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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.) saga, frásögn2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) lygasaga•- a tall story II see storey -
2 teller
1) (a person who receives or pays out money over the counter at a bank.) sögumaður2) (a person who tells (stories): a story-teller.) -
3 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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Story Teller — (sold as Story Time in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) was a magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish between 1982 and 1985. Publishing HistoryThe original Story Teller was released in 1982 as a fortnightly partwork. Each… … Wikipedia
Story-teller — Sto ry tell er, n. 1. One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story teller. [1913 Webster] 2. An historian; in contempt. Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. A euphemism or child s word for a liar. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Story Teller — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Story Teller, album de Ray Davies (1998) ; Storyteller, album de Nicola Ciccone (2008) ; Raconte moi des histoires (Story Teller), ancien… … Wikipédia en Français
Story teller — Raconte moi des histoires Raconte moi des histoires était édité par Marshall Cavendish entre 1982 et 1985. Raconte moi des histoires a été lancé en 1982 comme bimensuel. Chaque magazine (et la cassette qui va avec) contenait un choix d histoires… … Wikipédia en Français
story-teller — see storyteller … English dictionary
story-teller — one who tells tales, one who narrates, one who recounts stories … English contemporary dictionary
story-teller — n. 1. Raconteur. 2. Historian (in contempt) … New dictionary of synonyms
story-teller — … Useful english dictionary
sea story teller — (see Story Teller of the Sea) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Story Teller of the Sea — sobriquet shared by Conrad, Cooper, de Hartog, Forester, Innes, London, McFee; Marryat, Masefield, Melville, coauthors CB Nordhoff and JN Hall, and Verne … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
story — {{11}}story (1) account of some happening, early 13c., narrative of important events or celebrated persons of the past, from O.Fr. estorie, from L.L. storia and L. historia history, account, tale, story (see HISTORY (Cf. history)). Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
