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1 cock-and-bull stories
охотничьи рассказы; враки; небылицыThe tramp told a cock-and-bull story about finding the money hidden in a bottle behind a tree in the park.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cock-and-bull stories
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2 Cariya Pitaka (35 Jataka stories told in verse and emphasizing the perfections requisite to buddhahood that the Buddha acquired in former lives)
Религия: "Чарийа питака"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Cariya Pitaka (35 Jataka stories told in verse and emphasizing the perfections requisite to buddhahood that the Buddha acquired in former lives)
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3 many curious stories are told about elephants
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > many curious stories are told about elephants
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4 סיפר סיפורים
told stories -
5 erzählen
vt/i tell a story ( oder stories); (etw., auch Geschichte, Witz etc.) tell; (Erlebnis, Traum etc.) recount; kunstvoll: narrate; er kann gut erzählen he’s a good storyteller; erzählen von tell s.o. about, tell of lit.; man hat mir erzählt... I’ve been told...; was hat er erzählt? what did he (have to) say?; er erzählte, dass... he told us etc. that..., he said that...; er soll niemandem davon erzählen he’s not to tell ( oder breathe a word to) anyone about it; sie kann was erzählen! nach der Reise etc.: she’s got some stories ( oder tales) to tell; komm, erzähl uns was! umg. so what’s new?; man erzählt sich... they say...; er erzählt nur noch Unsinn umg. he talks a lot of nonsense; erzähl doch keinen Unsinn! umg. who are you trying to kid?; zum Kind: auch don’t talk such nonsense; erzähl keine Märchen! umg. don’t tell fibs ( zum Kind: auch stories); das kannst du mir nicht erzählen! oder das kannst du deiner Großmutter erzählen! oder du kannst mir ja viel erzählen! umg. pull the other one; wem erzählen Sie das! umg. you’re telling me; dem werd ich was erzählen! umg. I’ll tell him a thing or two, I’ll give him a piece of my mind; erzählt* * *to relate; to narrate; to recount; to tell* * *er|zäh|len [Eɐ'tsɛːlən] ptp erzählt1. vt1) Geschichte, Witz etc to tell; (= berichten) Traum, Vorfall, Erlebnis etc auch to relate, to recount, to give an account ofjdm etw erzä́hlen — to tell sth to sb
man erzählt sich, dass... — people say that..., it is said that...
erzähl mal was (inf) — say something
wem erzä́hlen Sie das! (inf) — you're telling me!
das kannst du einem anderen erzä́hlen (inf) — pull the other one (inf), tell that to the marines (inf)
mir kannst du viel or nichts erzä́hlen (inf) — don't give or tell me that! (inf)
davon kann ich etwas erzä́hlen! (inf) — I can tell you a thing or two about it
dem werd ich was erzä́hlen! (inf) — I'll have something to say to him, I'll give him a piece of my mind (inf)
See:erzä́hlende Dichtung — narrative fiction
Grundformen des Erzählens — basic forms of narrative
2. vier kann gut erzä́hlen — he tells good stories, he's a good storyteller
* * *1) (to tell (a story): He narrated the events of the afternoon.) narrate2) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) tell* * *er·zäh·len *I. vt1. (anschaulich berichten) explain2. (sagen) tell, relate▪ [jdm] etw \erzählen to tell [sb sth][jdm] seine Erlebnisse \erzählen to tell [sb] about one's experiences▪ [jdm] \erzählen, was/wie/wer... to tell [sb] what/how/who...was erzählst du da? what are you saying?es wird erzählt, dass... they say that..., there is a rumour [or AM -or] that...3.▶ das kannst du anderen [o sonst wem] [o einem anderen] \erzählen! (fam) you can tell that to the marines!, tell me another! BRITII. vi to tell a story/stories* * *von etwas erzählen — talk about something
* * *erzählen v/t & v/i tell a story ( oder stories); (etwas, auch Geschichte, Witz etc) tell; (Erlebnis, Traum etc) recount; kunstvoll: narrate;er kann gut erzählen he’s a good storyteller;man hat mir erzählt … I’ve been told …;was hat er erzählt? what did he (have to) say?;er erzählte, dass … he told us etc that …, he said that …;komm, erzähl uns was! umg so what’s new?;man erzählt sich … they say …;er erzählt nur noch Unsinn umg he talks a lot of nonsense;erzähl keine Märchen! umg don’t tell fibs (zum Kind: auch stories);das kannst du mir nicht erzählen! oderdas kannst du deiner Großmutter erzählen! oderdu kannst mir ja viel erzählen! umg pull the other one;wem erzählen Sie das! umg you’re telling me;dem werd ich was erzählen! umg I’ll tell him a thing or two, I’ll give him a piece of my mind; → erzählt* * *erzähl keine Märchen! — (ugs.) don't tell stories!
* * *v.to narrate v.to recount v.to relate v.to tell v.(§ p.,p.p.: told) -
6 Erzählen
vt/i tell a story ( oder stories); (etw., auch Geschichte, Witz etc.) tell; (Erlebnis, Traum etc.) recount; kunstvoll: narrate; er kann gut erzählen he’s a good storyteller; erzählen von tell s.o. about, tell of lit.; man hat mir erzählt... I’ve been told...; was hat er erzählt? what did he (have to) say?; er erzählte, dass... he told us etc. that..., he said that...; er soll niemandem davon erzählen he’s not to tell ( oder breathe a word to) anyone about it; sie kann was erzählen! nach der Reise etc.: she’s got some stories ( oder tales) to tell; komm, erzähl uns was! umg. so what’s new?; man erzählt sich... they say...; er erzählt nur noch Unsinn umg. he talks a lot of nonsense; erzähl doch keinen Unsinn! umg. who are you trying to kid?; zum Kind: auch don’t talk such nonsense; erzähl keine Märchen! umg. don’t tell fibs ( zum Kind: auch stories); das kannst du mir nicht erzählen! oder das kannst du deiner Großmutter erzählen! oder du kannst mir ja viel erzählen! umg. pull the other one; wem erzählen Sie das! umg. you’re telling me; dem werd ich was erzählen! umg. I’ll tell him a thing or two, I’ll give him a piece of my mind; erzählt* * *to relate; to narrate; to recount; to tell* * *er|zäh|len [Eɐ'tsɛːlən] ptp erzählt1. vt1) Geschichte, Witz etc to tell; (= berichten) Traum, Vorfall, Erlebnis etc auch to relate, to recount, to give an account ofjdm etw erzä́hlen — to tell sth to sb
man erzählt sich, dass... — people say that..., it is said that...
erzähl mal was (inf) — say something
wem erzä́hlen Sie das! (inf) — you're telling me!
das kannst du einem anderen erzä́hlen (inf) — pull the other one (inf), tell that to the marines (inf)
mir kannst du viel or nichts erzä́hlen (inf) — don't give or tell me that! (inf)
davon kann ich etwas erzä́hlen! (inf) — I can tell you a thing or two about it
dem werd ich was erzä́hlen! (inf) — I'll have something to say to him, I'll give him a piece of my mind (inf)
See:erzä́hlende Dichtung — narrative fiction
Grundformen des Erzählens — basic forms of narrative
2. vier kann gut erzä́hlen — he tells good stories, he's a good storyteller
* * *1) (to tell (a story): He narrated the events of the afternoon.) narrate2) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) tell* * *er·zäh·len *I. vt1. (anschaulich berichten) explain2. (sagen) tell, relate▪ [jdm] etw \erzählen to tell [sb sth][jdm] seine Erlebnisse \erzählen to tell [sb] about one's experiences▪ [jdm] \erzählen, was/wie/wer... to tell [sb] what/how/who...was erzählst du da? what are you saying?es wird erzählt, dass... they say that..., there is a rumour [or AM -or] that...3.▶ das kannst du anderen [o sonst wem] [o einem anderen] \erzählen! (fam) you can tell that to the marines!, tell me another! BRITII. vi to tell a story/stories* * *von etwas erzählen — talk about something
* * *die Kunst des Erzählens the art of storytelling ( oder narrative)* * *erzähl keine Märchen! — (ugs.) don't tell stories!
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7 gestykulacj|a
f sgt gesticulation- opowiadał z żywą gestykulacją he told stories gesticulating wildlyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gestykulacj|a
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8 הילכו עליו אגדות
stories were told about him; was a legend in his own time -
9 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
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◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
10 contar
v.1 to count.se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one handPedro cuenta los goles Peter counts the goals.El aseo cuenta como algo importante Hygiene counts as something important.2 to count.cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs toosomos 57 sin contar a los niños there are 57 of us, not counting the children3 to count.sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten4 to count.aquí no cuento para nada I count for nothing herelo que cuenta es… what matters is…5 to tell.cuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?Ricardo le cuenta historias al grupo Richard tells the group stories.Le conté I told him [her].6 to consider, to repute, to judge.María cuenta su actitud Mary considers his attitude.* * *(o changes to ue in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to count2) tell•* * *1. VT1) (=calcular) [+ objetos, números, puntos] to count; [+ dinero] to count, count up2) (=relatar) to tell¿qué les voy a contar que ustedes no sepan? — what can I tell you that you don't already know?
el paro está peor y la corrupción, ¿qué le voy a contar? — unemployment has got worse and as for corruption, what can I say?
si pierdo el trabajo, ya me contarás de qué vamos a vivir — you tell me what we'll live on if I lose my job
¿y a mí qué me cuentas? — so what?
¡a mi me lo vas a contar! — you're telling me! *, tell me about it! *
se cuenta que... — it is said that...
