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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /desenˈlaθe/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desenˈlase/
- Rhymes: -aθe
- Rhymes: -ase
- Syllabification: de‧sen‧la‧ce
Etymology 1
Deverbal from desenlazar, from des- + enlazar, perhaps a calque of French dénouement.
Noun
desenlace m (plural desenlaces)
- outcome
2022 November 15, “Una oportunidad para la paz”, in El País: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: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
Verb
desenlace
- inflection of desenlazar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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