narration

nar·ra·tion  (n-rshn)

n.

1. The act, process, or an instance of narrating.

2. Narrated material.

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nar·ration·al adj.

nar·ration·al·ly adv.

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narration [nəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. the act or process of narrating

2. a narrated account or story; narrative

3. (Literature / Rhetoric) (in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	narration - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" narrative, story, tale tearjerker - an excessively sentimental narrative subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children nursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children
	2.	narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" recital, yarn body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" introduction - the first section of a communication close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" recounting, telling, relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
	3.	narration - (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

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narration

noun account, storytelling, telling, reading, relation, explanation, description, recital, voice-over (in film) The play is an autobiographical journey with song, dialogue and narration.

Translations

narration [nəˈreɪʃən] N [of documentary] → narración f, comentarios mpl; [of story] → narración f, relato m

narration [nəˈreɪʃ^ən] n

[events] → narration f

(= commentary) → commentaire m
a narration to a slide show → le commentaire d'un diaporama

narration

n → Erzählung f; (of events, journey) → Schilderung f

narration [nəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → narrazione f

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narration [nəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → narrazione f