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 | gory {adj} [scene, story, violence] | 896 blutrünstig |  |
 | delightful {adj} [story, joke, surprise, etc.] | 778 köstlich [Geschichte, Witz, Überraschung etc.] |  |
 | engrossing {adj} [book, story etc.] | 345 fesselnd |  |
 | risqué {adj} [story, joke] | 161 pikant [Geschichte, Witz] |  |
 | enthralling {adj} [story] | 112 packend [Geschichte, Bericht] |  |
 | uplifting {adj} [story, tale] | 109 erbaulich [veraltend] |  |
 | frame {adj} [attr.] [e.g. aerial, agreement, drum, material, story] | 67 Rahmen- [z. B. Antenne, Vertrag, Trommel, Material, Erzählung] |  |
 | ghost {adj} [attr.] [e.g. story] | 36 Gespenster- [z. B. Geschichte] |  |
 | sb. recounted [story] | 35 jd. erzählte |  |
 | sb. recounts [story] | 34 jd. erzählt |  |
 | exciting {adj} [film, story] | 29 rasant [ugs.] [begeisternd] |  |
 | fanciful {adj} [story, idea] | 18 fantastisch |  |
 | lifeless {adj} [game, story] | 13 fad [österr.] [südd.] |  |
 | colourful {adj} [Br.] [a story etc.] | 10 anschaulich |  |
 | plausibly {adv} [tell a story, act a part] | 8 überzeugend |  |
 | lifeless {adj} [game, story] | 6 fade |  |
 | love {adj} [attr.] [e.g. affair, letter, match, poem, story] | Liebes- [z. B. Affäre, Brief, Heirat, Gedicht, Film] |  |
 | plausibly {adv} [tell a story, act a part] | auf überzeugende Art |  |
 | untold {adj} [story] | nicht berichtet |  |
Verbs |
 | to tell sth. [a story etc.] | 4230 etw.Akk. erzählen |  |
 | to fabricate sth. [a story, etc.] | 809 etw. erfinden [eine Lügengeschichte etc.] |  |
 | journ. to feature [story, picture] | 136 bringen |  |
 | to thrill sb. [story, film etc.] | 78 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [Buch, Film etc.] |  |
 | to run [of story, headline etc.] | 57 lauten |  |
 | to milk sth. [coll.] [e.g. a story in the papers] | 43 etw.Akk. ausschlachten [Thema usw.] [ugs.] |  |
 | to manufacture sth. [fig.] [esp. a false story or an explanation] | 36 etw.Akk. erfinden [fig.] [z. B. eine Geschichte oder Ausrede] |  |
 | journ. RadioTV to carry sth. [e.g. a story in a magazine] [publish] | 20 etw. bringen [z. B. einen Bericht in einer Zeitung] [publizieren] |  |
 | to circulate sth. [a story, etc. by telling other people] | 19 etw.Akk. weitererzählen [verbreiten, ausplaudern] |  |
 | to tell sth. [a story etc.] | 11 etw. verzählen [südd.] [schweiz.] [österr.] [ugs.] [erzählen] |  |
 | to tell sth. [a story etc.] | 5 etw. vertellen [Ruhrgebiet] [nordd.] [ugs.] [erzählen] |  |
 | to concoct sth. [story, excuse, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. zurechtlegen [Geschichte, Entschuldigung etc.] |  |
 | to detail sth. [facts, story] | etw.Akk. ausführlich / genau berichten |  |
 | to invent sth. [story, excuse, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. aus den Fingern saugen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [etw. erfinden] [Geschichte u. ä.] |  |
 | to invent sth. [story, explanation, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. aus dem hohlen Zahn ziehen [Redewendung] [ugs.] [sich etw. aus den Fingern saugen] |  |
 | journ. publ. to serialize sth. [Am.] [novel, story, chronicle etc.] | etw.Akk. in Fortsetzungen veröffentlichen |  |
 | journ. to spike [sl.] [refuse (a story) by or as if by placing on a spindle] | nicht bringen [ugs.] [die Veröffentlichung (einer Reportage) ablehnen] |  |
 | to tell sth. [a story etc.] | etw.Akk. dazöhln [österr.] [ugs.] |  |
 | to yarn [coll.] [tell a long or implausible story] | Seemannsgarn spinnen [Redewendung] |  |
Nouns |
 | tale [narrative or story] | 1054 Geschichte {f} [Erzählung] |  |
 | narrative [story, account] | 961 Geschichte {f} [Erzählung, Bericht] |  |
 | thread [e.g. of a story, also in www] | 232 Strang {m} [z. B. Erzählstrang, auch für thread im Internet] |  |
 | yarn [coll.] [story] | 186 Geschichte {f} [lange, ereignisreiche Erzählung] |  |
 | teller [story teller] | 86 Erzähler {m} |  |
 | comics cartoon [story] | 84 Zeichengeschichte {f} |  |
 | lit. anecdote [story] | 77 Schwank {m} [kurze, komische Erzählung] |  |
 | journ. RadioTV story [news story, report] | 38 Bericht {m} [Reportage] |  |
 | film lit. theatre hero [principal character in a play, story, etc.] | 26 Hauptfigur {f} |  |
 | slush [sentimental story] | 26 Schmonzette {f} |  |
 | point [of a story] | 25 Pointe {f} |  |
 | film plot [story line] | 19 Handlungsverlauf {m} |  |