folk story in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for folk story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

folk story, folk tale N

folk story

cuento m popular

folk story

cuento m folklórico

folk story

cuento m del folklore

Translations for folk story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.2. story:

story (anecdote)

anécdota f

story (joke)

chiste m

there's an interesting story attached to this diamond

hay una historia interesante ligada a ese brillante

his 'uncle' was really his father, or so the story goes

su 'tío' era en realidad su padre, o eso dicen

the story goes that he drew a line in the sand

cuenta la leyenda que trazó una línea en la arena

2. story (plot):

story

argumento m

story

trama f

3.1. story JOURN (article):

story

artículo m

3.2. story JOURN (newsworthy event):

a reporter with a nose for a good story

un periodista con buen olfato para lo que es noticia

4. story inf (lie):

story

cuento m inf

story

mentira f

don't tell stories

no me vengas con cuentos inf

don't tell stories

no digas mentiras

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

story Brit storey (of building):

Brit storey

piso m

Brit storey

planta f

on the first story (in US)

en la planta baja

on the first story (in UK)

en el primer piso

a four-story building

un edificio de cuatro pisos

folk [Am foʊk, Brit fəʊk] N

1.1. folk < a. folks, pl > (people):

folk inf

gente f

some folk(s) are never satisfied

hay gente que nunca se queda conforme

young/city folk(s)

gente joven/de la ciudad

it was full of old folk(s)

estaba lleno de viejos

you folks

ustedes

you folks

vosotros Spain

hi folks!

hola ¿qué tal? inf

1.2. folk:

folk a. folks, pl folks, pl esp Am inf (relatives)

familia f

folk (parents)

padres mpl

folk (parents)

viejos mpl inf

2.1. folk + pl vb (specific group, profession):

media folk

gente f de los medios de comunicación

2.2. folk ANTHROPOL:

folk + pl vb

pueblo m

folk attr art/medicine/legend

popular

folk dancing

folklórico

folk dancing

tradicional

folk museum

museo m de tradiciones locales

3. folk U MUS:

folk

folk m

folk story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for folk story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (fictional)

cuento m

to tell a story

contar un cuento

to tell stories (lie)

contar cuentos

so the story goes

eso dicen

2. story (news report):

story

artículo m

Phrases:

that's another story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's the same old story

es la historia de siempre

a tall story

un cuento chino

story² [ˈstɔ:ri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

storey

piso m

folk [fəʊk, Am foʊk] N pl

folk

pueblo m

farming folk

gente f de campo

the old folk

los viejos

ordinary folk

gente f corriente

ordinary folk folk memory

memoria f colectiva

folk wisdom

sabiduría f popular

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a folk story, of the type that is now called an urban legend, that explains why the place is haunted, accursed, or dangerous.

en.wikipedia.org

A well-known folk story attributes the name to a local man who was a fixture at local dances, wooing women with his suave attire, especially his silk hat.

en.wikipedia.org