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retelling

/riːˈtɛlɪŋ/

/riˈtɛlɪŋ/

retellingnoun

retellings

/ˌriːˈtɛlɪŋ/

/ˌriˈtɛlɪŋ/

Translations

пересказ

The teacher asked for a retelling of the story.

Учитель попросил пересказ истории.

Additional translations

пересказание

Definitions

The act of telling a story or event again, often in a different way or from a different perspective.

The retelling of the classic fairy tale added new characters and a modern twist.

A version of a story that has been told again, often with changes or updates.

The movie is a retelling of the ancient myth, set in a futuristic world.

The practice or pedagogical activity of recounting a text or event to check or improve comprehension.

Classroom retelling helps students grasp the main ideas of a story.

Synonyms

retellinggerund / present participle

/ˌriːˈtɛlɪŋ/

/ˌriˈtɛlɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that tells a story again.

Definitions

Recounting or telling again.

His retelling anecdotes grew tiresome after a while.

retellverb

retelling

Gerund

retold

Past Simple

retold

Past Participle

retelling

Gerund

/riːˈtɛl/

/riˈtɛl/

Translations

пересказать

Can you retell the story in your own words?

Можешь пересказать историю своими словами?

Definitions

To tell a story or event again, often in a different way or from a different perspective.

She decided to retell the fairy tale with a modern twist.

To recount or narrate something that has been told before.

He could retell the entire movie plot from memory.

Synonyms

retellnoun

Definitions

A new version or adaptation of a story that has been told before; an act of retelling.

The novel is a dark retell of the classic fairy tale.