plot device

plɑt dɪˈvaɪs
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Translation of plot device into French

Noun

storytelling

TECH.
element used to advance a story's plot
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artifice de l'intrigue mécanisme narratif
  • The mysterious letter was a clever plot device.La lettre mystérieuse était un astucieux artifice de l'intrigue.
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Examples of plot device in a sentence

  • The lost heirloom served as a crucial plot device.

Translations of "plot device" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
procédé narratifnm.

Her sudden disappearance was an effective plot device that kept readers guessing.

Sa disparition soudaine était un procédé narratif efficace qui tenait les lecteurs en haleine.

A time capsule revealed in the last chapter was an intriguing plot device.

Une capsule temporelle révélée dans le dernier chapitre était un procédé narratif intrigant.

ressort dramatiquenm.

In fiction, a backpack nuke often becomes a pivotal plot device for tension.

Dans la fiction, un engin nucléaire portable devient souvent un ressort dramatique crucial pour la tension.

In old Western movies, a necktie party was often used as a plot device.

Dans les vieux films western, le bal des pendus était souvent utilisé comme ressort dramatique.

ressort narratifnm.

The time travel element acted as a clever plot device for the science fiction narrative.

Le voyage dans le temps a servi de ressort narratif ingénieux pour le récit de science-fiction.

The unexpected storm served as a plot device to raise the tension in the story.

L'orage inattendu a servi de ressort narratif pour augmenter la tension dans l'histoire.

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Other translations for plot device:

  • élément de l'intrigue

plot device: Examples and translations in context

While entertaining, the series is a one-trick pony, always using the same plot device.

Bien que divertissante, la série utilise toujours le même procédé narratif, sans variété.

The love triangle served as a dramatic plot device for the romantic comedy.

Le triangle amoureux servait de ressort dramatique pour la comédie romantique.

In some movies, mind control is a common plot device used to create tension.

Dans certains films, le contrôle de l'esprit est un ressort narratif courant utilisé pour créer de la tension.

At the turn of the twentieth century, victimized young women became the cliché of choice for the nascent American film industry as it provided an easy and sensational plot device for the silver screen.

Au début du 20e siècle, les jeunes victimes sont devenues un cliché apprécié par l'industrie cinématographique américaine naissante, puisqu'il offrait un procédé narratif facile et spectaculaire.

Remember, the Damsel in Distress as plot device is something that happens to a female character and not necessarily something a character is from start to finish.

Rappelez-vous, la Demoiselle en tant que procédé narratif est quelque chose qui arrive à un personnage féminin et pas nécessairement ce que le personnage incarne du début à la fin.

and used it as a key plot device in Contact.

et je l'ai utilisé comme ressort dramatique dans Contact.

As a plot device the Damsel in Distress is often grouped with other separate tropes,

En tant que procédé narratif, la Demoiselle en détresse est souvent groupée avec d'autres figures,

As a trope, the Damsel in Distress is a plot device

En tant que figure, la Demoiselle en détresse est un procédé narratif

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