- ¡una obra que ni te cuento!3) (=tener la edad de)4) (=incluir) to countseis en total, sin contarme a mí — six altogether, not counting me
1.500 sin contar las propinas — 1,500, excluding tips, 1,500, not counting tips
5) (=tener en cuenta) to remember, bear in mindcuenta que es más fuerte que tú — remember o don't forget he's stronger than you are
2. VI1) (Mat) to countparar de contar * —
hay dos sillas, una mesa y para ya de contar — there are two chairs, a table, and that's it
2) (=relatar) to tellojalá tengas suerte con la entrevista de trabajo, ya me contarás — I hope the job interview goes well, I look forward to hearing all about it
- cuenta y no acaba de hablar3) (=importar, valer) to count•
contar por dos, los domingos una hora cuenta por dos — on Sundays one hour counts as two4)•
contar con —a) (=confiar en) to count oncuenta conmigo — you can rely o count on me
b) (=tener presente)tienes que contar con el mal estado de la carretera — you have to take into account o remember the bad state of the road
cuenta con que es más fuerte que tú — bear in mind o remember he's stronger than you are
sin contar con que... — leaving aside the fact that...
c) (=incluir) to count inlo siento, pero para eso no cuentes conmigo — I'm sorry but you can count me out of that
no contéis con nosotros para el viernes, estaremos ocupados — don't expect us on Friday, we'll be busy
d) (=tener) to haveel polideportivo cuenta con una piscina olímpica — the sports centre has o boasts an Olympic-size swimming pool
una democracia que tan solo cuenta con dieciséis años de existencia — a democracy that has only existed for sixteen years
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count2)a) ( incluir) to countb) ( tener)contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old
3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tella mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!
¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)
2.cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...
contar vi1) (Mat) to counthay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it
2) (importar, valer) to count¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
ella no cuenta para nada — what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
3) contar con<persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely oncuento contigo para la fiesta — I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out
eso contando con que... — assuming that...
sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...
4) ( prever) to expect5) (frml) ( tener) to have3.contarse v prona) (frml) ( estar incluido)contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best
b)¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)
* * *= count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex. The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.Ex. People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.Ex. I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.Ex. At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.----* contando = counting.* contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.* contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar de = tell of.* contar dinero = count + money.* contar en confianza = confide.* contar experiencias = tell + tales.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* contar una anécdota = tell + story.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* no contar = be out of the picture.* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count2)a) ( incluir) to countb) ( tener)contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old
3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tella mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!
¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)
2.cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...
contar vi1) (Mat) to counthay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it
2) (importar, valer) to count¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
ella no cuenta para nada — what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
3) contar con<persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely oncuento contigo para la fiesta — I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out
eso contando con que... — assuming that...
sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...
4) ( prever) to expect5) (frml) ( tener) to have3.contarse v prona) (frml) ( estar incluido)contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best
b)¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)
* * *= count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.Ex: People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.* contando = counting.* contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.* contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar de = tell of.* contar dinero = count + money.* contar en confianza = confide.* contar experiencias = tell + tales.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* contar una anécdota = tell + story.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* no contar = be out of the picture.* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* * *vtA ‹dinero/votos› to count15 días a contar desde la fecha de notificación 15 days starting from the date of notificationestá contando los días que faltan para que llegues he's counting the days until you arriveB1 (incluir) to counta mí no me cuentes entre sus partidarios don't include me among his supporterslo cuento entre mis mejores amigos I consider him (to be) one of my best friendssin contar al profesor somos 22 there are 22 of us, not counting the teachery eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without taking overtime into account o without including overtime2la asociación cuenta ya medio siglo de vida ( frml); the association has now been in existence for half a century ( frml)Sentido II ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tellno se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyonecuéntame qué es de tu vida tell me what you've been doing o ( colloq) what you've been up to¡y a mí me lo vas a contar! ( fam); you're telling me! o don't I know! o tell me about it! ( colloq)abuelito, cuéntame un cuento grandpa, tell me a storyes una historia muy larga de contar it's a long story¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! ( fam); go tell it to the marines! ( AmE colloq), come off it! ( BrE colloq)■ contarviA1 ( Mat) to countcuenta de diez en diez count in tenscuenta hasta 20 count (up) to 20cuatro tiendas, dos bares … y para de contar four stores, two bars and that's it2 (importar, valer) to countpara él lo único que cuenta es el dinero for him the only thing that counts is money o the only thing that matters to him is money¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?este ejercicio cuenta por dos porque es muy largo this exercise counts as two because it's very longa efectos impositivos, estos ingresos no cuentan this does not count as taxable incomelo que cuenta es el gesto it's the thought that counts1 ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on¿puedo contar con tu colaboración? can I count on your help?cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the partyno cuentes conmigo para mañana, tengo una cita con el médico don't expect me there tomorrow, I've got a doctor's appointmentyo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo I'm against it, so you can count me out2 (prever) to expectno contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad, I hadn't bargained for o allowed for such bad weatherno habíamos contado con este contratiempo we hadn't expected o anticipated o ( colloq) we hadn't reckoned on this setbackel hotel cuenta con piscina, gimnasio y sauna the hotel has o is equipped with o offers o boasts a swimming pool, gym and saunano contamos con los elementos de juicio necesarios we do not have o possess the necessary knowledgelos sindicatos contarán con representación en este organismo the unions will be represented in this organization■ contarse1 ( frml) (estar incluido) contarse ENTRE algo:se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access ( frml), she is one of the few people who have accesssus partidarios, entre quienes me cuento their supporters, and I count myself as one of them o ( frml) their supporters, and I number myself among themsu nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalistssu novela se cuenta entre las mejores del año his novel is among o is numbered among the year's best2* * *
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin contar con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
' contar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- cacarear
- confiar
- cotillear
- cuento
- dada
- dado
- desahogarse
- guión
- lisamente
- película
- referir
- sin
- bola
- chisme
- chiste
- contabilizar
- esperar
- largo
- narración
- platicar
English:
allow for
- bank on
- bargain for
- bargain on
- count
- count on
- count out
- crack
- depend
- expect
- fib
- figure on
- foresee
- joke
- miscount
- narrate
- number
- plan on
- put
- reckon
- reckon on
- recount
- rely
- repeat
- report
- retell
- secret
- spin
- story
- tell
- untold
- bank
- boast
- command
- figure
- gossip
- plan
- re-count
- tale
- to
* * *♦ vt1. [enumerar] to count;contaron doscientos manifestantes en la marcha del domingo the number of demonstrators at Sunday's march was estimated at two hundred;se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one hand2. [incluir] to count;cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs too;somos cincuenta y siete sin contar a los niños there are fifty-seven of us, not counting the children;la economía, sin contar el desempleo, parece recuperarse the economy, with the exception of the unemployment situation, seems to be recovering3. [narrar] to tell;no me cuentes el final don't tell me what happens;ya me contarás qué tal te va por la capital let me know how you get on in the capital;me han contado maravillas sobre ese restaurante I've heard great things about that restaurant;Fam¿qué cuentas? how are you doing?;¿qué me cuentas? ¡no me lo puedo creer! never! I can't believe it!;Famcuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?;Irónico¿me lo cuentas a mí? you're telling me!;Fam¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! pull the other one!, come off it!;Famno me cuentes tu vida I don't want to hear your life story4. [tener una cantidad de]la población contaba mil habitantes the village had a thousand inhabitants;cuenta ya diez años she's ten years old now;el equipo cuenta ya dos victorias the team has already achieved two wins, the team already has two wins under its belt5. [considerar]a él lo cuento como uno más del grupo I consider o see him as just another member of the group;te contaba como una persona seria I thought you were a serious person;cuenta que la próxima semana estoy de vacaciones remember that I'm on holiday next week♦ vi1. [hacer cálculos] to count;sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten;contar con los dedos to count on one's fingers;un perro, dos gatos y para de contar a dog, two cats and that's it2. [importar] to count;lo que cuenta es que te pongas bien the important thing is for you to get better, what matters is for you to get better;en esta casa no cuento para nada I count for nothing in this household;para él lo único que cuenta es ganar dinero the only thing that matters to him is making money;los dos peores resultados no cuentan para el resultado final the worst two scores aren't taken into account when calculating the final total;es tan fuerte que cuenta por dos he has the strength of two men3.contar con [confiar en] to count on, to rely on;es un buen amigo, siempre se puede contar con él he's a good friend, you can count on o rely on him;¡no cuentes con ellos! don't count on o rely on them!;no cuentes conmigo, no voy a venir don't expect me, I won't be coming;cuenta con ello, estaré allí para ayudarte I'll be there to help you, you can count on it, rest assured, I'll be there to help you4.contar con [tener, poseer] to have;cuenta con dos horas para hacerlo she has two hours to do it;las minorías contarán con representación en el nuevo parlamento minority parties will be represented in the new parliament5.contar con [tener en cuenta] to take into account;con esto no contaba I hadn't reckoned with that;no contaban con que se acabara la cerveza tan rápidamente they hadn't expected the beer to run out so quickly* * *I v/t1 count2 ( narrar) tell;¡a quién se lo vas a contar!, ¡me lo vas a contar a mí! you’re telling me!;¿qué (me) cuentas? what’s new?II v/i1 count2:contar con count on* * *contar {19} vt1) : to count2) : to tell3) : to includecontar vi1) : to count (up)2) : to matter, to be of concerneso no cuenta: that doesn't matter3)contar con : to rely on, to count on* * *contar vb1. (en general) to count3. (edad) to be -
11 historia
f.1 history (ciencia).pasar a la historia to go down in historyhistoria antigua/universal ancient/world historyhistoria del arte art historyhistoria natural natural history2 story.una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost storyes siempre la misma historia it's the same old story3 story (informal) (excusa, enredo).¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?4 recorded history, written history.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: historiar.* * *1 (estudio) history2 (narración) story, tale\¡déjate de historias! get to the point!, stop beating about the bush!es la historia de siempre it's the same old storyir con historias to tell storiespasar a la historia to go down in historytener una historia con alguien (lío) to have some trouble with somebody 2 (aventura) to have a fling with somebodyhistoria antigua ancient historyhistoria natural natural historyhistoria universal world history* * *noun f.1) history2) story3) tale* * *SF1) [de país, institución] historyla historia del cine — the history of film o cinema
es licenciado en historia — he has a degree in history, he has a history degree
pasar a la historia —
pasará a la historia como la primera mujer en el espacio — she will go down in history as the first woman in space
nuestro problema ya pasó a la historia — our problem is a thing of the past o has long since disappeared
tiene historia cómo conseguimos este libro — how we got hold of this book is an interesting story, there's an interesting story behind how we got hold of this book
historia del arte — history of art, art history
Historia Sagrada — Biblical history; [en la escuela] † Scripture
2) (=relato) storyla historia de siempre o la misma historia o la historia de todos los días — the same old story
3) (=enredo) story¡ahora no me cuentes la historia de tu vida! — don't tell me your whole life story now!
