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1 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.) ιστορία, διήγημα, αφήγημα2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) παραμύθι•- a tall story II see storey -
2 Story
subs.P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, μῦθος, ὁ.Falsehood: P. and V. ψεῦδος, τό, ψύθος, τό.To cut a long story short: P. τί δεῖ τὰ πολλὰ λέγειν (Dem. 278).That is another story: P. ἕτερος λόγος οὗτος (Dem. 240).Tell stories, v.: P. λογοποιεῖν, μυθολογεῖν.Lie: see Lie.Floor: see Storey.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Story
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3 Story teller
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Story teller
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4 Story telling
subs.P. μυθολογία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Story telling
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5 story
1) ιστορία2) παραμύθι -
6 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) παραμύθι -
7 cock-and-bull story
(an absurd, unbelievable story.) παραμύθι -
8 cover story
noun (the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.) άρθρο που εμφανίζεται στο εξώφυλλο περιοδικού -
9 fairy-story
1) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.) παραμύθι2) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!) παραμύθι -
10 the story goes
(people say: He has been in jail or so the story goes.) λέγεται(ότι) -
11 a likely story!
(I don't believe it!) σιγά μη το πιστέψουμε -
12 multi-story
adjective (having many floors or storeys: a multi-storey car park.) πολυώροφος -
13 sequel
['si:kwəl]1) (a result or consequence: an unpleasant sequel to an incident.) επακόλουθο2) (a story that is a continuation of an earlier story: a sequel to a story about a boy called Matthew.) συνέχεια -
14 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) σοφίζομαι -
15 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) διανθίζω,ωραιοποιώ2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) στολίζω• -
16 epic
['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) έπος2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) έπος -
17 fable
['feibl]1) (a story (usually about animals) that teaches a lesson about human behaviour: Aesop's fables.) μύθος2) (a legend or untrue story: fact or fable?) παραμύθι•- fabulous- fabulously -
18 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) μορφή,κορμί2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) σχήμα3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) ψηφίο4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) (σχε)διάγραμμα2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) εμφανίζομαι2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) υπολογίζω•- figuratively
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19 first-hand
adjective, adverb ((of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people: a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.) από πρώτο χέρι -
20 message
['mesi‹]1) (a piece of information spoken or written, passed from one person to another: I have a message for you from Mr Johnston.) μήνυμα2) (the instruction or teaching of a moral story, religion, prophet etc: What message is this story trying to give us?) ηθικό δίδαγμα•
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