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41 to cut a long story short
īsumā; vārdu sakot -
42 to cut the long story short
vārdu sakot -
43 to finish writing a story at one sitting
sarakstīt stāstu vienā rāvienāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to finish writing a story at one sitting
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44 to gather up the thread of a story
uztvert stāsta pavedienuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to gather up the thread of a story
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45 to make a long story short
īsi sakot; vārdu sakot -
46 to swallow a story
noticēt stāstam -
47 to tack a moral to a story
nobeigt stāstu ar pamācību -
48 true story
patiess stāsts -
49 a likely story!
(I don't believe it!) tam es neticu! -
50 multi-story
adjective (having many floors or storeys: a multi-storey car park.) daudzstāvu- -
51 sequel
['si:kwəl]1) (a result or consequence: an unpleasant sequel to an incident.) sekas2) (a story that is a continuation of an earlier story: a sequel to a story about a boy called Matthew.) (stāsta u.tml.) turpinājums* * *turpinājums; sekas -
52 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) izpušķot (stāstījumu)2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) izrotāt; izgreznot•* * *izrotāt, izgreznot; izpušķot -
53 epic
['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) eposs2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) vēstījums par vēsturisku tēmu* * *episka poēma; daudzsēriju piedzīvojumu filma; episks -
54 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.) figūra; augums2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) (ģeometriska) figūra3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cipars4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) zīmējums; diagramma2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurēt, parādīties2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) aprēķināt; iedomāties•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *augums, figūra; personība; statuja, portrets, attēls; ilustrācija, zīmējums, diagramma; cipars; aritmētika; figūra, ķermenis; retoriska figūra, trops; figūra, solis; raksts; cena; attēlot; iztēloties, iedomāties; figurēt; apzīmēt ar cipariem; aprēķināt; izrotāt ar rakstiem -
55 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.) tieši; no pirmavota* * *tiešs; tieši -
56 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.) ziņa, vēsts2) (the instruction or teaching of a moral story, religion, prophet etc: What message is this story trying to give us?) ideja, galvenā doma•* * *vēsts, ziņa; misija, uzdevums; vēstījums, paziņojums; galvenā doma, ideja; ziņot, vēstīt; signalizēt -
57 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) morāls; ētisks2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) morāle; pamācība- morally- morality
- morals* * *morāle, pamācība; tikumība, tikumi; morāls; tikumisks, ētisks -
58 tale
[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) stāsts2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) izdomājums; pasakas* * *stāsts; izdomājums; tenkas -
59 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.) []stāstīt; []teikt2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) likt; teikt3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) stāstīt; teikt4) (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.) atšķirt; noteikt5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) atklāt noslēpumu; izpļāpāt6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) izpausties; atklāties•- 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* * *stāstīt; sacīt, teikt; likt, pavēlēt; izšķirt, atšķirt; izcelties; norādīt; atsaukties, ietekmēt; nosūdzēt; saskaitīt; skaitīt -
60 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) griezt; grozīt; vīties; līkumot2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) savīt; apvīt3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) izgriezt; izliekt; izkropļot2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) griešanās; grozīšana; vīšana; līkumošana2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ripiņa; šķēlīte; piedeva3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) cilpa; mezgls; savijums4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) pēkšņa pārmaiņa; pagrieziens•- twisted- twister* * *savīšana, sagriešana; aukla; savijums; pītā maize; līkums, izliekums; izkropļojums; izmežģījums; īpatnība; pārmaiņa; krāpšana; tvists; ēstgriba; sajaukts dzēriens; vērpe; sagriezt, savīt; sagriezties, savīties; locīties, vīties; izgriezt; izmežģīt; izkropļot; dejot tvistu; piemānīt
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Story — bezeichnet als Anglizismus: einen Essay eine Erzählung eine Kurzgeschichte die Abfolge der Plots einer Filmproduktion: siehe insbesondere Storyboard, eine zeichnerische Version eines Drehbuchs oder die Visualisierung eines Konzeptes bzw. einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
story — 1 *account, report, chronicle, version Analogous words: *history, chronicle, annals: relation, rehearsing, recital, recounting (see corresponding verbs at RELATE) 2 Story, narrative, tale, anecdote, yarn all denote a recital of happenings less… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
story — story1 [stôr′ē] n. pl. stories [ME storie < OFr estoire < L historia: see HISTORY] 1. the telling of a happening or connected series of happenings, whether true or fictitious; account; narration 2. an anecdote or joke 3. a) a fictitious… … English World dictionary
Story — Sto ry, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor[ e], estor[ e]e, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See {Store}, v. t.] A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Story — Sto ry, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See {History}.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. [1913 Webster] One malcontent who did indeed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Story — Sto ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Storying}.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. [1913 Webster] How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
story — STÓRY s.n. (Anglicism) Povestire sau istorisire (ecranizată). [< engl. story]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN STÓRY s. n. inv. povestire (ecranizată). (< engl. story) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Story — Sf Geschichte, Bericht erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. story, dieses aus afrz. estoire, aus l. historia, aus gr. historía, eigentlich Kunde, Kenntnis , zu gr. hístōr wissend, kundig . Ebenso nnorw. story;… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Story — Story, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 887 Housing Units (2000): 667 Land area (2000): 13.735136 sq. miles (35.573837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004788 sq. miles (0.012400 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.739924 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Story, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 887 Housing Units (2000): 667 Land area (2000): 13.735136 sq. miles (35.573837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004788 sq. miles (0.012400 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.739924 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Story — Story: Die Bezeichnung für »‹Kurz›geschichte, Erzählung« wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. story (bzw. short story »Kurzgeschichte«) entlehnt. Dies steht mit anderer lautlicher Entwicklung neben history und geht wie dieses auf lat.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
