No. 4,171 in Russian
сказки
Fairy tales.
In a sentence
Дети любят слушать сказки перед сном.
Children love listening to fairy tales before bedtime.
Here, 'сказки' refers to traditional stories often told to children. It is used in a literal and common context.
Твои рассказы кажутся мне сказками — настолько они невероятные.
Your stories seem like fairy tales to me—they are so unbelievable.
In this example, 'сказки' is used metaphorically to describe something that is hard to believe or fictional.
Не верь его сказкам, он любит преувеличивать.
Don't believe his tales, he likes to exaggerate.
Here, 'сказки' is used to describe fabricated or exaggerated stories, implying a non-literal use.
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