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

story in the PONS Dictionary

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story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

story Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that's the most bizarre story ever ex
es la historia más estrambótica que he oído nunca
to manufacture an excuse/a story
inventar una excusa/un cuento
it's the same old story
es la historia de siempre
but, alas, that's not the whole story
pero me temo que la historia no acaba ahí
he wants me to tell him a story
quiere que le cuente un cuento
to be a likely story iron
ser un cuento chino
to be a likely story iron
ser puro cuento LatAm
the story I told you about
la historia de que te hablé
hearing his story made my flesh crawl
se me puso la piel de gallina oyendo su historia
(it's) always the same old story
(es) siempre la misma canción
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The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense.
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A rhythmic and repetitious form would make a long story easier to remember and retell, before writing was available as an aide-memoire.
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They're an eminently likeable, albeit slightly kooky, trio whose story already bears the frisson of legend.
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Alternatively, the date stamp on this story may be helpful.
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Meanwhile, a television news team, headed by a sexist segment producer and his long-suffering female assistant, chase the story of how the organs are harvested.
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I like that we can tell a love story of people in their 70s, and it's a relationship that we're really committed to.
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The second story contains two bedrooms, a parlor, and a dining room.
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The story celebrates love as well as exposes its dark side of tormenting its patrons in pursuit of it.
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However, the evidence for the story is doubtful.
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The first and second story rooms on the northwest were decorated in Regency style when the house was enlarged.
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