ghost story in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ghost story in the English»Italian Dictionary

ghost story [Brit, Am ˈɡoʊs(t) ˌstɔri] N

ghost story

storia f di fantasmi

Translations for ghost story in the English»Italian Dictionary

a detective, ghost story

un racconto poliziesco, una storia di fantasmi

Translations for ghost story in the Italian»English Dictionary

storia di i

ghost story

Translations for ghost story in the English»Italian Dictionary

story¹ [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N

1. story (account):

story

storia f (of di)

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

the story of Elvis Presley

la storia di Elvis Presley

it's a true story

è una storia vera

based on a true story

basato su una storia vera

to stick to, change one's story

attenersi alla, cambiare la propria versione dei fatti

what is the real story?

qual è la verità?

they all have similar stories or they all tell the same story

hanno storie simili

2. story (tale):

story

storia f (about, of di)

story LIT

racconto m

story LIT

favola f (of di)

to tell an entertaining story

raccontare una storia divertente

a detective, ghost story

un racconto poliziesco, una storia di fantasmi

tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war

raccontaci di quando vivevi a Londra durante la guerra

read us a (bedtime) story!

leggici una favola!

3. story JOURN:

story

articolo m

story

servizio m (on, about su)

exclusive story

servizio in esclusiva

to carry or run a story

pubblicare una storia, un articolo

to kill a story

non (fare) pubblicare un articolo

a front-page story

un articolo di prima pagina

the inside story

la storia segreta, i retroscena

4. story (lie):

story

storia f

story

bugia f

story

frottola f

to make up a story

inventare una storia (about su)

she made up some story about her train being late

ha tirato fuori la storia che il treno era in ritardo

5. story (rumour):

story

diceria f

story

voce f (about su)

all sorts of stories are going round the office

ogni sorta di pettegolezzo gira in ufficio

6. story:

story, also story line (of novel, play)

trama f

story, also story line (of novel, play)

intreccio m

story, also story line (of film)

trama f

the story was taken from a Russian novel

la storia è tratta da un romanzo russo

there was no story!

la trama era inesistente!

7. story (unfolding of plot):

story

storia f

story

azione f

the story is set in Normandy

la storia è ambientata in Normandia

but that's another story

ma questa è un'altra storia or un altro paio di maniche

to cut a long story short

per farla breve

that's not the whole story or that's only half the story

e non è tutto

that's the story of my life!

capitano tutte a me!

it's always the same story or it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a likely story!

ma va là, bella scusa!

the story goes, has it that …

corre voce che … or si dice che …

or so the story goes

o è almeno ciò che si dice

what's the story? inf

che succede?

there are two sides to every story

= ci sono sempre due versioni dei fatti

story² [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

I.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N <pl. storeys Brit stories Am>

storey

piano m

on the top storey

all'ultimo piano

on the third storey Brit

al terzo piano

on the third storey Am

al quarto piano

single-storey building

edificio di un piano

II.-storeyedBritstoriedAm COMP

a three-storeyed building Brit, a three storied building Am

un edificio di tre piani

III.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri]

to be a bit weak in the top storey inf

essere scemo or deficiente

I.ghost [Brit ɡəʊst, Am ɡoʊst] N

1. ghost (spectre):

ghost

fantasma m

ghost

spettro m

to believe in ghosts

credere ai fantasmi

you look as if you've seen a ghost!

hai l'aria di uno che ha appena visto un fantasma!

2. ghost fig:

the ghost of a smile

l'ombra di un sorriso

they haven't the ghost of a chance of winning!

non hanno la minima possibilità di vincere!

to lay the ghosts of one's past

esorcizzare i fantasmi del passato

3. ghost (writer):

ghost

scrittore m fantasma / scrittrice f fantasma

ghost

negro m

4. ghost TV:

ghost

immagine f fantasma

II.ghost [Brit ɡəʊst, Am ɡoʊst] VB trans

to ghost sb's books

scrivere libri per conto di qn

III.ghost [Brit ɡəʊst, Am ɡoʊst] VB intr

to ghost for sb

fare lo scrittore fantasma per qn

IV.ghost [Brit ɡəʊst, Am ɡoʊst]

to give up the ghost

esalare lo spirito or rendere l'anima a Dio

ghost story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ghost story in the English»Italian Dictionary

ghost story N

ghost story

racconto m di fantasmi

Translations for ghost story in the English»Italian Dictionary

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

storia f

story (fictional)

racconto m

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

to tell stories (lie)

raccontare delle storie

so the story goes

così si dice

2. story (news report):

story

articolo m

Phrases:

that's another story

questa è(tutta) un'altra storia

it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a tall story

una storia inverosimile

story² [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

story

piano m

I.ghost [goʊst] N

ghost a. fig (spirit):

ghost

fantasma m

to believe in ghosts

credere ai fantasmi

haunted by ghosts

infestato dai fantasmi

the ghost of the past

i fantasmi del passato

Phrases:

to give up the ghost liter (to die)

esalare l'ultimo respiro

to give up the ghost inf (to stop working)

smettere di funzionare

II.ghost [goʊst] VB trans inf

ghost

redigere per conto di altri

his speech was ghosted

il discorso era stato preparato da qualcun altro

III.ghost [goʊst] VB intr

ghost

redigere testi per conto di altri

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A local ghost story stems from the above church changes.

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He said that it was the first out-and-out ghost story in the series, and claimed that fact wonderful.

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Interest in the ghost story has remained strong and many aspects of the story seem to have attached themselves to the house.

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On the other hand, the novel has been criticised for having not nearly enough of the ineffable spirit of a truly haunting ghost story.

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It is an ironic ghost story about greed and retribution.

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The stories varied greatly including tales of war, adventure, crime, and an occasional ghost story.

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The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story.

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It makes a lovely ghost story, and it also provides food for thought.

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The season ended with a ghost story, one of the show's few sequels.

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In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction includes examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, fantasy fiction, and such sub-genres as vampire literature and the ghost story.

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