French Conversation · Level 59
74 words
French word
récit
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁesi/
Meaning
- masculine nounstory
Example
Elle a écrit un récit sur son enfance.
She wrote a story about her childhood.
More examples
Il a fait le récit de sa première rencontre.
He recounted his first encounter.
Core concept
A narrator's shaped sequence of real or imagined events.
Common phrases
raconter un récit
tell a story
un récit de voyage
travel account
faire le récit de
recount ___
Similar words
histoire: A story that presents real or imagined events in sequence.
anecdote: A brief story about a personal incident.
Definition in French
Narration d'une suite d'événements, réels ou imaginaires, présentée par un narrateur ou un auteur.
Word origin
The French noun developed from Old French recit, which traces back to Latin recitare, meaning to recite or read aloud.
Usage tips
- Récit is common in writing and formal or literary contexts, while everyday speech often uses histoire for a story.
Other meanings
- accountnoun
- narrativenoun