Story

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n., pl. -ries.

1. An account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious, as:
   1. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events: The witness changed her story under questioning.
   2. An anecdote: came back from the trip with some good stories.
   3. A lie: told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.
2. 1. A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.
   2. A short story.
3. The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.
4. A news article or broadcast.
5. Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment: “He was colorful, he was charismatic, he was controversial, he was a good story” (Terry Ann Knopf).
6. The background information regarding something: What's the story on these unpaid bills?
7. Romantic legend or tradition: a hero known to us in story.

tr.v., -ried, -ry·ing, -ries.

1. To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.
2. Archaic. To tell as a story.

[Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia. See history.]

sto·ry² (stôr'ē, stōr'ē)
n., pl. -ries.

1. A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent levels.
2. The set of rooms on the same level of a building.

[Middle English storie, story, from Medieval Latin historia, picture, story (probably from painted windows or sculpture on the front of buildings), from Latin, history. See history.]

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - historie, beretning, fortælling, anekdote, handling, artikel
v. tr. - beskrive historisk

idioms:

• a different story en anden historie, en anden sag
• not the whole story ikke hele historien
• only part of the story kun en del af historien
• somone's side of the story en persons side af sagen
• story line handling
• that's another story det er en anden historie
• the same old story den samme gamle historie
• the story goes det siges, at, rygte vil, at
• to cut a long story short gøre en lang fortælling kort

2.
n. - etage

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhaal, geschiedenis, smoes, verdieping alleen een deel van het verhaal iemands kant van het verhaal

Français (French)
1.
n. - histoire, récit, (gén) histoire, (Littérat) conte, (Journ) article, mensonge/histoire, rumeur, intrigue, scénario, action, (US) étage
v. tr. - raconter une histoire, peindre des scènes historiques

idioms:

• a different story une autre histoire
• a long story (être) toute une histoire
• not the whole story ce n'est pas tout
• only part of the story seulement une partie de l'histoire
• somone's side of the story la version des faits de (qn)
• story line intrigue, scénario
• that's another story c'est une autre histoire
• the same old story (être) toujours la même chose
• the story goes les on-dit
• to cut a long story short en bref
• to make a long story short en bref

2.
n. - (US) étage

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Geschichte, Erzählung, Bericht, Märchen
v. - mit legendären od. historischen Szenen schmücken

idioms:

• a different story etwas ganz anderes
• a long story eine lange Geschichte
• not the whole story noch nicht alles
• only part of the story noch nicht alles
• somone's side of the story jmds. Seite der Angelegenheit
• story line Plot
• that's another story das ist eine andere Geschichte
• the same old story das alte Lied
• the story goes man erzählt sich, daß
• to cut a long story short um es kurz zu machen
• to make a long story short kurz gesagt

2.
n. - Stockwerk

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιστορία, διήγημα, αφήγημα, ανέκδοτο, ζήτημα, υπόθεση, διαδεδομένη φήμη, (δημοσιογραφική) είδηση ή ρεπορτάζ, παραμύθι, πλοκή (έργου κ.λπ.)
v. - διακοσμώ με ιστορικές παραστάσεις, εξιστορώ

idioms:

• a different story διαφορετική ιστορία
• not the whole story μέρος μόνο της ιστορίας
• only part of the story μέρος μόνο της ιστορίας
• somone's side of the story η δική του εκδοχή
• story line κύρια πλοκή έργου
• that's another story αυτό είναι διαφορετικό θέμα
• the same old story η αιώνια ιστορία, το ίδιο βιολί
• the story goes λέγεται ότι
• to cut a long story short για να μη μακρηγορούμε

Italiano (Italian)
piano, racconto, fiaba, scappatoia

idioms:

• a different story un'altra storia
• not the whole story non tutta la verità
• only part of the story solo parte della verità
• somone's side of the story la sua versione dei fatti
• that's another story un altro paio di maniche
• the same old story sempre la stessa storia
• the story goes si dice
• to cut a long story short per farla breve

Português (Portuguese)
n. - história (f)

idioms:

• a different story um caso diferente
• not the whole story faltam detalhes
• only part of the story apenas parte da história
• somone's side of the story versão de alguém da história
• story line conjunto principal de eventos ligados numa estória
• that's another story isto é outra coisa
• the same old story a mesma velha história de sempre
• the story goes dizem que
• to cut a long story short para encurtar a história

Русский (Russian)
повесть, рассказ, сюжет, история, предание, сказка, что-л. сказанное, сплетни, выдумка, газетный материал, лицо или событие, заслуживающее освещения в печати, этаж, ярус

idioms:

• a different story совсем другое дело
• not the whole story это еще не все
• only part of the story это лишь одна сторона дела
• somone's side of the story чья-то версия какого-л. события
• story line фабула, основная сюжетная линия
• that's another story это совсем другое дело, обстоятельства изменились
• the same old story старая история, старая песня
• the story goes говорят, ходит слух, что
• to cut a long story short короче говоря, одним словом

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - historia, cuento, narración, piso, planta, relato, artículo, rumor, mentira
v. tr. - historiar, adornar con escenas históricas

idioms:

• a different story harina de otro costal
• a long story es una larga historia (no se desea hablar de eso)
• not the whole story no se lo ha dicho todo
• only part of the story sólo una parte de la historia
• somone's side of the story una de las versiones de la historia
• story line trama, argumento
• that's another story esto es otro cantar
• the same old story es la historia de siempre
• the story goes según lo que se cuenta, se dice, corre el rumor
• to cut a long story short en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras
• to make a long story short en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras

2.
n. - planta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - historia, berättelse, saga, sägen, anekdot, bakgrund, rykte, handling, osanning, påhitt
v. - att göra ryktbar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 故事, 传说, 小说, 编成故事叙述, 用故事画装饰

idioms:

• a different story 另一回事, 情况不同
• not the whole story 只是部分情况, 不是全部情况
• only part of the story 只是部分情况, 不是全部情况
• somone's side of the story 各说各话
• story line 故事的本事, 情节
• that's another story 那是另外一件事
• the same old story 老套
• the story goes 事情是这样
• to cut a long story short 长话短说

2. 层, 楼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 層, 樓

2.
n. - 故事, 傳說, 小說
v. tr. - 編成故事敘述, 用故事畫裝飾

idioms:

• a different story 另一回事, 情況不同
• not the whole story 只是部分情況, 不是全部情況
• only part of the story 只是部分情況, 不是全部情況
• somone's side of the story 各說各話
• story line 故事的本事, 情節
• that's another story 那是另外一件事
• the same old story 老套
• the story goes 事情是這樣
• to cut a long story short 長話短說

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 이야기, 줄거리, 역사
v. tr. - 이야기로 꾸미다, 이야기하다

idioms:

• a different story 딴판인 이야기, 줄거리가 없는
• the same old story 흔히 있는 이야기, 다 아는 이야기
• the story goes 소문에 의하면, 알고 있는 바에 의하면
• to cut a long story short 한마디로 말하면, 간추려서 말하자면

2.
n. - (건물의)층, 같은 층의 방, 같은 구획의 방

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物語, 小説, 筋, 言い伝え, 噂, 記事, うそ, 階, 身の上話

idioms:

• story line 筋
• the story goes という話だ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قصه, حكايه, روايه (فعل) يزين ( كتاب) بمشاهد مصورة من التاريخ جزء من الحقيقه حسب روايته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - סיפור, מעשה, עלילה, כתבה, סיפור-בדים
v. tr. - אייר בתמונות היסטוריות
n. - קומה, דיוטה