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verhaal substantief | story [stories](account of events) |
verhaal substantief {n} | account [accounts](a statement of facts or occurrences) narrative [narratives](systematic recitation of an event) plot [plots](course of a story) |
verhaallijn substantief {f} | storyline(story plot) |
verhaaltje substantief {n} | tale [tales](type of story) |
; wildwestverhaal substantief {n} | western [westerns](film or other dramatic work) |
breedsprakerig verhaal substantief | spiel [spiels](A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade) |
broodjeaapverhaal substantief {n} | urban legend(dubious story) |
dat is een lang verhaal phrase | it's a long story(situation is too complicated to talk about) |
detectiveverhaal substantief {n} | whodunit(a crime novel or drama) |
episch gebeuren/verhaal substantief {n} | epic [epics](events appropriate to an epic) |
horrorverhaal substantief {n} | horror story(fictional narrative of distressing events) |
kort verhaal substantief {n} | short story [short stories](work of fiction) |
lang verhaal phrase | it's a long story(situation is too complicated to talk about) |
lang verhaal kort bijwoord | long story short(Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) |
liefdesverhaal substantief {n} | love story(a story about love) |
onzinverhaal substantief {n} | cock-and-bull story(far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity) |
sterk verhaal substantief | tall tale(a greatly exaggerated, fantastic story) |
stripverhaal substantief {n} | comic [comics](cartoon story) |
succesverhaal substantief {n} | success story(anecdotal evidence) |
volksverhaal substantief {n} | folktale [folktales](story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) |
zonder verhaal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | peremptory((law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) |