short story

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A work of fiction that is shorter than a novella.

Equivalents

Españolcuento narrativa breve relato corto

FrançaisConte Nouvelle récit court

DeutschErzählung Kurzgeschichte Novelle

47 more languages

العربيةأُقْصُوصَة قِصَّة قَصِيرَة

Azərbaycan dilihekayə

Българскира́зказ

Catalàconte

Češtinanovela povídka

Ελληνικάδιήγημα

Esperantonovelo

ગુજરાતીટૂંકી વાર્તા

हिन्दीलघुकथा

Magyarelbeszélés novella

Հայերենպատմվածք

Bahasa Indonesiacerita pendek cerpen

Íslenskasmásaga

Italianoracconto

日本語コントショートストーリー短篇物短編短編小説

ქართულიმოთხრობა

Қазақ тіліәңгіме

ភាសាខ្មែររឿងខ្លី

한국어단편 단편 소설

Kurdîhikaye novele

Lietuviųnovelė

Latviešustāsts

Македонскирасказ

Bahasa Melayucerita pendek cerpen

Nederlandskort verhaal

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਨਿੱਕੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ

Polskiopowiadanie opowiadaniowy opowiadankoopowiastka powiastka

پښتوداستان

Portuguêsconto

Românănuvelă povestire

Русскийновелла повесть расска́з

Svenskanovell

Kiswahilihadithi fupi

தமிழ்சிறுகதை

Тоҷикӣдостон достони кӯтоҳ ҳикоя

ไทยเรื่องสั้น

Türkmençehekaýa

Tagalogmaikling kuwento

Türkçehikâye

ئۇيغۇرچەھېكايە

Українськановела оповіда́ння по́вість

اردوافسانہ

Tiếng Việtchuyển truyện ngắn

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

short straddle short strokes short stuff short subject short sweetening SHORT syndrome

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