4) (=excusa) [sobre algo pasado] excuse, story; [sobre algo presente o futuro] excuseseguro que te viene con alguna historia — she's sure to give you some excuse o tell you some story
¿así que has estado trabajando hasta ahora? ¡no me vengas con historias o déjate de historias! — so you've been working right up to now, have you? don't give me any of your stories!
dijo que llegaba tarde por no se qué historia — he said he was going to be late for some reason or other
5) * (=lío) business *6) * (=romance) fling ** * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *historia11 = history, chronology.Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.* aficionado a la historia = history buff.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* amante de la historia = history buff.* a través de la historia = over time.* clase de historia = history lesson.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* historia accidentada = chequered history.* historia clínica = case history.* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* historia de la imprenta = history of printing.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* historia del arte = art history.* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.* historia del libro = book history.* historia de los archivos = archival history.* historia de un condado = county history.* historia de vida = life history.* historia + enseñar = history + teach, lesson from history.* historia escrita = written history.* historia escrita, la = recorded history.* historia familiar = family history.* historia hablada = oral history.* historia literaria = literary history.* historia local = local history.* historia marítima = maritime history.* historia natural = natural history.* historia oral = oral history.* historia personal = personal history.* historia + remontarse a = trace + ascendancy.* historia social = social history.* historia trágica = tragic history.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* lección de historia = lesson from history, history lesson.* libro de historia = history book.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* museo de historia natural = natural history museum.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + the history books as.* pasar a la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* que hace historia = history-making.* relatar la historia de = trace + the history of.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.historia22 = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* historia amorosa = fling.* historia de amor = love story.* historia de detectives = detective story.* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.* historia heróica = heroic story.* historia nunca contada = untold story.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* historia + revelar = story + unfold.* historia verídica = true story.* narrar una historia = narrate + story.* recrear una historia = recreate + story.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* urdir una historia = weave + story.* * *A ( Hist) historyhistoria de la literatura/música history of literature/musicclase/libro de historia history class/bookeste tapiz tiene una larga historia this tapestry has a long historyel robo más espectacular de la historia de este país the most spectacular robbery in this country's historyla historia se repite history repeats itselfdejar algo/a algn para la historia ( Chi fam): dejó el auto para la historia he wrecked the car, he totalled the car ( AmE colloq), he wrote the car off ( BrE colloq)lo dejaron para la historia con tanto golpe they knocked the living daylights out of him ( colloq)hacer historia to make historyun concierto que hará historia a concert which will go down in o make historypasar a la historia (por ser importante) to go down in historypasará a la historia como un gran político he will go down in history as a great statesmanuna fecha que pasará a la historia a date that will go down in historyCompuestos:ancient history( AmL) medical historymodern historynatural history● Historia Sagrada or SacraBiblical historyworld historyB (relato) storyel libro cuenta la historia de su vida the book tells the story of his lifemira, no me cuentes la historia de tu vida ( fam); look, I don't want to hear your whole life story ( colloq)me contó toda la historia de su familia he told me his whole family historyme contó toda la historia she told me the whole storyes una historia larga de contar it's a long storyuna historia de amor a love storyC ( fam)1(cuento, excusa): ahora me viene con la historia de que le robaron la cartera now he's come up with this story o tale about his wallet being stolenno me vengas con historias don't give me any of your storiesdéjate de historias y dime por qué no viniste ayer stop making excuses and tell me why you didn't come yesterdayya estoy harta de escuchar siempre la misma historia I'm fed up with hearing the same old excuse o story time and again ( colloq)2(asunto): alguien se quejó de no sé qué historias somebody complained about something or other ( colloq)estuvo metido en una historia de drogas he was mixed up in some business o something to do with drugs ( colloq)3 (lío amoroso) scene ( colloq)tuvo una historia con una inglesa he had a scene with an English girl* * *
Del verbo historiar: ( conjugate historiar)
historia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
historia
historiar
historia sustantivo femenino
1 (Hist) history;
historia clínica medical history;
pasar a la historia ( por ser importante) to go down in history;
( perder actualidad) (fam):◊ aquello ya pasó a la historia that's ancient history now (colloq)
2 ( relato) story;
3 (fam) (cuento, asunto):◊ me vino con la historia de que … he came up with this story o tale about …;
déjate de historias stop making excuses;
se quejó de no sé qué historias he complained about something or other (colloq)
historia sustantivo femenino
1 history
2 (cuento) story, tale
familiar ¡no me cuentes historias!, don't give me that!
♦ Locuciones: hacer historia, to make history
pasar a la historia, (por ser importante) to go down in history
(no tener actualidad) to be a thing of the past
' historia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
- contar
- deprimente
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hermosa
- hermoso
- hinchar
- histórica
- histórico
- inflar
- jamás
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- meramente
- momento
- motor
- narrar
- real
- reivindicar
- tejer
- accidentado
- amañar
- colar
- culminante
- encachado
- ir
- jugoso
- moderno
- mundial
- novelesco
- protagonista
- relatar
- relato
- rico
- sabroso
- seguir
- serie
- tonto
- trabar
- triste
- verdadero
- verde
- verosímil
English:
account
- ball
- ball game
- borderline
- concoct
- cook up
- creepy
- cuff
- DPhil
- earthy
- embellish
- embroider
- end
- exclusive
- extensive
- fascination
- first
- fudge
- ghost
- hand down
- history
- hoax
- improbable
- invest
- made-up
- make up
- moral
- pity
- plot
- spin
- story
- student
- touch
- trace
- true
- twist
- unlikely
- untold
- woe
- yarn
- base
- case
- course
- go
- life
- making
- natural
- past
- saga
- study
* * *historia nf1. [ciencia] history;un profesor/libro de historia a history teacher/book;historia de la ciencia/literatura history of science/literature;he comprado una historia de Grecia I've bought a history of Greece;ha sido la mayor catástrofe de la historia it was the worst disaster in history;hacer historia to make history;pasar a la historia: una victoria que pasará a la historia a victory that will go down in history;el cine mudo ya pasó a la historia silent movies are now a thing of the pasthistoria antigua ancient history;historia del arte art history;historia contemporánea = modern history since the French Revolution;historia económica economic history;historia medieval medieval history;historia moderna = history of the period between 1492 and the French Revolution;historia natural natural history;historia oral oral history;historia política political history;historia sagrada biblical history;historia universal world history2. [narración] story;una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story;una historia real a true story;nos contó varias historias de su viaje a Rusia she told us several stories about her trip to Russia;es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story;es una historia larga de contar it's a long story¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!;no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?está metido en una historia muy turbia he's involved in a very shady business;está metido en una historia de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugstener una historia con alguien to have a fling with sb* * *f1 history;pasar a la historia go down in history2 ( cuento) story;una historia de drogas fam some drugs business;déjate de historias fam stop making excuses* * *historia nf1) : history2) narración, relato: story* * *historia n1. (asignatura) history3. (excusa) excuse -
12 story
̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ I сущ.
