story

histoire, récit

Suite d’événements réels ou imaginaires que l’on raconte à l’oral ou par écrit.

En anglais simple : An account of real or imagined events, told or written for others.

• Tell me a story.
• We read three stories before bed.
• His latest story is about two sisters.

Comment l'utiliser : a story about someone/something (She wrote a story about a lost dog.)

Synonymes : tale, account, narrative

Expressions courantes : tell a story, short story

étage

Un des niveaux d’un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : One level of a building.

• The house has one story.
• Our office is on the top story.
• They built a hotel with twenty stories.

Synonymes : floor, storey

Expressions courantes : one story, top story

story

Photo ou courte vidéo publiée en ligne qui disparaît généralement après un court délai.

En anglais simple : Pictures or short videos shared online that usually disappear after a short time.

• I posted a story about our trip.
• Her latest story shows her new puppy.
• Did you see the photos in my story?

Expressions courantes : post a story, instagram story

mensonge

Chose fausse que l’on raconte pour la faire croire aux autres.

En anglais simple : Something untrue that someone tells to make others believe it.

• Stop telling stories about your brother.
• I knew his excuse was just a story.
• She invented a story to explain the missing money.

Synonymes : lie, fabrication

Contraires : truth

Expressions courantes : tell a story, invent a story

feuilleton

Série télévisée dont les épisodes suivent la vie et les relations des personnages.

En anglais simple : A television drama with continuing episodes about the lives and relationships of its characters.

• Grandma watches her stories every afternoon.
• She missed her stories while the television was broken.
• Are your stories on this channel?

Synonymes : soap opera, soap

Expressions courantes : watch stories, daytime stories