Anécdota in english
Anecdote
pronunciation: ænəkdoʊt part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ænəkdoʊt part of speech: noun
In gestures
anécdota = yarn ; anecdote.
Example: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Example: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.more:
» anécdota obligatoria de contar = must-tell .
Example: What kind of secrets are must-tells, and what are simply meant to die with you?.» contar una anécdota = tell + a story .
Example: I have already said that on the whole it is not difficult to stimulate children into telling stories.» lleno de anécdotas = anecdotal .
Example: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.» persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur .
Example: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.» salpicado de anécdoats = anecdotal .
Example: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.