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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "storey" in the architecture sense.
story
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. l'histoire
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
My kids won't go to sleep unless I tell them a story.Mes enfants ne s'endorment pas si je ne leur raconte pas une histoire.
b. le conte
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
(often short and supernatural)
Anton wrote a story for a literary magazine.Anton a écrit un conte pour une revue littéraire.
a. l'histoire
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Mathilde was telling us the story of her close encounter with a shark.Mathilde nous racontait l’histoire de son face-à-face avec un requin.
b. la version
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
(from a particular point of view)
The two witnesses gave completely different stories.Les deux témoins ont donné des versions complètement différentes.
a. l'article
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The newspaper has published a story about my sister and her research.Le journal a publié un article sur ma sœur et ses recherches.
a. l'intrigue
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Why does every TV show have the same story?Pourquoi toutes les séries télévisées ont-elles la même intrigue ?
a. l'histoire
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Stop with your stories. I know what really happened.Arrête avec tes histoires, je sais ce qui s'est vraiment passé.
6. (architecture)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. l'étage
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
There's a hair salon on the second story.Il y a un salon de coiffure au premier étage.
a. la story
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Did you see the story that Laura published on Instagram?Tu as vu la story que Laura a posté sur Instagram ?
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