Meaning of stāsts | Babel Free
[stâːsts]Definitions
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story (a literary work of art, in which events of people's lives are narrated) declension-1, masculine
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story (that which is told, narrated) declension-1, masculine
Equivalents
Examples
“īsais stāsts”
short story
“garais stāsts”
long story (larger scope)
“sadzīves stāsts”
home, everyday life story
“sociālais stāsts”
social story
“psiholoģiskais stāsts”
psychological story
“piedzīvojumu stāsts”
adventure story
“humoristisks, satīrisks stāsts”
humorous, satyrical story
“reālistisks, fantastisks stāsts”
realistic, fantastic story
“dokumentāls stāsts”
documentary story
“stāstu autors”
an author of stories, a story writer
“stāstu krājums”
a collection of stories (= anthology)
“stāsta sižets”
storyline, plot
“īsajā stāstā visa uzmanība pievērsta viena vai dažu cilvēku rīcībai vienā notikumā”
in the short story all attention is directed to the action(s) of one or a few people in the same event
“vecu ļaužu stāsti”
old people's stories
“briesmu stāsts”
scary story
“spoku stāsts”
ghost story
“burlaku stāsts”
bandit story (about robbers, killers, etc.)
“mednieku stāsts”
hunter's story (with too many exaggerations)
“tas ir garš stāsts”
this is a long story (= there is much to tell)
“puika būdams, Toms mīlēja klausīties vectēva stāstus par viņa mācekļa gaitām”
as a boy, Toms loved to hear (his) grandfather's stories about his apprentice years
“kundze sāka stāstīt visu, ko zināja; stāstā nekas neatšķirās no tā, ko tepat jau bija pavēstījis Brauska”
the lady started telling all that she knew; in (her) story nothing differed from what Brauska had already told
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See also
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