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Auflösung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breakup noun The end of a romantic relationship.
  • denouement noun The final part of a play, film or novel, after the climax, in which the remaining questions are answered and the plot is tied up.
  • dissipation noun The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
  • dissolution noun The formal ending of an organization, agreement, or assembly.
  • resolution noun A firm decision to do or not do something.

Senses

Auflösung is used for these senses in English:

  • breakup The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
  • disbandment The act of disbanding
  • dissipation The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
  • dénouement (authorship, often, metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.
  • resolution (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
  • resolution (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.

breakup — full definition

  1. noun The end of a romantic relationship.
  2. noun The act of something splitting apart or coming to an end.

denouement — full definition

  1. noun The final part of a play, film or novel, after the climax, in which the remaining questions are answered and the plot is tied up.
  2. noun The way a complicated real-life situation finally works out.

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