relato

Definitions of relato
  1. noun
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
    synonyms: historia
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    thriller
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    conseja, fábula, leyenda
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    cuento, historieta, novela corta
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    alegoría, apólogo, fábula, parábola
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    falacia, fábula, mito
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    novela de suspense, película de suspense
    a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
    folletín, saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
    novela policíaca
    a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
  2. noun
    a short account of the news
    synonyms: crónica, relación, reportaje
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    boletín, hoja informativa
    report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
    boletín, comunicado, parte
    a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
    exclusiva, exclusivo
    a news report that is reported first by one news organization
    flash, flash informativo, notícia de última hora
    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
    boletín informativo
    a bulletin containing the latest information
  3. noun
    the act of informing by verbal report
    synonyms: cuenta, información, informe, narración, nota, referencia, relación, reseña
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    información, informe
    report of a mission or task
    anécdota, chilindrina, historieta
    short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
    conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relación, rollo, rondalla
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    comentario
    a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
    relación
    an act of narration
    bola, bolado, fábula, hablada, habladuría, macutazo, rumor, runrún, tole, voz
    gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
    chismes
    disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
    fábula
    idle gossip or rumor
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    chivatazo
    a speech act that conveys information
  4. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relación, rollo, rondalla
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    relación
    an act of narration
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    cuenta, información, informe, narración, nota, referencia, relación, reseña
    the act of informing by verbal report
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