log line

• Resumen o descripción breve de una película, serie de televisión o historia, utilizado generalmente para transmitir la trama principal o el concepto en una sola frase con fines promocionales o para una presentación.

A brief summary or description of a film, TV show, or story, typically used to capture the core plot or concept in a single sentence for promotional or pitching purposes.

1. Film or TV summaryB2formal

   A brief summary of a film, TV show, or book, used to capture the core plot or concept.

   sinopsis argumental breve

   • The log line for the movie was 'A young wizard discovers his magical heritage.'
   • She wrote a compelling log line to pitch her screenplay.
   • A good log line should be one or two sentences long.

2. Nautical ropeC1formalbritish

   A rope used on a ship to measure speed, historically with knots tied at intervals.

   Corredera (náutica)

   • The sailor threw the log line overboard to calculate the ship's speed.
   • The log line was marked with knots at regular intervals.
   • Using a log line was a traditional method of navigation.