de cuento de hadas.

They had a fairytale wedding.

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Era como en un cuento de hadas.

It was like a fairytale.

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Este cuento vale la pena leerse de nuevo.

This story is worth reading again.

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El autor tradujo el cuento de hadas a nuestra lengua materna.

The author translated the fairy tale into our mother tongue.

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Es un cuento muy triste.

It is a very sad tale.

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