| Principal Translations |
story,
plural: stories n | (fictional tale) | cuento nm |
| | | historia nf |
| | That author writes wonderful stories. |
| | Ese autor escribe cuentos maravillosos. |
story,
plural: stories n | (narrative account) | historia nf |
| | | relato nm |
| | Granny, tell us the story of how you met Grandpa. |
| | Abuela, cuéntanos la historia de cómo conociste al abuelo. |
| story n | (version of events) | versión nf |
| | Her story is different from mine. |
| | Su versión es diferente a la mía. |
| story n | (plot) | trama nf |
| | | argumento nm |
| | This book has a great story. |
| | Este libro tiene una trama muy interesante. |
| story n | informal (lie) (coloquial, mentira) | cuento chino loc nom m |
| | | cuento nm |
| | The mischievous children told their parents a story. |
| | Los niños revoltosos les contaron a sus padres un cuento chino. |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) n | (floor, level of a building) | piso nm |
| | (ES) | planta nf |
| | This building has five stories. |
| | Este edificio tiene cinco pisos. |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) n | (layer, tier) (capa) | piso nm |
| | Their wedding cake had five stories. |
| | El pastel de la boda tenía cinco pisos. |
| story n | (journalism: article) | artículo nm |
| | | reportaje nm |
| | | primicia nf |
| | Jillian is hoping for a big story. |
| | Jillian espera escribir un gran artículo. |
-story (US),
-storey (UK) n as adj | (storied: with a given number of floors) | de x pisos loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination with a number. |
| | Locals objected to the proposed construction of a 20-storey building in the city centre. |
| | Los locales se opusieron a la construcción de un edificio de 20 pisos en el centro de la ciudad. |
Compound Forms:
story | storied |
| adventure story n | (fiction with exciting plot) | historia de aventuras nf |
| | When I was a child I wanted to be a pirate like the ones I read about in adventure stories. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando era chico disfrutaba con las historias de aventuras de Julio Verne y Emilio Salgari. |
| as the story goes expr | (as has been said) | se dice que |
| | As the story goes, Hector was out of town when the bank was robbed. |
backstory,
back story n | (fiction: character's background) | trasfondo nm |
| | | historia de fondo grupo nom |
| | The movie does not reveal the hero's tragic backstory until the final scene. |
| bedtime story n | (story read to a child before sleep) | cuento para antes de dormir, cuento para dormir nm + loc adj |
| | The children begged their father to read them a bedtime story. |
| | Los niños le suplicaron a su padre que les leyera un cuento para antes de dormir. |
cock-and-bull story,
cock and bull story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) (ES, figurado) | cuento chino nm |
| coming-of-age story n | (novel, film: child becomes adult) | historia sobre el paso de la niñez a la adultez nm + loc prep |
| | | historia sobre la llegada a la adultez nm + loc prep |
| cover story n | (magazine: story on front page) | artículo de portada nm + loc adj |
| | | artículo de tapa nm + loc adj |
| | | nota de tapa nf + loc adj |
| cover story n | (fiction concealing true purpose) | tapadera nf |
| | (figurado) | pantalla nf |
| detective story n | (story about crime investigation) | historia de detectives nf + loc adj |
| | | historia policial nf + adj mf |
fairy tale,
fairy story n | (fantasy story) | cuento de hadas nm + loc adj |
| | The movie is a modern adaptation of a classic fairy tale. |
| | La película es una adaptación moderna de un cuento de hadas clásico. |
| familiar story n | (common situation) | la historia de siempre expr |
| | It's a familiar story; she came to New York to be a star on Broadway and ended up on the streets. |
| | Es la historia de siempre; vino para triunfar en el teatro y acabó haciendo la calle. |
| feature story n | (article in magazine, newspaper) | artículo de fondo loc nom m |
| fish story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | anécdota exagerada nf + adj |
| funny story n | (amusing anecdote, joke) | historia graciosa nf + adj |
| | | anécdota chistosa, anécdota graciosa nf + adj |
| | He told us a funny story about his holiday in Thailand. |
| | Nos contó una historia graciosa sobre sus vacaciones en Tailandia. |
| ghost story n | (tale of the supernatural) | cuento de fantasmas grupo nom |
| | They sat around the fire and told ghost stories to each other. |
| | Se sentaron alrededor del fuego y se contaron cuentos de fantasmas. |
| good story n | (entertaining account, anecdote) | linda anécdota, buena anécdota adj + nf |
| | It wasn't much fun when it happened, but it makes a good story now. |
| | No fue divertido cuando ocurrió, pero ahora es una linda anécdota. |
| good story n | (good piece of fiction) | buen relato adj + nm |
| | I read a good story by Carol Shields last week. |
| | Leí un buen relato de Carol Shields la semana pasada. |
| hard-luck story n | (account of [sb]'s misfortune) | historia de mala suerte nf + loc adj |
| | The man told us a hard-luck story, before asking us for money. |
| | El hombre nos contó una historia de mala suerte antes de pedirnos dinero. |
| horror story n | (scary story, film, etc.) | historia de terror nf + loc adj |
| human interest story n | (news item about people's lives) | historia de interés humano nf + loc adj |
| | | historia de vida nf + loc adj |
