denouement

• Sustantivo que designa el desenlace o resolución final de una trama compleja, especialmente la parte final de una obra literaria o dramática donde se resuelven los conflictos y se aclaran los misterios.

A noun referring to the final resolution or outcome of a complex sequence of events, particularly the unraveling of a plot in a literary or dramatic work.

1. C1formal

   The final outcome or resolution of a complex series of events.

   Desenlace final

   • The denouement of the negotiations was a peace treaty.
   • After months of investigation, the denouement was a surprising arrest.
   • The story's denouement revealed the true identity of the hero.

   Sinónimosconclusionendfinaleoutcomeresolutionresultupshot

   Antónimosbeginningcommencementonsetopeningoriginstart

2. Literary resolutionC1formal

   The final part of a story, play, or movie where the plot's main conflicts are resolved.

   Desenlace literario

   • In the denouement of the novel, the protagonist finds peace.
   • The film's denouement was both tragic and beautiful.
   • Shakespeare's plays often have a dramatic denouement in the final act.

   Sinónimosclosecodaconclusionendingfinalepayoffresolutionwindup