What does historia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word historia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use historia in Spanish.

The word historia in Spanish means history, story, story, fib, gossip, rumour, story, background, history, narrate, depict, embroil, throughout history, change the course of history, tell a story, legend has it that, course of history, medical history, horror story, Art History, natural history, personal history, sacred history, historical novel, make up a story, make up a story, come up with a story, the story of my life, history repeats itself, history books, go down in history, be another story, is history, is ancient history. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word historia

history

nombre femenino (ciencia que estudia el pasado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La historia antigua me apasiona.
I adore ancient history.

story

nombre femenino (cuento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuela me contaba una historia cada noche.
My grandmother would tell me a story every night.

story, fib

nombre femenino (mentira) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No me cuentes historias, que ya conozco tus mentiras.
Don't tell fibs. I know all about your lies.

gossip, rumour

nombre femenino (murmuración, rumor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No sabes la historia que se comenta sobre el jefe y la secretaria nueva.
You haven't heard the gossip going around about the boss and the new secretary.

story, background, history

nombre femenino (pasado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No la critiques, que no conoces su historia.
Don't criticise her. You don't know her story.

narrate

verbo transitivo (narrar historias)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

depict

verbo transitivo (representar un suceso)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

embroil

verbo transitivo (AmL, coloquial (confundir, enredar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

throughout history

(a través de los tiempos)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Many empires have arisen and fallen throughout history.

change the course of history

locución verbal (figurado (marcar un hito)

La imprenta cambió el rumbo de la historia para siempre.
The printing press changed the course of history forever.

tell a story

(hacer una narración) (relate)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Me contaron una historia sobre las mariposas que jamás olvidé.
They told me a story about butterflies that I never forgot.

legend has it that

expresión (inicio de un relato)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cuenta la leyenda que en un castillo remoto vivía un príncipe.

course of history

(rumbo, trayectoria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

medical history

(de un paciente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La historia clínica de esta paciente es preocupante.
This patient's medical history is concerning.

horror story

(relato que asusta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan leyó una historia de miedo en el campamento.
Juan read a horror story at camp.

Art History

locución nominal femenina (asignatura, licenciatura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Historia del Arte abarca manifestaciones artísticas desde la prehistoria.
Art History covers artistic works since prehistoric times.

natural history

locución nominal femenina (ciencias naturales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el museo de historia natural hay una exposición de la evolución humana.

personal history

locución nominal femenina (biografía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sacred history

nombre femenino (narraciones bíblicas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sermón consistió en una historia sacra.

historical novel

nombre femenino (género: ficción histórica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

make up a story

locución verbal (idear una mentira)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nicolás inventó una historia para no ir a la fiesta.
Nicholas made up a story to get out of going to the party.

make up a story, come up with a story

locución verbal (imaginar un cuento) (book, literature)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pablo es escritor e inventó una historia fantástica sobre un futuro cercano.
Pablo is a writer and came up with a fantasy story (or: made up a fantasy story) about a near future.

the story of my life

expresión (irónico: siempre igual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A Malena volvió a estafarla el mecánico. Es la historia de mi vida, dice.
The mechanic swindled Malena again. She said: "It's the story of my life!"

history repeats itself

expresión (vida cíclica)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Con su prohibicionismo, el Presidente está cometiendo los mismos errores de la sociedad de hace cien años: la historia se repite.
With his prohibitionism, the President is committing the same mistakes that society made a hundred years ago: history is repeating itself.

history books

locución nominal masculina plural (las idas y venidas)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Esta lucha quedará registrada en los avatares de la historia.
This struggle will go down in the history books.

go down in history

locución verbal (pasar a la posteridad)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El atleta pasó a la historia como el primer campeón olímpico de su país.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This game is going to be one for the record books.

be another story

locución verbal (informal (ser asunto distinto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi relación con Carla es otra historia; no estamos hablando de eso ahora.
My relation with Carla is another story: we're not talking about that right now.

is history, is ancient history

expresión (es cosa del pasado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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