1) повесть, рассказ, история;
предание;
сказка to carry, circulate, print, run a story ≈ распространять, печатать, публиковать рассказ, сообщение, статью to change, revise a story ≈ переделать, пересмотреть рассказ to concoct, fabricate, invent, make up a story ≈ состряпать, придумать рассказ to edit a story ≈ редактирировать рассказ to embellish, embroider a story ≈ приукрасить (напр., выдумкой), расцветить рассказ to narrate, tell a story ≈ рассказывать историю to rewrite a story ≈ переписывать рассказ to write a story ≈ писать рассказ boring story ≈ скучная история ugly story ≈ неприглядная история a story breaks ≈ рассказ прерывается, прекращается a story circulates ≈ история становится известной (большему количеству людей) She told charming stories about her travels. ≈ Она рассказывала о том, как она чудесно путешествовала. Have you heard the story that she intends to resign? ≈ Вы слышали, что она собирается уходить( в отставку) ? bedtime story Canterbury story children's story cock-and-bull story coherent story cover story detective story dirty story farfetched story fairy story feature story front-page story funny story ghost story good story gripping story human-interest story implausible story improbable story juicy story likely story long story love story off-color story plausible story risque story short story sob story true story whole story Syn: tale, narrative, novel
2) чьи-л. слова, чей-л. рассказ according to her (own) story ≈ по ее (собственным) словам
3) сюжет, фабула Syn: plot, subject
4) разг. а) выдумка;
ложь Don't tell stories. ≈ Не сочиняйте. б) россказни, сплетни
5) амер. газетный материал, сообщение в печати All the newspapers carried the story about the fire. ≈ Во всех газетах была статья о пожаре. II = storey повесть;
рассказ - short * рассказ, новелла - good /funny/ * анекдот - blue /off-colour/ * непристойный анекдот - ghost * история с привидениями - detective * детективный роман - love * любовный роман;
рассказ или повесть о любви фабула, сюжет - the main thing in a novel is the * самое главное в романе - это сюжет - I read only for the * я читаю, только чтобы следить за фабулой /за развитием событий/ история;
предание;
сказка - the * of printing история книгопечатания - stories of ancient Greece древнегреческие мифы - to tell smb. one's * /the * of one's life/ рассказать кому-л. историю своей жизни /свою биографию/ - his * is an eventful one его биография богата событиями - a character famous in * and song легендарная личность - the * has been several times handled in both prose and verse это предание не раз излагалось и стихами, и прозой заявление;
что-л. сказанное, чьи-л. слова - according to her (own) * по ее (собственным) словам;
по ее собственному заявлению - that is the whole * вот и все, вот и весь сказ - they all tell the same * они все говорят одно и то же - these bruises tell their own * эти ушибы /синяки, ссадины/ говорят сами за себя - there is a * that... говорят, что... - do you believe his story? вы верите тому, что он говорит? - it was an old * to him он это уже много раз слышал /видел, встречал/ - the witness changed his * свидетель изменил свои показания( разговорное) разговор, рассказ;
россказни, сплетни - scandalous stories are circulated about N. об N. ходят скандальные слухи /сплетни/ - the * is discredited by some не все верят тому, что об этом говорится - many curious stories are told about elephants о слонах рассказывают много любопытного (разговорное) преим. (детское) выдумка, ложь - to tell stories выдумывать, лгать, сочинять, рассказывать сказки, небылицы (американизм) газетный материал, сообщение в печати - to make a * out of a trivial event сделать статью на материале незначительного события - there is a * in him о нем стоит написать /рассказать читателям/ лицо или событие, заслуживающее освещения в печати - the biggest stories of the year важнейшие события года > that is (quite) another * это (совсем) другое дело > it is quite another * now положение теперь изменилось > to make a long * short короче говоря этаж;
ярус - on the third * на четвертом этаже - to add a * to a house надстроить этаж > the top /upper/ * мозги, "котелок" > he is weak in the upper * у него котелок плохо варит - * culture( сельскохозяйственное) культура, возделываемая на уступах или террасах according to his ~ по его словам;
they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale tale: ~ уст. счет, число;
количество;
the tale is complete все в сборе;
Canterbury tale вымысел, сказки, басни case ~ наглядный пример ~ разг., преим. детск. выдумка;
ложь;
don't tell stories не сочиняйте ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось life ~ жизнеописание news ~ газетный материал shaggy-dog ~ sl анекдот, действующими лицами которого являются животные shaggy-dog ~ sl длинный и скучный анекдот (весь юмор которого заключается в его нелепости) ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story = storey ~ разг., преим. детск. выдумка;
ложь;
don't tell stories не сочиняйте ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ фабула, сюжет ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось according to his ~ по его словам;
they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же -
13 raconter
raconter [ʀakɔ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ histoire] to tell• on raconte que... people say that...• alors, raconte ! come on, tell me!• je te raconte pas ! (inf) you wouldn't believe it!b. ( = dire de mauvaise foi) qu'est-ce que tu racontes ? what on earth are you talking about?2. reflexive verb► se raconter [écrivain] to talk about o.s.• se raconter des histoires ( = se leurrer) to lie to o.s.* * *ʀakɔ̃te1) ( relater) [personne] to tell [histoire]; [film, livre] to tell [histoire]; to describe [fait, épisode, rencontre, amitié, vie, accident]je suis tombée en panne, je te raconte pas! — (colloq) my car broke down, I'll spare you the details!
2) ( prétendre) to say3) ( dépeindre) liter [personne] to describe [époque, mœurs, pays]* * *ʀakɔ̃te vt[histoire] to tellraconter à qn (= décrire) — to tell sb about, (= dire) to tell sb
Raconte-moi ce qui s'est passé. — Tell me what happened.
Raconte-moi une histoire. — Tell me a story.
* * *raconter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( relater) [personne] to tell [histoire]; [film, livre] to tell [histoire]; to describe [fait, épisode]; to recount [bataille]; to describe [rencontre, amitié, vie]; raconter en détail to describe in detail; alors! raconte! tell me all about it then!; après l'accident les témoins racontent after the accident, witnesses describe how it happened; la pièce raconte l'histoire d'une femme the play tells the story of a woman; ne nous raconte pas ta vie don't tell us your life-story; raconte-nous ce qui s'est passé tell us what happened; raconter à qn comment/pourquoi/où to tell sb how/why/where; il leur a raconté comment il s'était échappé he told them how he had escaped; il raconte bien/mal he's a good/bad storyteller; je suis tombée en panne, je te raconte pas○! my car broke down, I'll spare you the details!; tu racontes n'importe quoi! you're talking nonsense!;2 ( prétendre) to say; raconter que to say that; on raconte que it is said that; il nous a raconté qu'il s'était perdu he told us that he had got GB ou gotten US lost; tu sais ce qu'on raconte sur toi? do you know what people are saying about you?; qu'est-ce que tu racontes? what are you talking about?; on raconte beaucoup de sottises à son sujet a lot of silly things are said about him/her;[rakɔ̃te] verbe transitif1. [conte, histoire] to tellil a raconté l'histoire à son voisin he told his neighbour the story, he told the story to his neighbourraconter ses malheurs à quelqu'un to tell somebody all one's troubles, to pour one's heart out to somebody3. [dire] to tellà ce qu'on raconte, elle était la maîtresse du docteur she was the doctor's mistress, at least that's what people sayvite, raconte! go on!, quick, tell me!qu'est-ce que tu racontes (de beau)? so, what's new?————————se raconter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[événement]il faut l'avoir vécu, ça ne se raconte pas I couldn't describe what it was like————————se raconter verbe pronominal intransitif[personne] to talk about oneself -
14 разказвам
tell (за of, about), relate, narrate, recount; give an account oftell/relate a story/stories (за about, of, за това, как of how)разказвам историята на relate/tell the story ofпродължавам да разказвам go on with o.'s storyразказвам анекдоти tell/recount anecdotesразказвам за живота си tell the story of o.'s life, recount o.'s lifeразказвам за съдбата на tell the fate ofразказвам от игла до конец tell a story from beginning to endразкажи ми всичко tell me all about itаз му разказах всичко I told him the whole story* * *разка̀звам,гл. tell (за of, about), relate, narrate, recount; give an account of; tell/relate a story/stories (за about, of; за това как of how); продължавам да \разказвам go on with o.’s story; \разказвам за живота си tell the story of o.’s life, recount o.’s life; \разказвам от игла до конец tell a story from beginning to end; той умее да разказва he can tell a good story.* * *tell: Please, разказвам me about the journey. - Моля те, разкажи ми за пътуването., He told me the story of his life. - Той ми разказа историята си.; narrate; record{ri`kO:d}; recount; report{ri`pO:t}* * *1. tell (за of, about), relate, narrate, recount;give an account of 2. tell/ relate a story/stories (за about, of 3. РАЗКАЗВАМ анекдоти tell/recount anecdotes 4. РАЗКАЗВАМ за живота си tell the story of o.'s life, recount o.'s life 5. РАЗКАЗВАМ за съдбата на tell the fate of 6. РАЗКАЗВАМ историята на relate/tell the story of 7. РАЗКАЗВАМ от игла до конец tell a story from beginning to end 8. аз му разказах всичко I told him the whole story 9. за това, как of how) 10. продължавам да РАЗКАЗВАМ go on with o.'s story 11. разкажи ми всичко tell me all about it -
15 dicho
adj.the aforementioned, aforementioned, this, aforesaid.intj.I meant what I said.m.saying, adage, aphorism, byword.past part.past participle of spanish verb: decir.* * *1 saying, proverb————————1→ link=decir decir► adjetivo1 said, mentioned■ dicha casa... the said house...1 saying, proverb1 betrothal sing\del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, it's easier said than donedicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other wordsdicho sea de paso let it be said in passingdicho y hecho no sooner said than donelo dicho what we (I, you, etc) saidpropiamente dicho,-a strictly speaking* * *noun m.* * *1.o dicho de otro modo... — or, putting it another way,..., or, in other words...
bueno, lo dicho — OK, then
•
dejar algo dicho, le dejó dicho lo que tenía que hacer antes de irse — she gave him instructions as to what he should do before leavingantes de morir dejó dicho que la casa era para su hijo — before dying he gave instructions for the house to go to his son
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o mejor dicho — or ratherpropiamente 1)•
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way2.ADJ (=este) thisquieren reformar la ley y para dicho propósito... — they wish to reform the law and to this end...
y en la cuarta de dichas cartas... — and in the fourth of these letters...
vamos a hablar de Cáceres: dicha ciudad fue construida en... — and now we come to Caceres: the city was built in...
dicha compañía fue disuelta en 1994 — this o the said company was dissolved in 1994
3. SM1) (=máxima popular) saying2) (=comentario) remark3) pl dichos (Rel) betrothal pledge* * *Idicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left
bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday
eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that
¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?
dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
IIme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...
IIIdichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately
masculino sayingdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it
* * *Idicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left
bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday
eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that
¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?
dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
IIme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...
IIIdichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately
masculino sayingdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it
* * *dicho11 = adage, dictum [dicta, -pl.], utterance, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain.Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* dicho familiar = familiar saying.* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.* dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.* dicho popular = adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, familiar saying, saw.* dicho preferido = catchphrase.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* dichos sabios = nuggets of wisdom.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.dicho22 = stated.Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
* bien dicho = amen to that!.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = actions speak louder than words, many a slip between the cup and the lip.* dicho anteriormente, lo = foregoing, the.* dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.* dicho esto = that said.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* dicho sea a su favor = to + Posesivo + credit.* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).* dicho sucintamente = economically told.* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* propiamente dicho = proper, properly.* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.* título propiamente dicho = title proper.* verdaderamente dicho = in disguise.dicho3= such.Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
* * *pp[ ver tb decir2 (↑ decir (2)) ] dicho esto, recogió sus cosas y abandonó la sala having said this o ( frml) so saying, he picked up his things and left the roomcon eso queda todo dicho that says it allme remito a lo dicho en la última reunión I refer to what was said at the last meetingbueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo right, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sundayeso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho how often do I have to tell you not to do that?, I've told you before, you mustn't do that¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? (CS); do you want to leave a message for her?dicho así parece fácil if you put it like that it sounds easydicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other wordsdicho sea de paso incidentally, by the wayy, dicho sea de paso, se portó muy bien con él and, I have to say o it has to be said, she was very good to himy ella, que dicho sea de paso todavía me debe los 500 pesos, … and she, who incidentally still owes me the 500 pesos, …dijo que ella lo prepararía y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo she said she would get it ready and, what do you know? o ( BrE) hey presto, ten minutes later there it wasyo dije que se iba a caer y ¡dicho y hecho! se hizo añicos I said it was going to fall and, the next minute, it smashed o and, no sooner had I said it than it smashedme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio I have three, or rather, two and a half days leftpropiamente dicho strictly speakingno es un cereal propiamente dicho it is not, strictly speaking, a cerealla pintura cubista propiamente dicha Cubist painting in the strict sense of the term( frml):excepto en Guayaquil y Quito: en dichas ciudades … except in Guayaquil and Quito: in these cities …dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente the above documents must be submitted immediately, said documents must be submitted immediately ( frml)no existía dicha dirección there was no such addresssayingcomo dice el dicho as the saying goesdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip* * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
dicho es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
decir
dicho
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un dicho hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 dichole algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a dichole a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
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◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
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¿qué quieres dicho con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
dicho 1
con eso queda todo dicho that says it all;
dicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other words;
dicho sea de paso incidentally, by the way;
y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
■ adj dem (frml): en dichas ciudades … in these cities …;
dicha información that information;
dichos documentos (en escrito, documento) the above o (frml) said documents
dicho 2 sustantivo masculino
saying
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
dicho,-a
I adjetivo
1 said, mentioned: ya os lo tengo dicho, I've told you before
dicho de otro modo, in other words
2 (mencionado con anterioridad) dicha publicación, the above-mentioned publication
II m (refrán, sentencia) saying
♦ Locuciones: dicho y hecho, no sooner said than done
mejor dicho, or rather
' dicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- bastar
- ciudad
- coña
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- decir
- dejar
- desvarío
- dicha
- diversa
- diverso
- frase
- maldad
- mamarrachada
- molesta
- molesto
- mu
- necedad
- picardía
- propiamente
- reafirmarse
- sentencia
- tal
- tata
- tener
- vez
- arrepentido
- bien
- cómo
- deber
- estupidez
- haber
- impertinencia
- indiscreción
- ingenioso
- injusticia
- insensatez
- insolencia
- lengua
- ligereza
- limitar
- majadería
- mejor
- mentiroso
- mirar
- mucho
- negar
- paso
- pavada
English:
actual
- bird
- but
- do
- proper
- rather
- recollect
- said
- say
- saying
- should
- soon
- take back
- what
- witticism
- word
- go
- hear
- message
- ought
- point
- something
- well
- wish
* * *dicho, -a♦ participiover decir♦ adjsaid, aforementioned;dichos individuos… the said o aforesaid individuals…;recibió un paquete, dicho paquete contenía… she received a parcel, and this parcel contained…;lo dicho no significa que… having said this, it does not mean (that)…;de lo dicho se desprende que… from what has been said one gathers that…;o mejor dicho or rather;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;dejar dicho to leave word;dejé dicho que no me molestaran I left word that I was not to be disturbed;RP¿quiere dejarle algo dicho? [al teléfono] can I take a message?;lo dicho: lo dicho, no voy a ir like I said, I'm not going to go;lo dicho, os veré en el cine ok then, I'll see you at the cinema♦ nmsaying;* * *I part → decirII adj saidIII m saying;del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho easier said than done* * *: said, aforementioneddicho nmdecir: saying, proverb* * *dicho n saying -
16 story
I 'sto:ri plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) historia2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) historia, cuento•- a tall story
II see storeystory n historia / cuentotr['stɔːrɪ]4 (newspaper article) artículo; (newsworthy item) artículo de interés periodístico5 (story-line, narrative, plot) argumento, trama\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbut that's another story pero eso es otro cantarit's a long story es largo de contarso the story goes según cuenta la historia, según dicenthat's the story of my life! ¡siempre me pasa lo mismo!to cut a long story short en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras————————tr['stɔːrɪ]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=storey storey{1) narrative: cuento m, relato m2) account: historia f, relato m3) : piso m, planta f (de un edificio)first story: planta bajan.• anécdota s.f.• argumento s.m.• chiste s.m.• crónico s.m.• cuento s.m.• fábula s.f.• historia s.f.• historieta s.f.• novela s.f.• piso s.m.• planta s.f.• relato s.m.• trama s.f.'stɔːri2)it's the story of my life! — (set phrase) siempre me pasa lo mismo
according to his/your story — según él/tú
what's the story? — (AmE) bueno ¿qué pasa?
he gave me the story on the new models — (AmE) me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos
that's (quite) another o a different story — eso es otro cantar, eso es harina de otro costal
the story goes that... — cuenta la leyenda que...
3) ( plot) argumento m, trama f4) ( Journ) artículo m5) ( lie) (colloq) cuento m (fam), mentira fdon't tell stories — no me vengas con cuentos (fam), no digas mentiras
6) BrE storey ( of building) piso m, planta fon the first story — ( in US) en la planta baja; ( in UK) en el primer piso
I ['stɔːrɪ]1. N1) (=account) historia f ; (=tale) cuento m, relato m ; (=joke) chiste mhis story is that... — según él dice..., según lo que él cuenta...
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but that's another story — pero eso es otro cantar•
a children's story — un cuento infantil•
the story goes that... — se dice or se cuenta que...that's the story of my life! * — ¡siempre me pasa lo mismo!
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it's a long story — es/sería largo de contarto cut a long story short — en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras
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it's the same old story — es la historia de siempre•
to tell a story — (fictional) contar un cuento; (=recount what happened) contar or narrar una historiathe marks tell their own story — las señales hablan por sí solas, las señales no necesitan interpretación
what a story this house could tell! — ¡cuántas cosas nos diría esta casa!
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that's not the whole story — eso no es todo2) (=plot) argumento m, trama f3) (Press) artículo m, reportaje m•
a likely story! — ¡puro cuento!2.CPDstory writer N — narrador(a) m / f
II
['stɔːrɪ]N (US) = storey* * *['stɔːri]2)it's the story of my life! — (set phrase) siempre me pasa lo mismo
according to his/your story — según él/tú
what's the story? — (AmE) bueno ¿qué pasa?
he gave me the story on the new models — (AmE) me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos
that's (quite) another o a different story — eso es otro cantar, eso es harina de otro costal
the story goes that... — cuenta la leyenda que...
3) ( plot) argumento m, trama f4) ( Journ) artículo m5) ( lie) (colloq) cuento m (fam), mentira fdon't tell stories — no me vengas con cuentos (fam), no digas mentiras
6) BrE storey ( of building) piso m, planta fon the first story — ( in US) en la planta baja; ( in UK) en el primer piso
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17 convenir
v.1 to be suitable (venir bien).este horario me conviene these hours suit mete convendría dormir unas horas you would do well to get a few hours sleep2 to agree on.3 to be convenient, to be fitting, to befit, to serve someone's purposes.Conviene It is convenient.4 to come to an agreement, to agree, to come to terms, to concur.Los grupos convinieron rápidamente The groups came to an agreement quickly5 to be convenient for.Me conviene el cambio The change is convenient for me.6 to be convenient to, to pay to.Conviene venir aquí It is convenient to come here.7 to have to.* * *1 (acordar) to agree, arrange1 (acordar) to agree■ 'Sueldo a convenir' "Salary negotiable"2 (ser oportuno o conveniente) to be good for3 (ser adecuado o propio) to suit\conviene + inf it is as well to + inf■ conviene mencionar que... it's as well to mention that...conviene que + subjuntivo it is better that, it is advisable + inf* * *verb1) to suit2) agree* * *1. VI1) (=ser adecuado)•
convenir hacer algo, conviene recordar que este es un tema serio — it should be remembered that this is a serious matterconvendría hacer algo al respecto — it might be desirable o advisable o appropriate to do something about it
necesitaban reunirse para reflexionar sobre lo que convenía hacer — they needed to get together to reflect on the most appropriate course of action
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convenir que, no conviene que nos vean juntos — we shouldn't be seen together, it is not advisable that we are seen togetherconvendría que perdiese unos kilos — it might be a good idea o advisable to lose a few kilos
2) (=ser de interés) to suitesa hora no me conviene — that time is not convenient for me, that time doesn't suit me
esa amistad no te convenía nada — that friendship was not good o right for you
lo que más le conviene es reposo absoluto — the best thing for him o what he needs is complete rest
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convenir a algn hacer algo, me conviene quedarme aquí — the best thing for me is to stay here, it is best for me to stay hereno te conviene fumar — it's not good for you to smoke, smoking isn't good for you
3)• convenir en algo — to agree on sth
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convenir en hacer algo — to agree to do sthconvinieron en que el plazo fuese de dos años — they agreed that it would be for a period of two years
2.VT [+ precio, hora] to agree on, agree"precio/sueldo a convenir" — "price/salary to be agreed", "price/salary negotiable"
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convenir hacer algo — to agree to do sth* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ser aconsejable)no conviene beber alcohol durante el tratamiento — it is not advisable to drink alcohol during the treatment
convendría que descansaras — it would be a good idea if you rest; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) ( venir bien) (+ me/te/le etc)2)a) ( acordar)convenir en algo — (en fecha, precio) to agree (on) something
convinieron en que esperarían or en esperar un mes — they agreed to wait a month
b) (asentir, admitir) (frml)2.convenir en algo — to concede something, to admit something
convenir vt <precio/fecha> to agree, agree ona la hora convenida — at the agreed o (frml) appointed time
* * *= suit + Posesivo + own ends, suit + Posesivo + own preferences, be better served by, suit + best.Ex. Of course we misremember details, and sometimes we do subconsciously change stories to suit our own ends.Ex. Does this happen simply because the reader has forgotten the original, or because there is an unconscious desire to change the story to suit the reader's own preference?.Ex. However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.Ex. They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.----* convenir a = befit.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* según convenga = as appropriate.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ser aconsejable)no conviene beber alcohol durante el tratamiento — it is not advisable to drink alcohol during the treatment
convendría que descansaras — it would be a good idea if you rest; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) ( venir bien) (+ me/te/le etc)2)a) ( acordar)convenir en algo — (en fecha, precio) to agree (on) something
convinieron en que esperarían or en esperar un mes — they agreed to wait a month
b) (asentir, admitir) (frml)2.convenir en algo — to concede something, to admit something
convenir vt <precio/fecha> to agree, agree ona la hora convenida — at the agreed o (frml) appointed time
* * *= suit + Posesivo + own ends, suit + Posesivo + own preferences, be better served by, suit + best.Ex: Of course we misremember details, and sometimes we do subconsciously change stories to suit our own ends.
