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desfecho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • closure noun The permanent or temporary shutting of a place or operation.
  • 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.
  • termination noun The act of ending something, or the state of having ended.

Senses

desfecho is used for these senses in English:

  • closure (figurative) A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
  • dénouement (authorship, often, metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.
  • termination An end in time; a conclusion.

closure — full definition

  1. noun The permanent or temporary shutting of a place or operation.
  2. noun A feeling of emotional resolution after a difficult experience.
  3. noun A fastener or device that seals something shut, such as a bottle cap.

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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