desenlace
Spanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /desenˈlaθe/ [d̪e.sẽnˈla.θe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desenˈlase/ [d̪e.sẽnˈla.se]
- Rhymes: -aθe
- Rhymes: -ase
- Syllabification: de‧sen‧la‧ce
Etymology 1
editDeverbal from desenlazar, from des- + enlazar, perhaps a calque of French dénouement.
Noun
editdesenlace m (plural desenlaces)
- outcome
- 2022 November 15, “Una oportunidad para la paz”, in El País[1]:
- Esta nueva derrota de Putin le ha permitido a Zelenski hablar de nuevo de paz e insinuar que la guerra puede estar acercándose a un desenlace favorable.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (theater, film) dénouement (conclusion or resolution of a plot)
- 2022 November 11, Carlos Boyero, “‘As bestas’: mucho arte en el retrato de la violencia y del miedo”, in El País[2]:
- Y me introduce en una historia dura, turbia, compleja, llena de matices, amenazante en el arranque, devastadora en su desarrollo, sorprendente en el desenlace.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (euphemistic) passing
- Synonym: fallecimiento
Etymology 2
editVerb
editdesenlace
- inflection of desenlazar:
Further reading
edit- “desenlace”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aθe
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