detective story in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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story1 <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

1.1. story:

story (account)
historia f
story (account)
relato m
story (tale)
cuento m
story (genre) LIT
cuento m
he told us the story of his life
nos contó la historia de su vida
tell me a story
cuéntame un cuento
the book tells the story of the expedition
el libro relata la expedición
that's a long story
eso es largo de contar
to cut a long story short
en pocas palabras
but that's not the end of the story
pero ahí no termina
it's the story of my life!
siempre me pasa lo mismo
according to his/your story
según él/tú
what's the story? Am
bueno ¿qué pasa?
he gave me the story on the new models Am
me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos
that's (quite) another or a different story
eso es otro cantar
that's (quite) another or a different story
eso es harina de otro costal
it's a different story if you're poor
si eres pobre es muy diferente or es otro cantar
later on she hit the bottle, but that's another story
más tarde empezó a beber, pero eso es otro cuento
the same old story
la (misma) historia de siempre

story2 <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

detective [Am dəˈtɛktɪv, Brit dɪˈtɛktɪv] N

detective story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detective story in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for detective story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

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The novel is written in the convention of a detective story with the main character telling the story from her point of view.
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The stories only tangentially resemble the traditional detective story or mystery.
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That made-for-television story had demanded an appropriate ending, in line with that of a typical detective story.
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It is a kind of detective story and some reviews present it as mystery fiction.
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The novel starts out as a detective story and mixes historical elements with steampunk-style fiction.
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It reads like a subtle, interesting detective story, which he finished in 1958.
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In an inverted detective story, the commission of the crime, and usually also the identity of the perpetrator, is shown or described at the beginning.
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For instance, in writing, to combine the horror genre with a western or hard-boiled detective story with science fiction.
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He was a popular teacher, achieved outstanding results, which he put down to the intrinsic allure of the subject - the glamour of the detective story.
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Half of the film consists of a new comedic detective story line written by the director.
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