History, story - Histoire (The 263rd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for History, story is Histoire. This word often comes up when talking about culture & arts, education, media & it. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 263rd most commonly used word in French. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: history, story

French: histoire

Examples


This story is true.	Cette histoire est vraie.
This story is true.	Cette histoire est vraie.
It's an incredible story.	C'est une histoire incroyable.
This is a beautiful story.	C'est une belle histoire.
That story brings to mind the person I met in New York.	Cette histoire me rappelle la personne que j'ai rencontrée à New York.
His story was interesting.	Son histoire était intéressante.
I want to hear your story. Go on, please.	Je veux entendre votre histoire. Continuez, s'il vous plaît.
This is such a sad story.	C’est une histoire tellement triste.

Your story is sad.	Ton histoire est triste.
I felt drawn to his story.	Je me suis senti attiré par son histoire.
That's a long story.	C'est une longue histoire.
I cannot hear such a story without weeping.	Je ne peux pas entendre une telle histoire sans pleurer.
His story sounds strange.	Son histoire semble étrange.
His story seems to be strange.	Son histoire semble étrange.
This sword has a strange history.	Cette épée a une étrange histoire.
I listened to her story.	J'ai écouté son histoire.
The story was true.	C'était une histoire vraie.
The story sounds true.	Cette histoire semble vraie.
His story is true.	Son histoire est vraie.
His story cannot be true.	Son histoire ne peut pas être vraie.
Father told us a very interesting story.	Père nous a raconté une histoire très intéressante.