Translations for short story in the English»Italian Dictionary

short story [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈstɔri] N LIT

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story¹ [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N

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1. story (account):

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):

storia f (about, of di)

story LIT

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!

7. story (unfolding of plot):

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

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

there are two sides to every story

= ci sono sempre due versioni dei fatti

story² [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N Am

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story → storey

See also storey

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

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II.-storeyedBritstoriedAm COMP

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

un edificio di tre piani

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

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to be a bit weak in the top storey inf

essere scemo or deficiente

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

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1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

a short time ago

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

3. short (not tall):

short person

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

9. short LING:

short vowel

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

II.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

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III.in short ADV

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IV.short of PREP

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1. short of (just before):

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

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1. short (drink):

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

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VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

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also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

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also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

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to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit inf

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

Translations for short story in the English»Italian Dictionary

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story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

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2. story (news report):

story² [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

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I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

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1. short (not long):

2. short (not tall):

3. short (brief):

short memory

5. short LING:

short vowel

6. short (brusque):

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] N

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1. short CINE:

cortometraggio m

2. short inf ELEC:

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

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2. short (below the standard):

to fall short

non essere sufficiente

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

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Here is a writer capable of great subtlety, fusing the turning point moment of short story, depth and length of novel, in-breath of exalted verse. en.wikipedia.org

Her list of published books stands at 32, and her short story list at over 270. en.wikipedia.org

After raising her two children, she returned to the literary circuit in 2000 with short story publications in several journals. en.wikipedia.org

She wrote her first short story at the age of nine. en.wikipedia.org

In 1959, at a young age, he started reading from his family's collection of books and wrote his first short story. en.wikipedia.org

He was also an essayist, novelist and short story writer. en.wikipedia.org

He published several more short story collections throughout his career, the last one coming out in 1999. en.wikipedia.org

His first short story was published in 1997. en.wikipedia.org

The new and modern approaches to writing is introduced and several genres have developed specially in the field of short story. en.wikipedia.org

She has published five novels and two short story collections. en.wikipedia.org

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