storytelling

English

Alternative forms

• story-telling

Etymology

From story ‎ telling.

Pronunciation

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Noun

storytelling (countable and uncountable, plural storytellings)

1. The act and skills of presenting stories and tales. [1709]

   Synonym: taletelling

   • 1999, Artbyte, volume 2:

     Dynamic typography reinvigorates the storytelling genre by anthropomorphizing fonts, defibrillating calligraphy, creating rhythmic, ambient moodscapes without sacrificing speed or lushness.

Derived terms

• scrollytelling

 

Descendants

• → French: storytelling
• → Portuguese: storytelling

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: tarinankerronta
• French: narration (fr) f, mise en récit (fr) f
• German: Geschichtenerzählen (de) n
• Icelandic: sagnagerð f
• Italian: narrazione (it) f
• Polish: bajarstwo n, gawędziarstwo n
• Portuguese: storytelling (pt) m, contação de história (pt) f
• Russian: расска́зывание (ru) n (rasskázyvanije)
• Spanish: narración (es) f, narrativa (es) f, relatar historietas
• Yámana: yaker

See also

• narration
• storyteller

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English storytelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔ.ʁi.tɛ.liŋ/ ~ /stɔ.ʁi.te.liŋ/

Noun

storytelling m (plural storytellings)

1. storytelling

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English storytelling.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˌtɔ.ɾiˈtɛ.lĩ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˌtɔ.ɾiˈtɛ.lĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˌtɔ.ɾiˈtɛ.lĩ/

Noun

storytelling m (plural storytellings)

1. storytelling

   Synonym: contação de história