story line 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

I.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] N

1.1. line C (mark, trace):

line
línea f
line
raya f
line MATH
recta f
can you walk a straight line?
¿puedes caminar en línea recta?
to draw a line
trazar una línea
to put or draw a line through sth
tachar algo
to sign on the dotted line
firmar en la línea punteada or de puntos
to be on the line inf
estar en peligro
to be on the line inf
peligrar
to lay it on the line inf
no andarse con rodeos
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
no me voy a andar con rodeos …
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
te lo voy a decir claramente …
to lay or put sth on the line inf
jugarse algo
I laid my life on the line for you!
¡me jugué la vida por ti!

6.1. line C:

line (row)
fila f
line (row)
hilera f
line (queue) Am
cola f
a line of cars
una fila or hilera de coches
police stood in a line blocking the street
un cordón de policías bloqueó la calle
they formed a or fell into line behind their teacher
se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor
the soldiers fell into line
los soldados se alinearon
to wait in line Am
hacer cola
to get in line Am
ponerse en la cola
to cut in line Am
colarse inf
to cut in line Am
brincarse or saltarse la cola Mex inf
all/somewhere along the line she's had bad luck all along the line
ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio
we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line
debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento
down the line these changes will affect everyone (right) down the line
estos cambios afectarán a todos, del primero al último
in line with sth, wages haven't risen in line with inflation
los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación
the new measures are in line with government policy
las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno
in line with other manufacturers, we have …
como otros fabricantes or al igual que otros fabricantes, hemos …
out of line that remark was out of line
ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar
their ideas were out of line with mine
sus ideas no coincidían con las mías
to step out of line
mostrar disconformidad
to step out of line
desobedecer
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que llamarlo al orden
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que meterlo en vereda inf
the province was brought into line with the rest of the country
la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país
to fall in/into line they had to fall in line with company policy
tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía
that's their policy and they expect us to fall into line
esa es su política y esperan que la acatemos or que actuemos conforme a ella
to keep sb in line
tener a alguien a raya

9.1. line C:

line (of text)
línea f
line (of text)
renglón m
line (of poem)
verso m
the best line in the movie
la mejor frase de la película
new line (when dictating)
punto y aparte
to give sb a line on sth inf
darle una pista de algo a alguien
to read between the lines
leer entre líneas
to shoot a line Brit sl
presumir
to shoot a line Brit sl
darse bombo
to shoot a line Brit sl
hociconear Mex inf
to shoot a line Brit sl
mandarse la(s) parte(s) CSur inf
to spin or feed or give sb a line
soltarle or contarle una bola or un rollo a alguien inf
don't give me that line!
¡no me vengas con historias or cuentos! inf

II.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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See also resistance, online2, online1

resistance [Am rəˈzɪstəns, Brit rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns] N

online1 [Am ɑnˈlaɪn, Brit ɒnˈlʌɪn] ADJ

line2 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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story line in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for story line in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

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II.line2 [laɪn] -ning VB trans

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The story line revolves around a family of humans living in a community of extraterrestrials.
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As a director, he is known for small budget films with powerful performances and a strong story line.
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Though containing a fictional story line, the books promote a theology that is, in important respects, at odds with the biblical revelation.
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For most of the work, poet relies on the original work for story line.
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In the early 1920s, he wrote the story line for three short films.
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In the 2003 anime series his character was expanded and was given a background story line.
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Because of the latter story line, it is considered a work of fantastic fiction.
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Each show in the first season was to have a monster or creature as a critical part of the story line.
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The computer versions are substantially different from the console versions, featuring different missions, a modified story line, and online play.
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Some versions have made major changes in the story line.
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