English to French Meaning of story - récit


Story :
récit

récit, conte, nouvelles, course, la description, Compte, déclaration, représentation, annonce, histoire, épisode, génération, mot, en disant, promettre, la chronique, tour, combat, dé, ramification, branche, affirmation, Légende

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Definitions of story in English
Noun(1) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program(2) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events(3) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale(4) a record or narrative description of past events(5) a short account of the news(6) a trivial lie
Examples of story in English
(1) There are several coincidences in the story at present that hold it together flimsily.(2) I didn't try and listen or believe your side of the story even when you tried to tell me.(3) Ask any tube driver from any line and they will tell the same story .(4) But it could have been a different story had the home side taken advantage of the chances which fell their way.(5) having such information is useful, but it is not the whole story(6) So we sat down next to some guy who, in very slurred speech, started to tell us his life story .(7) Characters do tend to drop by the wayside as in a life story , and it doesn't contain a novel's narrative.(8) When they win it's a different story altogether; they're everywhere, like a bad rash.(9) Now, the fascinating story of the woman behind the pictures has begun to emerge.(10) They had been expecting him to make an announcement about his new film, which will centre on his life story .(11) Like me, it is a bit wrinkled and frayed at the edges but it recalls a moment of history in the life story of Britain's railway industry.(12) He said that he met the warrant officer outside the police station and told him the whole story .(13) I am supposed to move the story along and provide comic relief or cynicism wherever I can.(14) United kept on trying but it was the same old story ├ö├ç├Âno luck(15) All the women tell the same story of poverty and the need to provide for their families.(16) It might have been a different story had they not spurned two gilt-edged chances in the first five minutes.
Related Phrases of story
(1) love story ::
histoire d'amour
(2) short story ::
histoire courte
(3) true story ::
histoire vraie
(4) bedtime story ::
conte
(5) story of my life ::
l'histoire de ma vie
(6) tell a story ::
raconter une histoire
(7) success story ::
succès
(8) detective story ::
histoire de détective
(9) story mode ::
mode histoire
(10) story time ::
l'heure du conte
Synonyms
Noun
1. tale ::
conte
2. plot ::
terrain
3. news item ::
information
4. rumor ::
rumeur
5. testimony ::
témoignage
6. floor ::
sol
7. report ::
rapport
8. narrative ::
récit
9. account ::
Compte
Different Forms
stories, story
Word Example from TV Shows
Because it's the story of a blond girl tirelessly
pursued by a small, oddly shaped man?

Because it's the STORY of a blond girl tirelessly pursued by a small, oddly shaped man?

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 7

The story that
you already told Marie.

The STORY that you already told Marie.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 4

Last night, I watched
West Side Story,

Last night, I watched West Side Story,

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 17

I buy that lame-ass story
more than I buy he had
anything to do

I buy that lame-ass STORY more than I buy he had anything to do

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 3

Yeah, that's great.
It's a funny story, moving on.

Yeah, that's great. It's a funny STORY, moving on.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 9

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