relato

/reˈlato/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los relatos

Meaning

  1. story

    • Es un relato corto.

      It's a short story.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cuento

cuento is the everyday word for "story, tale," often a short story or fairy tale; relato is more formal or literary, a narrative account.

Similar in other languages

German

Geschichte

Geschichte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "story."

Practice

1 What does relato mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ corto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches relato?

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