| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
story,
plural: stories n | (fictional tale) (Literatur) | Geschichte Nf |
| | (Literatur) | Erzählung Nf |
| | That author writes wonderful stories. |
| | Dieser Schriftsteller verfasst tolle Geschichten. |
story,
plural: stories n | (narrative account) | Geschichte Nf |
| | | Schwank Nm |
| | Granny, tell us the story of how you met Grandpa. |
| | Oma, erzähl uns die Geschichte, wie du Opa kennengelernt hast. |
story,
plural: stories n | (version of events) | Version Nf |
| | | Auslegung Nf |
| | Her story is different from mine. |
| | Ihre Version unterscheidet sich von meiner. |
| story n | (plot) | Handlung Nf |
| | | Plot Nm |
| | | Geschichte Nf |
| | (Literaturwissenschaft) | Handlungsstrang Nm |
| | This book has a great story. |
| | Dieses Buch hat eine tolle Handlung. |
story,
plural: stories n | informal (lie) (übertragen) | Märchen Nn |
| | | Lügengeschichte Nf |
| | The mischievous children told their parents a story. |
| | Die boshaften Kinder erzählten ihren Eltern ein Märchen. |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) n | (floor, level of a building) | Stockwerk Nn |
| | | Etage Nf |
| | | Stock Nm |
| | This building has five stories. |
| | Das Gebäude hat fünf Stockwerke. |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) n | (layer, tier) | -Etagen Suffix |
| | Their wedding cake had five stories. |
| | Sie hatten einen 5-Etagen Kuchen auf ihrer Hochzeit. |
| story n | (journalism: article) (Anglizismus) | Story Nf |
| | | Geschichte Nf |
| | Jillian is hoping for a big story. |
| | Jillian hofft auf eine große Story. |
-story (US),
-storey (UK) n as adj | (storied: with a given number of floors) | -stöckig Suffix |
| | | Stockwerke haben Npl + Vt |
| Anmerkung: Used in combination with a number. |
| | Locals objected to the proposed construction of a 20-storey building in the city centre. |
| | Anwohner protestierten gegen die geplante Errichtung eines 20-stöckigen Gebäudes im Stadtzentrum. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
story | storey |
| adventure story n | (fiction with exciting plot) | Abenteuergeschichte Nf |
| | When I was a child I wanted to be a pirate like the ones I read about in adventure stories. |
| as the story goes expr | (as has been said) | mir ist zu Ohren gekommen Int |
| | | es wird erzählt Rdw |
| | As the story goes, Hector was out of town when the bank was robbed. |
backstory,
back story n | (fiction: character's background) | Hintergrundgeschichte Nf |
| | The movie does not reveal the hero's tragic backstory until the final scene. |
| bedtime story n | (story read to a child before sleep) | Gutenachtgeschichte Nf |
| | The children begged their father to read them a bedtime story. |
cock-and-bull story,
cock and bull story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) (übertragen) | an den Haaren herbeigezogen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | Märchen Nn |
| coming-of-age story n | (novel, film: child becomes adult) (Anglizismus) | Coming-of-Age Geschichte Nf |
| | | eine Geschichte bei der es um das Erwachsenwerden geht Rdw |
| cover story n | (magazine: story on front page) | Titelgeschichte Nf |
| cover story n | (fiction concealing true purpose) | Deckgeschichte Nf |
| | | Tarngeschichte Nf |
fairy tale,
fairy story n | (fantasy story) | Märchen Nn |
| | | Erzählung Nf |
| | | Phantasiegeschichte Nf |
| | The movie is a modern adaptation of a classic fairy tale. |
| | Der Film ist eine moderne Adaption eines klassischen Märchens. |
| ghost story n | (tale of the supernatural) | Gruselgeschichte Nf |
| | | Geistergeschichte Nf |
| | They sat around the fire and told ghost stories to each other. |
| hard-luck story n | (account of [sb]'s misfortune) | Leidensgeschichte Nf |
| | | Pech, Unglück Nn |
| | | Schicksalsgeschichte Nf |
| | The man told us a hard-luck story, before asking us for money. |
| human interest story n | (news item about people's lives) (Anglizismus) | Human Interest En |
| | | Geschichten, die das Leben schreibt Rdw |
| | It's a human interest story about a boy who successfully battled against cancer. |
| life story n | ([sb]'s past experiences and history) | Lebensgeschichte Nf |
| love story n | (story about a romantic relationship) | Liebesgeschichte Nf |
| | (abschätzig) | Romanze Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Lovestory Nf |
| | "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic love story. |
| moral of the story n | (ethical lesson in a fable or story) | die Moral von der Geschicht Rdw |
| | | die Moral von der Geschichte Rdw |
| | In the tale of the tortoise and the hare, the slow tortoise wins the race - the moral of the story is that steady persistence wins in the end. |
| moral of the story n | figurative (lesson to be learned from [sth]) | die Moral von der Geschicht Rdw |
| | | die Moral von der Geschichte Rdw |
| | The engine blew up after a week so the moral of the story is not to buy a really cheap second-hand car. |
multi-story (US),
multi-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: with levels) | mehrstöckig Adj |
| news story n | (report on a current event) | Nachricht Nf |
| | | Meldung Nf |
| | The biggest news story today is the prime minister's resignation. |
| shaggy dog story n | figurative, informal (long wordy anecdote) | langatmige Anekdote Adj + Nf |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | Kurzgeschichte Nf |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| | Er schrieb Kurzgeschichten über Menschen, die in ländlichen Gebieten lebten. |
| sob story n | informal (tale or account meant to evoke pity) | rührselige Geschichte Adj + Nf |
| | (Slang) | sentimentales Gelaber Adj + Nn |
| | Just get on with your job – I don't want to hear any more of your sob stories. |
storyline,
story line,
story-line n | (fiction: plot, story) | Handlung Nf |
| | I found the storyline of “War and Peace” really difficult to follow. |
| success story n | figurative (real-life example of [sb] succeeding) | Erfolgsgeschichte Nf |
| tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | bei den Haaren herbeigezogen Rdw |
tall tale,
tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched story) | Lügengeschichte Nf |
| | | weit hergeholte Geschichte Rdw |
| | | Lügenmärchen Nn |
| | I don't want to hear any of your tall tales about being abducted by aliens on your way to school. |
| tell a story v expr | (recite a narrative) | eine Geschichte erzählen Rdw |
| | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) | eine Geschichte erzählen Rdw |
| | | erzählen Vt |
| | Every picture tells a story. |
| that's a different story interj | informal (quite the contrary) | das ist etwas ganz anderes Rdw |
| | | das ist eine andere Geschichte Rdw |
| | Singing pop is pretty easy, but singing opera – well, that's a different story! |
| the whole story n | (the full truth) | die ganze Wahrheit Rdw |
| | | die ganze Geschichte Rdw |
| | We'll never know the whole story about what she did that night. |
| true story n | (account of a real-life experience) | wahre Geschichte Adj + Nf |
two-story (US),
two-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: having two floors) | zweistöckig Adj |
| | | zweigeschossig Adj |
upper story,
plural: upper stories (US),
upper storey,
plural: upper storeys (UK) n | (building: higher floor) | oberes Stockwerk Adj + Nn |
| | | oberer Stock Adj + Nm |
| | | obere Etage Adj + Nf |