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| adventure story n | (fiction with exciting plot) | ιστορία περιπέτειας, περιπέτεια ουσ θηλ |
| When I was a child I wanted to be a pirate like the ones I read about in adventure stories. |
| as the story goes expr | (as has been said) | σύμφωνα με τα όσα λέγονται, κατά τα λεγόμενα επίρ |
| Σχόλιο: επιρρηματικός προσδιορισμός |
| As the story goes, Hector was out of town when the bank was robbed. |
backstory, back story n | (fiction: character's background) | παρελθόν ουσ ουδ |
| ιστορία ουσ θηλ |
| The movie does not reveal the hero's tragic backstory until the final scene. |
| bedtime story n | (story read to a child before sleep) | παραμύθι ουσ ουδ |
| The children begged their father to read them a bedtime story. |
| Christmas Story n | (Bible tale: birth of Jesus) | ιστορία της γέννησης του Χριστού περίφρ |
| Nativity plays tell the Christmas story. |
cock-and-bull story, cock and bull story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | παρατραβηγμένη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| ιστορία τραβηγμένη από τα μαλλιά φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| coming-of-age story n | (novel, film: child becomes adult) | ιστορία ενηλικίωσης φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| cover story n | (magazine: story on front page) | κεντρικό θέμα επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| θέμα του εξωφύλλου φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| cover story n | (fiction concealing true purpose) | κάλυψη ουσ θηλ |
| πρόσχημα ουσ ουδ |
| detective story n | (story about crime investigation) | αστυνομική ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
fairy tale, fairy story n | (fantasy story) | παραμύθι ουσ ουδ |
| The movie is a modern adaptation of a classic fairy tale. |
| Η ταινία συνιστά σύγχρονη προσαρμογή ενός κλασικού παραμυθιού. |
| familiar story n | (common situation) | συνηθισμένη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| It's a familiar story; she came to New York to be a star on Broadway and ended up on the streets. |
| feature story n | (article in magazine, newspaper) | κύριο άρθρο επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| αφιέρωμα ουσ ουδ |
| fish story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | παρατραβηγμένη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| funny story n | (amusing anecdote, joke) | αστεία ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| He told us a funny story about his holiday in Thailand. |
| ghost story n | (tale of the supernatural) | ιστορία φαντασμάτων, ιστορία με φαντάσματα περίφρ |
| They sat around the fire and told ghost stories to each other. |
| good story n | (entertaining account, anecdote) | ωραία ιστορία, ευχάριστη ιστορία ουσ θηλ |
| Σχόλιο: δεν υπάρχει ακριβής αντιστοιχία |
| It wasn't much fun when it happened, but it makes a good story now. |
| good story n | (good piece of fiction) | ωραία ιστορία, ευχάριστη ιστορία ουσ θηλ |
| Σχόλιο: δεν υπάρχει ακριβής αντιστοιχία |
| I read a good story by Carol Shields last week. |
| horror story n | (scary story, film, etc.) | ιστορία τρόμου φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| human interest story n | (news item about people's lives) | ανθρώπινη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| It's a human interest story about a boy who successfully battled against cancer. |
| life story n | ([sb]'s past experiences and history) | ιστορικό ουσ ουδ |
| ιστορία ουσ θηλ |
| ιστορία ζωής φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| a likely story n | informal, ironic (dubious account) (ειρωνικά) | απόλυτα πιστευτός φρ ως επίθ |
| (μεταφορικά) | παραμύθι ουσ ουδ |
| (αργκό) | παραμύθα ουσ θηλ |
| Are you telling me you never heard the phone? That's a likely story! |
| love story n | (story about a romantic relationship) | αισθηματική ιστορία έκφρ |
| "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic love story. |
| moral of the story n | (ethical lesson in a fable or story) | ηθικό δίδαγμα επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| In the tale of the tortoise and the hare, the slow tortoise wins the race - the moral of the story is that steady persistence wins in the end. |
| moral of the story n | figurative (lesson to be learned from [sth]) (μεταφορικά) | ηθικό δίδαγμα επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| The engine blew up after a week so the moral of the story is not to buy a really cheap second-hand car. |
multi-story (US), multi-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: with levels) | πολυώροφος επίθ |
| news story n | (report on a current event) | ρεπορτάζ ουσ ουδ άκλ |
| The biggest news story today is the prime minister's resignation. |
| photo story n | (photography) | κόμικ με φωτογραφίες φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| shaggy dog story n | figurative, informal (long wordy anecdote) | είδος μακροσκελούς αστείας ιστορίας |
| Σχόλιο: Δεν υπάρχει αντίστοιχος όρος. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | διήγημα ουσ ουδ |
| He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| Έγραφε διηγήματα για ανθρώπους που ζούσαν σε αγροτικές περιοχές. |
short story writer, short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | συγγραφέας διηγημάτων φρ ως ουσ αρσ/θηλ |
| διηγηματογράφος ουσ αρσ/θηλ |
| Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
single-story (US), single-storey (UK) adj | (building: having one level, floor) | μονώροφος επίθ |
| sob story n | informal (tale or account meant to evoke pity) | δακρύβρεχτη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| Just get on with your job – I don't want to hear any more of your sob stories. |
| story writer n | (author of prose fiction) | συγγραφέας ουσ αρσ |
| I want to be a story writer when I grow up. |
storyline, story line, story-line n | (fiction: plot, story) | υπόθεση, ιστορία, πλοκή ουσ θηλ |
| I found the storyline of “War and Peace” really difficult to follow. |
| Βρήκα την υπόθεση του «Πόλεμος και Ειρήνη» πραγματικά δύσκολη να την καταλάβω. |
| success story n | figurative (real-life example of [sb] succeeding) | ιστορία επιτυχίας φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| success story φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| Σχόλιο: Στην πολιτική, χρησιμοποιείται συχνά ο αγγλικός όρος. |
| tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | απίθανη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| παράλογη ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| παρατραβηγμένη ιστορία μτχ πρκ + ουσ θηλ |
tall tale, tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched story) | απίθανη ιστορία, παρατραβηγμένη ιστορία ουσ θηλ |
| I don't want to hear any of your tall tales about being abducted by aliens on your way to school. |
| tell a story v expr | (recite a narrative) (κάτι φανταστικό) | λέω ένα παραμύθι, αφηγούμαι ένα παραμύθι περίφρ |
| (κάτι αληθινό ή φανταστικό) | λέω μια ιστορία, αφηγούμαι μια ιστορία περίφρ |
| The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) | λέω μια ιστορία, αφηγούμαι μια ιστορία περίφρ |
| Every picture tells a story. |
| that's a different story interj | informal (quite the contrary) | αυτό είναι άλλη ιστορία περίφρ |
| αυτό είναι τελείως διαφορετικό περίφρ |
| Singing pop is pretty easy, but singing opera – well, that's a different story! |
| the whole story n | (the full truth) | όλη την αλήθεια έκφρ |
| όλη την ιστορία έκφρ |
| We'll never know the whole story about what she did that night. |
three-story apartment (US), three-storey apartment (UK) n | (flat with three floors) | τριώροφο διαμέρισμα επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| top story n | (headline news item) | πρώτο θέμα φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| true story n | (account of a real-life experience) | αληθινή ιστορία επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
two-story (US), two-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: having two floors) | διώροφος επίθ |
upper story, plural: upper stories (US), upper storey, plural: upper storeys (UK) n | (building: higher floor) | τελευταίος όροφος επίθ + ουσ αρσ |