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telling stories

telling stories

Meaning of telling stories

the activity of telling stories

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British English/ˈtelɪŋ ˈstɔːrɪz/
American English/ˈtɛlɪŋ ˌstɔriz/
Russian transcription[rɐsˈkazɨvənʲɪjə ɪsˈtorʲɪj]
telling stories
telling stories - рассказывание историй
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telling stories with Russian translation

telling stories usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он хорошо умеет рассказывать истории о своих путешествиях.

He is good at telling stories from his travels.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она очень хорошо умеет рассказывать истории.

She is very good at telling stories.

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telling storiesрассказывание историй
answer questionsотвечать на вопросы
ask questionsзадавать вопросы
work togetherработать вместе
do homeworkделать домашнее задание
stay warmсохранять тепло
be coldбыть холодным

telling stories synonyms

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What's the difference between telling stories / storytelling / narration

🇬🇧English
telling stories

рассказывание историй — the activity of telling stories

A2Often

He is good at telling stories from his travels.

Он хорошо умеет рассказывать истории о своих путешествиях.

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🇬🇧English
telling stories

the same expression; the direct label for the activity

A1Very Often

She enjoys telling stories to children.

Она любит рассказывать истории детям.

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🇬🇧English
storytelling

a more common, shorter word for this activity

A1Often

Storytelling is an important part of early education.

Рассказывание историй — важная часть раннего образования.

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🇬🇧English
narration

more formal; often used for the way events or a text are described

A1Often

The narration of the film was clear and calm.

Закадровый рассказ в фильме был чётким и спокойным.

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telling stories translation: рассказывание историй. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce telling stories

/ˈtelɪŋ ˈstɔːrɪz/

telling stories translation

рассказывание историй

telling stories examples

He is good at telling stories from his travels.

telling stories transcription

/ˈtelɪŋ ˈstɔːrɪz/, /ˈtɛlɪŋ ˌstɔriz/

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the activity of telling stories

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telling stories is pronounced as /ˈtelɪŋ ˈstɔːrɪz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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He is good at telling stories from his travels. Translation: Он хорошо умеет рассказывать истории о своих путешествиях.

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