narrator

nar·ra·tor

 (năr′ā′tər, -ə-tər)

n.

1. A person who narrates, such as one who provides off-screen commentary in a documentary.

2.

a. A character in literature, especially a novel or short story, who relates the plot and sometimes plays a role in the story.

b. A character in a fictional movie, play, or similar production who comments on what is happening, often through voice-over.

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narrator

(nəˈreɪtə)

n

1. a person who tells a story or gives an account of something

2. (Film) a person who speaks in accompaniment of a film, television programme, etc

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nar•ra•tor

(ˈnær eɪ tər, ˈnær ə-, næˈreɪ-)
n.

1. one who tells a story or recounts a series of events, aloud or in writing.

2. one who provides spoken commentary for a film, television program, etc.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

narrator - someone who tells a story     storyteller, teller anecdotist, raconteur - a person skilled in telling anecdotes fabulist - a person who tells or invents fables griot - a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

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narrator

noun storyteller, writer, author, reporter, commentator, chronicler, reciter, raconteur Jules, the story's narrator, is an actress in her late thirties.

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Translations

راوٍ، قاصٌّراوٍ، مُفَسِّر

vypravěčkomentátor

fortællerkommentator

Erzähler

αφηγητής

narrador

narrateur

pripovjedačpripovjedačica

narrátor

sögumaîur

narratorenarratrice

forteller

anlatan kimsehikayeciöykücü

旁白者解说员讲述者

narrator

[nəˈreɪtəʳ] N [of story] → narrador(a) m/f; [of documentary] → narrador(a) m/f, comentarista mf

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narrator

[nəˈreɪtə^r] n [story] → narrateur/trice m/f; [documentary] → narrateur/trice m/f
The narrator and central figure is a salesman called Mike → Le narrateur et protagoniste est un représentant nommé Mike.

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narrator

n → Erzähler(in) m(f); first-person narrator → Icherzähler(in) m(f); third-person narrator → Ererzähler(in) m(f)

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narrator

[nəˈreɪtəʳ] n → narratore/trice

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narrate

(nəˈreit) verb

to tell (a story). He narrated the events of the afternoon. vertel يَرْوي разказвам narrar vypravovat erzählen fortælle διηγούμαι, αφηγούμαιnarrar, contar jutustama شرح دادن kertoa raconter לְסַפֵּר बयान करना pričati, pripovjedati elmond menceritakan segja sögu narrare 物語る 말하다, 이야기하다 (pa)pasakoti, atpasakoti []stāstīt menceritakan vertellenfortelle, beretteopowiedzieć شرح وركول narrar a po­vesti рассказывать rozprávať pripovedovati pripovedati berätta, skildra บรรยาย anlatmak 講述 розказувати, оповідати بيان کرنا kể lại 讲故事，讲述

narˈration noun

vertelling, verhaal رِوايَه، سَرْد разказване narração vyprávění die Erzählung fortælling αφήγησηnarración, relato jutustamine داستان kerronta narrationסיפור कथन priča, naracija elbeszélés, elmondás penceritaan frásögn narrazione 叙述 이야기 pasakojimas, komentavimas stāstījums; stāsts penceritaan het vertellen fortelling, beretningnarracja كيسه،څرګندونه،ريپوټ narração povestire повествование rozprávanie pripovedovanje pripovedanje berättande, berättelse, skildring การเล่าเรื่อง anlatma 講述 оповідання; розповідь بيان sự kể chuyện 讲述

narrative (ˈnarətiv) noun

a story. an exciting narrative. vertelling رِوائي، قَصَصي разказ narrativa historka, příběh erzählend fortælling ιστορία, αφήγημαnarrativa, narración, relato jutustus قصه kertomus récitסיפור वर्णात्मक narativan, pripovjedni elbeszélés cerita saga, frásögn narrativa 物語り 이야기 pasakojimas stāsts; stāstījums naratif verhaalhistorie, fortellingopowiadanie كيسه narrativa povestire рассказ, повесть príbeh pripoved pripovetka berättelse, skildring เรื่องเล่า öykü 敘述 оповідання; повість کہاني chuyện kể 记叙文，叙述

narˈrator noun

1. a person who tells a story. verteller راوٍ، قاصٌّ разказвач narrador vypravěč der/die Erzähler(in) fortæller ανιστορητής, αφηγητής ιστορίας narrador jutustaja گوینده tarinankertoja narrateur/-trice מְסַפֵּר סִיפּוּרִים बयान करने वाला pripovjedač, pričalac narrátor pencerita sögumaður narratore, narratrice 語り手 이야기하는 사람 pasakotojas stāstītājs tukang cerita vertellenforteller, kommentatornarrator نكلچى،د كيسى ويونكى narrador povestitor, na­ra­tor рассказчик rozprávač, -ka pripovedovalec pripoveda; berättare ผู้เล่าเรื่อง öykücü, hikayeci 講述者 оповідач کہاني سنانے والا người kể chuyện 讲述者

2. a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film. verteller راوٍ، مُفَسِّر говорител narrador komentátor, vypravěč der/die Erzähler(in) fortæller; kommentator αφηγητήςnarrador jutustaja راوی kertoja קריין कथा वाचक kazivatelj narrátor narator narratore 語り手 내레이터 diktorius/aktorius, autoriaus vardu skaitantis tekstą diktors, filmas komentētājs pengisah commentatorforteller; kommentatornarrator روايت راوړونكى ведущии; комментатор komentátor pripovedovalec narator berättare ผู้เล่า anlatan kimse 解說員；旁白者 розповідач بيان کرنے والا người thuyết minh 解说员，旁白者

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