Ex: Does this happen simply because the reader has forgotten the original, or because there is an unconscious desire to change the story to suit the reader's own preference?.Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.* convenir a = befit.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* según convenga = as appropriate.* * *viA1(ser aconsejable): no conviene beber alcohol durante el tratamiento it is not advisable to drink alcohol during the treatmentno conviene que nos vean juntos it's better that we aren't seen together, it isn't a good idea for us to be seen together(+ me/te/le etc): te conviene hacer lo que te dicen you'd better do as you're toldpor ese precio no te conviene venderlo it's not worth your while selling it at that priceno le conviene que eso se sepa it's not in his interest for anybody to know thatese hombre no te conviene that man is not right o is no good for you2 (venir bien) (+ me/te/le etc):a mí el jueves no me conviene Thursday's no good for me, Thursday doesn't suit mete convendría tomarte unas vacaciones it would do you good to take a vacation, you could do with a vacationB1 (acordar) convenir EN algo to agree ( ON) sthhemos convenido en la fecha/el precio we have agreed (on) o reached agreement on a date/a priceconvinieron en que esperarían or en esperar un mes they agreed to wait a month2 (asentir, admitir) ( frml) convenir EN algo:convengo en que en este caso es lo mejor I agree that in this case it is besty convengamos en que tenemos muchos motivos para estar contentos and we should admit o concede that we have many reasons to feel pleased■ convenirvt‹precio/fecha› to agree, agree onnos vimos a la hora convenida we met at the agreed o ( frml) appointed timele pagó lo convenido she paid him the agreed amount o what they had agreedsueldo a convenir salary negotiableconvinieron empezar el día 3 they agreed to begin on the 3rd* * *
convenir ( conjugate convenir) verbo intransitivo
1a) ( ser aconsejable):
convendría que descansaras it would be a good idea if you rest;
no te conviene venderlo it's not worth your while selling it;
no le conviene que eso se sepa it's not in his interest for anybody to know thatb) ( venir bien):
te convendría tomarte unas vacaciones it would do you good to take a vacation
2 ( acordar) convenir en algo ‹en fecha/precio› to agree (on) sth
verbo transitivo ‹precio/fecha› to agree (on);◊ a la hora convenida at the agreed o (frml) appointed time
convenir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (ser ventajoso) to be advisable: conviene saber que hay que presentar el pasaporte, you should be aware that you must hand in your passport
2 (venir bien) hoy no me conviene ir, it doesn't suit me to go today
3 (acordar) to agree
convenir en, to agree on
convenir una fecha, to agree on a date
♦ Locuciones: (en anuncio, etc) sueldo a convenir, salary negotiable
' convenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- hacer
- quedar
- interesar
- ir
- venir
English:
pay
- suit
* * *♦ vi1. [venir bien] to be suitable;me conviene ir en tren it suits me to go by train;este horario me conviene these hours suit me;te convendría dormir unas horas you would do well to get a few hours sleep;sólo hace lo que le conviene he only does what suits him2. [ser aconsejable]conviene analizar la situación it would be a good idea to analyse the situation;no conviene que nos vean juntos it wouldn't be a good idea for us to be seen together, it would be better if we weren't seen together;no le conviene que le dé el sol it's not good for it to be in the sun;conviene aclarar que… it should be made clear that…convinieron en el precio they agreed (on) the price;convenimos en volver a reunirnos we agreed to meet again♦ vtto agree (on);convenimos un precio muy rápidamente we quickly agreed (on) a price;sueldo a convenir salary negotiable* * *I v/t agree;a convenir to be agreedII v/i1 be advisable2:no te conviene it’s not in your interest;convenir a alguien hacer algo be in s.o.’s interests to do sth3:convenir en agree on* * *convenir {87} vi1) : to be suitable, to be advisable2) : to agree* * *convenir vb1. (acordar) to agree2. (ser aconsejable) to be a good idea3. (ser conveniente) to suit -
18 soñar
m.sonar (Nautical).El sonar detectó un submarino The sonar detected a submarine.v.1 to sound, to make a sound, to sound off.La música suena bien The music sounds good.El timbre suena sin parar The doorbell rings endlessly.2 to sound.La música suena bien The music sounds good.3 to ring.4 to peal, to clang.5 to break down completely, to break down.La máquina sonó The machine broke down completely.6 to ring a bell on.Ese asunto me suena That thing rings a bell on me.7 to clobber, to bludgeon, to thump, to bemaul.Lo sonó He clobbered him.8 to beat, to defeat, to vanquish, to thrash.* * *1 MARÍTIMO sonar————————1 (hacer ruido) to sound2 (timbre, teléfono, etc) to ring3 (alarma, reloj) to go off4 (instrumento) to play5 (letra) to be pronounced6 (mencionarse) to be mentioned7 (tener apariencia) to look (a, like), sound (a, like), seem (a, like)1 (conocer vagamente) to sound familiar, ring a bell2 (nariz) to blow1 (nariz) to blow\tal y como suena literally, just as I'm telling you* * *verb1) to sound2) ring* * *1. VI1) (=producir sonido)a) [campana, teléfono, timbre] to ring; [aparato electrónico] to beep, bleepestá sonando el busca — the pager is beeping o bleeping
hacer sonar — [+ alarma, sirena] to sound; [+ campanilla, timbre] to ring; [+ trompeta, flauta] to play
haz sonar el claxon — blow o beep the horn
b) [alarma, sirena] to go offc) [máquina, aparato] to make a noise; [música] to playflauta, río¡cómo suena este frigorífico! — what a noise this fridge makes!
2) (Ling) [fonema, letra] to be pronounced; [frase, palabra] to soundla h de "hombre" no suena — the h in "hombre" is not pronounced o is silent
3) (=parecer por el sonido) to sound•
sonar a — to sound likesus palabras sonaban a falso — his words rang o sounded false
le dijo que se fuera, así como suena — he told him to go, just like that
se llama Anastasio, así como suena — he's called Anastasio, believe it or not
- me suena a chino4) (=ser conocido) to sound familiar, ring a bell *¿no te suena el nombre? — isn't the name familiar?, doesn't the name sound familiar o ring a bell?
a mí su cara no me suena de nada — his face isn't at all familiar to me o doesn't look at all familiar to me
5) (=mencionarse)su nombre suena constantemente en relación con este asunto — her name is always coming up o being mentioned in connection with this affair
7) Cono Sur * (=morirse) to kick the bucket *, peg out *8) Cono Sur * (=estropearse) to pack up *9)hacer sonar — Cono Sur * [gen] to wreck; [+ dinero] to blow *
10)hacer sonar a algn — Cono Sur * (=derrotar) to thrash sb *; (=castigar) to do sb **; (=suspender) to fail, flunk (EEUU) *
2. VT1) (=hacer sonar) [+ campanilla] to ring; [+ trompeta] to play; [+ alarma, sirena] to sound2)3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring outcómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2) (+ compl)a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to soundsuena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal
b) palabra/expresión to sound(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that
3)a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar
¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?
¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
b) ( parecer)4)a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)
sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)
b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)2.sonar vt1)a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipesuénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?
b) < trompeta> to play2) (Méx fam)b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)3.sonarse v pron: tbIImasculino sonar* * *= dream.Ex. This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.----* soñar despierto = daydream.* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring outcómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2) (+ compl)a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to soundsuena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal
b) palabra/expresión to sound(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that
3)a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar
¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?
¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
b) ( parecer)4)a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)
sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)
b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)2.sonar vt1)a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipesuénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?
b) < trompeta> to play2) (Méx fam)b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)3.sonarse v pron: tbIImasculino sonar* * *sonar11 = beep, sound, go off, chime.Ex: If neither crossreferences or documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed.
Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.Ex: The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.* alarma + sonar = alarm + go off.* campana + sonar = bell + ring.* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* despertador + sonar = alarm + go off, alarm clock + go off.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* hacer sonar una alarma = sound + alarm.* hacer sonar un cascabel = jingle.* hacer sonar un clic = click.* que suena = ringing.* sonar a = smack of.* sonar conocido = ring + a bell.* sonar el teléfono = telephone + ring.* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.* sonarse = blow + Posesivo + nose.* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.* sonar un cascabel = jingle.* * *viA1 «teléfono/timbre» to ringla alarma estuvo sonando toda la noche the alarm was ringing all nightel despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clocksonó un disparo there was a shot, a shot rang out, I/you/he heard a shotcuando suena la sirena when the siren goes, when you hear the sirensonaron las doce en el reloj del Ayuntamiento the Town Hall clock struck twelve2«letra»: la `e' final no suena you don't pronounce the final `e', the final `e' is not pronounced o is silentB (+ compl)1 «motor/instrumento» to sound; «persona» to soundsuena raro it sounds funnysonaba preocupada she sounded worriedsuena a hueco/a metal it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal2 «palabra/expresión» to soundse escribe como suena it's spelled as it soundsme suena fatal it sounds awful to me¿te suena bien esto? does this sound all right to you?(así) como suena just like that, as simple as thatme dijo que me largara, así como suena she told me to get out, just like that o as simple as thatC1 (resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):me suena tu cara I know your face from somewhere, your face is o looks familiar¿de qué me suena ese nombre/esa canción? where do I know that name from/that song from?me suena haberlo oído antes it rings a bell o it sounds familiar¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?, have you heard this proverb before?, do you know this proverb?2 (parecer) sonar A algo to sound like sthme suena a una de sus invenciones it sounds to me like one of his storiesD(mencionarse): su nombre suena mucho en el mundo de la moda his name is on everybody's lips o everybody's talking about him, in the fashion worldsé discreto, que mi nombre no suena para nada be discreet, I want my name kept out of this o I don't want my name mentionedE1sonamos, se largó a llover now we've had it o now we're in trouble, it's started to rain ( colloq)estamos sonados, perdimos el tren we've had it now o we've blown it now, we've missed the train ( colloq)■ sonarvtA1 (+ me/te/le etc) ‹nariz› to wipesuénale la nariz wipe her nose for her, will you?2 ‹trompeta› to play2 (en una competición) ‹persona/equipo› to beat, thrash ( colloq)■ sonarsetb sonarse la nariz to blow one's nosesonar* * *
Multiple Entries:
sonar
soñar
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo
1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring;
[ disparo] to ring out;
soñaron las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve;
me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2 (+ compl)
[ persona] to sound;
sonaba preocupada she sounded worried;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow
3
◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;
¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);
sonamos we've blown it now (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1
2 (Méx fam)
sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
soñar ( conjugate soñar) verbo transitivo
◊ la casa soñada her/his/their dream house
verbo intransitivo
soñar con algo/algn to dream about sth/sb;◊ que sueñes con los angelitos (fr hecha) sweet dreams
soñar con algo to dream of sth
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried
(un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
soñar
I verbo transitivo
1 to dream: soñé que vivía en una isla desierta, I dreamt I was living on a desert island
2 (imaginar) to imagine: la boda fue tal como la había soñado, her wedding was just like in her dreams
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dormido) sueñas en voz alta, you talk in your sleep
esta noche soñé con él, last night I had a dream about him
2 (imaginar) deja de soñar (despierto), stop daydreaming
no sueñes con que te invite, don't expect to be invited
3 (desear) sueña con volver a su tierra natal, she dreams of returning to her homeland
' soñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- repicar
- sonar
- tocar
- a
- explorar
- soñado
- suena
English:
and
- blare
- blow
- chime
- clang
- clank
- clash
- daydream
- dream
- fantasize
- go off
- jangle
- moon over sb
- must
- rattle
- reverie
- ring
- set off
- sonar
- sound
- buzz
- go
- set
* * *♦ vi1. [producir sonido] [timbre, teléfono, campana, despertador, alarma] to ring;sonó una explosión there was an explosion;sonó un disparo a shot rang out;sonaba a lo lejos una sirena you could hear (the sound of) a siren in the distance;hicieron sonar la alarma they set off the alarm;sonaron las diez (en el reloj) the clock struck ten;suena (a) hueco it sounds hollow;suena a los Beatles it sounds like the Beatles;suena falso/a chiste it sounds false/like a joke;Figno me gusta nada como suena esto I don't like the sound of this at all;me llamó mentirosa, así como suena she literally called me a liar;su nombre se escribe como suena you spell her name like it sounds;Famsonar la flauta: sonó la flauta y aprobé el examen it was a fluke that I passed the exam;si suena la flauta… with a bit of luck…esa cara me suena I know that face, I've seen that face somewhere before;¿te suena de algo este número de teléfono? does this telephone number mean anything to you o ring a bell?;no me suena su nombre I don't remember hearing her name before;un nombre que suena mucho en círculos políticos a name that is often mentioned in political circles3. [pronunciarse] to be pronounced;la letra “h” no suena the “h” is silent4. [mencionarse, citarse] to be mentioned;su nombre suena como futuro ministro his name is being mentioned as a future minister5. [rumorearse] to be rumoured;suena por ahí que lo van a echar it is rumoured that he is going to be sackedsi no te preparás para ese examen vas a sonar if you don't revise for the exam you're going to come a cropper;no supieron llevar la empresa correctamente y sonaron they mismanaged the company and came to grief♦ vtsonar la nariz a alguien to wipe sb's nose* * *I v/i1 ring out2 de música play;así, tal como suena fig as simple as that, just like that3:sonar a sound like4:me suena esa voz I know that voice, that voice sounds familiar* * *sonar {19} vi1) : to soundsuena bien: it sounds good2) : to ring (bells)3) : to look or sound familiarme suena ese nombre: that name rings a bell4)sonar a : to sound likesonar vt1) : to ring2) : to blow (a trumpet, a nose)* * *sonar vb2. (despertador, alarma) to go off¿ha sonado el despertador? has the alarm clock gone off?3. (letra) to be pronounceden español la "h" no suena in Spanish the "h" is not pronouncedLo más normal sería decir the "h" is silentsu nombre me suena his name sounds familiar / his name rings a bell5. (tener un aspecto) to soundasí como suena / tal como suena just like that -
19 beau
beau, belle [bo, bεl]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. beautiful ; [homme] good-lookingc. ( = agréable) [voyage, journée] lovely• c'est le bel âge ! it's nice to be young!d. ( = réussi) successful ; [résultat] excellent• c'est le plus beau jour de ma vie ! this is the best day of my life!• ce serait trop beau ! that would be too much to hope for!e. ( = grand) [revenu, profit] handsome ; [brûlure, peur] nasty• c'est un beau salaud (inf!) he's a real bastard (vulg!)f. (locutions)• on a beau faire, ils n'apprennent rien no matter what you do, they don't learn anything• il a eu beau essayer, il n'a pas réussi despite his efforts, he was unsuccessful• il s'est bel et bien trompé he got it well and truly wrong► de plus belle [crier, rire] even louder• reprendre de plus belle [combat, polémique, violence] to start up again with renewed vigour• continuer de plus belle [discrimination, répression] to be worse than ever2. <c. faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg3. <a. ( = femme) ma belle ! (inf) sweetheart!b. ( = partie décisive) decider• on fait la belle ? shall we play a decider?c. ( = action, parole) (inf) il en a fait de belles quand il était jeune he was a bit wild when he was young* * *
1.
1) ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette] good; [couleur, son, jardin, objet] beautifulce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir! — (colloq) it's not a pretty sight!
2) ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, spectacle] good; [collection, spécimen] fine; [travail, cadeau] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade] lovely; [discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire] nice; [geste, sentiment] noble; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] greatc'est bien beau tout ça, mais — (colloq) that's all very fine, but
ça serait trop beau! — (colloq) one should be so lucky! (colloq)
3) ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big
2.
nom masculin1) ( choses intéressantes)2) Philosophie ( beauté)3) Météorologiele temps est/se met au beau — the weather is/is turning fine
3.
avoir beau locution verbalej'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas — it's no good my trying, I can't do it
l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse — even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing
on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple — no matter what people say, it's not that easy
4.
bel et bien locution adverbiale1) ( irréversiblement) well and truly2) ( indiscutablement) definitely•Phrasal Verbs:••faire le beau — [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off
c'est du beau! — (colloq) iron lovely! iron
tout beau (tout beau)! — ( pour calmer) easy(, easy)!
* * *bo, bɛl (belle) bel (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet) beaux mpl1. adj1) [maison, spectacle] lovely, beautiful, [vacances] lovelyune belle journée — a beautiful day, a lovely day
C'est une belle femme. — She is a beautiful woman.
C'est un beau garçon. — He is a good-looking boy.
3) (temps) fine, nicesi le temps est beau — if the weather's fine, if the weather's nice
il fait beau; il fait beau temps — the weather's fine
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. — It's a nice day today.
4) (sentiment) fine, (acte) goodun beau geste fig — a fine gesture
un beau salaire — a very nice salary, a very good salary
un beau jour — one day, one fine day
un beau matin — one morning, one fine morning
avoir beau jeu de; Il a beau jeu de protester. — It's easy for him to protest.
bel et bien — well and truly, (= vraiment) really, really and truly
avoir beau faire qch; J'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas. — No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it., However hard I try, I just can't do it.
pour les beaux yeux de qn lit — for love of sb, for sb's sake
Cette chanteuse d'à peine vingt ans semble promise à un bel avenir. — This singer, barely twenty years old, appears to have a fine future ahead of her.
2. nf1) SPORT (= rencontre décisive) decider2) (= évasion)3. belles nfplen entendre de belles sur qn/qch — to hear a thing or two about sb/sth
en faire de belles — to do stupid things, to do some stupid things
en dire de belles — to say stupid things, to say some stupid things
4. nm1) (= concept)le plus beau c'est que... — the best of it is that...
