narrative

récit, narration

Histoire ou description d’événements, généralement racontés dans l’ordre où ils se sont produits.

En anglais simple : A story or description of events, usually told in the order they happened.

• She wrote a short narrative.
• His narrative describes the journey across the desert.
• The book contains narratives by several survivors.

Comment l'utiliser : narrative of/about something (He wrote a narrative of his travels.)

Synonymes : story, account, tale

Expressions courantes : personal narrative, narrative of something, write a narrative

discours, récit

Façon de présenter les événements qui pousse les gens à accepter un point de vue particulier.

En anglais simple : A way of explaining events that encourages people to accept a particular view.

• The party tried to control the narrative.
• Her research challenges the dominant narrative about immigration.
• A different narrative emerged after the documents were published.

Comment l'utiliser : narrative about something (The report challenges the official narrative about the crisis.)

Expressions courantes : control the narrative, political narrative, dominant narrative

narration

Façon dont une histoire est racontée dans un livre, un film ou une autre œuvre.

En anglais simple : The way a story is told in a book, film, or other work.

• The narrative moves slowly at first.
• Her unusual narrative keeps readers guessing.
• The film’s narrative shifts between past and present.

Synonymes : storytelling, narration

Expressions courantes : complex narrative, fragmented narrative, narrative of something

narratif

Qui concerne la manière de raconter une histoire ou de décrire des événements.

En anglais simple : Connected with telling a story or describing events.

• The film has a simple narrative structure.
• She uses several narrative techniques in the novel.
• The poem’s narrative voice changes halfway through.

Expressions courantes : narrative structure, narrative technique, narrative voice