повествование означает в английский

narration [narrations]▼(act of recounting or relating)
noun
[UK: nə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ne.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]

narrative [narratives]▼(systematic recitation of an event)
noun
[UK: ˈnæ.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈne.rə.tɪv]

relation [relations]▼(act of relating a story)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]