| | It's a human interest story about a boy who successfully battled against cancer. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La periodista está trabajando en una historia de interés humano. |
| life story n | ([sb]'s past experiences and history) | historia de vida nf + loc adj |
| | | biografía nf |
| a likely story n | informal, ironic (dubious account) | cuento chino loc nom m |
| | | cuentos nmpl |
| | Are you telling me you never heard the phone? That's a likely story! |
| | ¿Dices que no escuchaste el teléfono? Es un cuento chino. |
| love story n | (story about a romantic relationship) | historia de amor loc nom f |
| | 'Romeo and Juliet' is a tragic love story. |
| | "Romeo y Julieta" es una historia de amor trágico. |
| moral of the story n | (ethical lesson in a fable or story) | moraleja nf |
| | 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. |
| | En la fábula de la libre y la tortuga, la tortuga gana la carrera, y la moraleja es que la persistencia siempre gana al final. |
| moral of the story n | figurative (lesson to be learned from [sth]) | lección nf |
| | The engine blew up after a week so the moral of the story is not to buy a really cheap second-hand car. |
| | El motor reventó después de una semana así que la lección es nunca comprar un auto de segunda mano tan barato. |
multi-story (US),
multi-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: with levels) (edificio) | de varios pisos, de varias plantas loc adj |
| news story n | (report on a current event) | noticia nf |
| | The biggest news story today is the prime minister's resignation. |
| photo story n | (photography) | relato fotográfico nm + adj |
| shaggy dog story n | figurative, informal (long wordy anecdote) | anécdota larga y aburrida nf + loc adj |
| | | chiste largo y aburrido nm + loc adj |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | cuento nm |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| | Escribió cuentos sobre gente que vive en áreas rurales. |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | autor de relatos cortos loc nom m |
| | Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
| | Edgar Allan Poe fue un famoso autor de relatos cortos americano del siglo XIX. |
single-story (US),
single-storey (UK) adj | (building: having one level, floor) (edificio) | de planta baja loc adj |
| | (edificio) | de una planta loc adj |
| sob story n | informal (tale or account meant to evoke pity) (irónico) | tragedia nf |
| | | historia para llorar nf + loc adj |
| | Just get on with your job – I don't want to hear any more of your sob stories. |
| | Continúa con el trabajo, ¡no quiero escuchar más tus tragedias! |
| story writer n | (author of prose fiction) | novelista n común |
| | I want to be a story writer when I grow up. |
| | Cuando sea grande quiero ser novelista. |
storyline,
story line,
story-line n | (fiction: plot, story) | trama nf |
| | | argumento nm |
| | I found the storyline of “War and Peace” really difficult to follow. |
| | La trama de "La guerra y la paz" me pareció muy difícil de seguir. |
| success story n | figurative (real-life example of [sb] succeeding) | historia de éxito loc nom f |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En clase revisamos historias de éxito de empresas locales. |
| tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) (figurado) | cuento nm |
| | | cuento chino loc nom m |
tall tale,
tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched story) | relato fantástico, cuento fantástico nm + adj |
| | I don't want to hear any of your tall tales about being abducted by aliens on your way to school. |
| | No quiero escuchar otro cuento fantástico sobre como fuiste abducido por extraterrestres cuando ibas al colegio. |
| tell a story v expr | (recite a narrative) | contar un cuento loc verb |
| | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| | Los niños le pidieron al abuelo que les contara un cuento. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) | hacer una crónica loc verb |
| | | contar una historia loc verb |
| | Every picture tells a story. |
| | Toda imagen hace una crónica. |
| that's a different story interj | informal (quite the contrary) | ésa es una historia diferente expr |
| | Singing pop is pretty easy, but singing opera – well, that's a different story! |
| | Cantar pop es relativamente fácil, pero cantar ópera... Ésa es una historia diferente. |
| the whole story n | (the full truth) | verdadera historia, toda la verdad nf |
| | We'll never know the whole story about what she did that night. |
| | Nunca sabremos la verdadera historia de lo que hizo aquella noche. |
think piece,
dope story n | (article: opinion and analysis) | artículo de opinión loc nom m |
three-story apartment (US),
three-storey apartment (UK) n | (flat with three floors) | tríplex nm |
| | | apartamento de tres pisos nm + loc adj |
| | | departamento de tres pisos nm + loc adj |
| top story n | (headline news item) | noticias del momento nfpl |
| | El divorcio del famoso actor es una de las noticias del momento. |
| true story n | (account of a real-life experience) | historia real nf |
| | El reportaje que vimos estaba basado en una historia real. |
two-story (US),
two-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: having two floors) | de dos pisos loc adj |
| | | de dos plantas loc adj |
upper story,
plural: upper stories (US),
upper storey,
plural: upper storeys (UK) n | (building: higher floor) | ultimo piso adj + nm |
| war story n | (story about war experience) | historias de guerra loc nom fpl |
| war story n | figurative (story about difficult situation) | relato de guerra loc nom m |