c'est du beau! — lovely! ironique
faire le beau [chien] — to sit up and beg
* * *A adj1 ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette, dents] good; [couleur, son, musique, maison, jardin, objet] beautiful; tu es belle ( extraordinairement) you're beautiful; ( normalement) you look lovely; c'est une belle fille she's very nice-looking; c'est une belle femme she's a beautiful woman; avoir belle allure [personne] to cut a fine figure; [maison, voiture] to be fine-looking; se faire beau to do oneself up; faire beau qn to smarten sb up; ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir○! it's not a pretty sight!; peindre qch sous de belles couleurs to make sth sound wonderful; ⇒ fille;2 ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, performance, match, spectacle] good; [œuvre, collection, bijou, spécimen] fine; [travail, poste, cadeau, anniversaire] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade, rêve] lovely; [promesse, débat, discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire, exemple, manière] nice; [geste, sentiment, âme] noble; [pensée] beautiful; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] great; fais de beaux rêves! sweet dreams!; il fait beau the weather is fine; il n'est pas beau de faire it's not nice to do; un beau jour/matin/soir one fine day/morning/evening; au beau milieu de right in the middle of; rien n'est trop beau pour lui/eux nothing is too good for him/them; c'est bien beau tout ça, mais○ that's all very fine, but; trop beau pour être vrai too good to be true; ça serait trop beau○! one should be so lucky○!; ce ne sont que de belles paroles it's all talk; assez de belles paroles, dites ce que vous avez à dire enough of your fine words, say what you have to say; il y a beau temps qu'il n'est pas venu he hasn't been here for ages; ⇒ démener, pluie;3 ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big; belle pagaille absolute mess; beau mensonge whopping lie, whopper○; bel égoïste awful egoist; beau salaud◑ real bastard◑.B nm1 ( choses intéressantes) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? done anything interesting?; tu n'as rien de beau à nous raconter? anything interesting to tell us?; le plus beau (de l'histoire) est que the best part (of the story) is that;3 ( bonne qualité) best quality; n'acheter que du beau to buy only the best quality;5 Météo le temps est/se met au beau the weather is/is turning fine.C avoir beau loc verbale j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je n'y arrive pas it's no good my trying/working, I can't do it; l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing; on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple no matter what people say, it's not that easy.D bel et bien loc adv1 ( irréversiblement) well and truly; bel et bien fini well and truly over;2 ( indiscutablement) definitely; il était bel et bien coupable he was definitely guilty.E belle nf2 ( maîtresse) lady friend; avoir rendez-vous avec sa belle to have a date with one's lady friend;3 Jeux decider; faire la belle to play the decider.F de plus belle loc adv with renewed vigourGB; les hostilités ont repris de plus belle hostilities resumed with renewed vigourGB; la pluie a repris de plus belle it started raining again harder than ever; frapper de plus belle to hit harder than ever; crier de plus belle to shout louder than ever.G belles○ nfpl ( paroles) stories; j'en ai appris or entendu de belles à ton sujet I have been hearing stories about you; on en raconte de belles sur elle there are quite a few stories about her.beau fixe Météo fine weather; être au beau fixe [temps, baromètre] to be set fair; [[affaire, relation] to be going well; avoir le moral au beau fixe○ to be on a high○; beau gosse○ good-looking guy○; être beau gosse to be good-looking; beau linge○ high society; fréquenter le beau linge to hang out○ with society types; beau parleur smooth talker; beau parti ( homme) eligible bachelor; ( femme) good match; épouser un beau parti to marry money; beau sexe fair sex; beaux jours ( beau temps) fine weather ¢; ( belle époque) good days; les beaux jours sont arrivés the fine weather is here; c'étaient les beaux jours those were the days; Beau Danube bleu Mus Blue Danube; bel esprit bel esprit; la Belle au Bois dormant Sleeping Beauty; Belle Époque Belle Époque; style Belle Époque Belle Époque style; belle page Imprim right-hand page; belle plante○ gorgeous specimen○; belle vie life of ease; c'est la belle vie! this is the life!; avoir la belle vie to live it up; belles années happy years.faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off; (se) faire la belle○ ( s'évader) to do a bunk○ GB, to take a powder○ US; l'avoir belle○ to have an easy life; en faire voir de belles○ à qn to give sb a hard time; c'est du beau○! iron lovely! iron; tout beau (tout beau)! ( pour calmer) easy (, easy)!; il ferait beau voir○ (qu'il vienne) I'd like to see the day (when he shows up)○.[bo] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet bel [bɛl]) ( féminin belle [bɛl], pluriel masculin beaux [bo], pluriel féminin belles [bɛl]) adjectifA.1. [bien fait, joli - femme] beautiful, good-looking ; [ - homme] good-looking, handsome ; [ - enfant, physique, objet, décor] beautiful, lovelyse faire beau/belle to get dressed up, to do oneself upil est beau comme l'amour ou un ange ou un astre ou le joura. [homme] he's a very handsome ou good-looking manb. [petit garçon] he's a very handsome ou good-looking boyelle est belle comme un ange ou le jour she's a real beautyil y a eu quelques beaux échanges there were a few good ou fine ralliesdu beau temps nice ou good weatherB.[convenable] nicece n'est pas beau de mentir! it's very naughty ou it's not nice to lie!3. [d'un haut niveau social] smarta. [argent] to marry into money ou a fortuneb. [classe] to marry into a very good familyC.donnez-moi un beau melon/poulet give me a nice big melon/chickenil a un bel appétit he has a good ou hearty appetite2. [en intensif]il y a beau temps: il y a beau temps de ce que je te dis là (familier) what I'm telling you now happened ages ago3. [agréable] good4. [prospère] gooda. [argent] to have a very well-paid jobb. [prestige] to have a high-flying job5. [dans des appellations]venez, ma belle amie do come along, darlingmon beau monsieur, personne ne vous a rien demandé! my friend, this is none of your business!6. [certain]un beau jour/matin one fine day/morningD. (ironique)belle demande! [saugrenue] what a question!beaux discours: ils ont oublié tous leurs beaux discours they've forgotten all their fine ou fine-sounding wordsgarde tes belles promesses ou tes beaux serments! you can keep your promises!j'en ai appris ou entendu de belles sur toi! I heard some fine ou right things about you!il en a fait de belles quand il était petit! he didn't half get up to some mischief when he was little!c'est bien beau tout ça, mais... that's all very fine ou well, but...le plus beau (familier) : et tu ne sais pas le plus beau! and you haven't heard the best part (yet)!, and the best part's still to come!beau adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait beau the weather's ou it's fineil n'a pas fait très beau l'été dernier the weather wasn't very nice ou good last summer2. (locution)il ferait beau voir qu'elle me donne des ordres! her, boss me around? that'll be the day!avoir beau faire (quelque chose): j'avais beau tirer, la porte ne s'ouvrait pas however hard I pulled, the door wouldn't openj'ai eu beau le lui répéter plusieurs fois, il n'a toujours pas compris I have told him and told him but he still hasn't understoodon a beau dire, on a beau faire, les jeunes s'en vont un jour de la maison (familier) whatever you do or say, young people eventually leave homevous avez beau dire, elle a quand même tout financé elle-même say what you like ou you may criticize, but she's paid for it all herselfa beau mentir qui vient de loin (proverbe) it's easy to lie when there's nobody around to contradict youtout beau: alors, vous signez? — hé, tout beau (tout beau)! you will sign then? — hey, steady on ou not so fast!beau nom masculin1. [esthétique][objets de qualité]pour les meubles du salon, je veux du beau I want really good ou nice furniture for the living room3. (locution)c'est du beau! (familier) : elle a dit un gros mot — c'est du beau! she said a rude word! — how naughty!faire le beau [chien] to sit up and begbelle nom féminin1. [jolie femme] beauty[dame] lady‘la Belle et la Bête’ Madame Leprince de Beaumont, Cocteau ‘Beauty and the Beast’2. (familier) [en appellatif]tu te trompes, ma belle! you're quite wrong my dear!5. (familier & locution)————————au plus beau de locution prépositionnellebel et bien locution adverbialebel et bon locution adjectivale,bel et bonne locution adjectivale————————de plus belle locution adverbialebelle de Fontenay nom féminin————————belle page nom féminin -
20 story
I noun1) (account of events) Geschichte, diegive the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen
it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus
the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)
that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)
that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes
that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...
2) (narrative) Geschichte, diethat's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!
4) (plot) Story, die5) (set of [interesting] facts)IIthe objects in the room have a story — die Gegenstände in dem Zimmer haben ihre eigene Geschichte
(Amer.) see academic.ru/71033/storey">storey* * *I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) die Geschichte•- the story goes- a tall story II see storey* * *sto·ry1[ˈstɔ:ri]nthe film is based on a true \story der Film beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheitthat's another \story das ist eine andere Geschichtebedtime \story Gutenachtgeschichte fchildren's \story Kindermärchen nt, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Kindergeschichte ffairy \story Märchen ntshort \story Kurzgeschichte fa tall \story eine unglaubliche Geschichteto read/tell [sb] a \story [jdm] eine Geschichte vorlesen/erzählenthe \story goes that... man erzählt sich, dass...he keeps changing his \story er tischt immer wieder neue Geschichten aufaccording to her \story she left the party at midnight sie will die Party um Mitternacht verlassen habenthat's my \story and I'm sticking to it! so sehe ich die Sache, und dazu stehe ich!let me tell you my side of the \story lass mich dir die Dinge mal aus meiner Sicht schildern6.▶ to cut a long \story short um es kurz zu machen▶ end of \story! und damit Schluss!▶ that's the \story of my life! so geht's mir jedes Mal!▶ it's the same old \story es ist immer das gleiche [alte] Liedsto·ry2sto·rey, AM sto·ry[ˈstɔ:ri]n Stockwerk nt, Stock m, Etage fa three-\story house ein dreistöckiges Haushe's a bit weak in the upper \story er hat sie nicht ganz alle pej fam* * *I ['stɔːrɪ]nthat's the story of my life (inf) — das plagt mich mein ganzes Leben lang! (inf); (said as a response) wem sagen Sie das!
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
his story is that... — er behauptet, dass...
I've heard his ( side of the) story — ich habe seine Version gehört
the full story still has to be told —
to cut a long story short — um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut
2) (PRESS: event) Geschichtef; (= newspaper story) Artikelm3) (= plot) Handlungf4) (inf: lie) MärchenntIIn (US)See:= storey* * *story1 [ˈstɔːrı; US auch ˈstəʊriː] sthe same old story fig das alte Lied;that’s another story fig das ist etwas anderes, das steht auf einem anderen Blatt, das ist ein Kapitel für sich;that’s not the whole story yet fig das ist noch nicht alles2. Fabel f, Handlung f, Story f (eines Dramas etc)3. (Lebens)Geschichte f, Story f:4. Geschichte f, Bericht m:the story goes that … man erzählt sich, dass …;to cut a long story short (Redew) der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut;5. (Zeitungs)Artikel m, (-)Story f6. fig Hintergründe pl, Hintergrundinformationen pl7. umg (Lügen-, Ammen)Märchen n, Geschichte fhe is a bit weak in the upper storey umg er ist nicht ganz richtig im Oberstübchen* * *I noun1) (account of events) Geschichte, diegive the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen
it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus
the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)
that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)
that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes
that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...
2) (narrative) Geschichte, diethat's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!
4) (plot) Story, die5) (set of [interesting] facts)II(Amer.) see storey* * *Stock ¨-e m.Stockwerk m. n.Erzählung f.Fabel -n f.Geschichte f.Schwank -e m.
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