plot device

plɑt dɪˈvaɪs
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Translation of plot device from English into Spanish

Noun

storytelling

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element used to advance a story's plot
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  • The mysterious letter was a clever plot device.La carta misteriosa fue un ingenioso recurso argumental.
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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
recurso argumentalnm.

In movies, sympathetic magic can be a plot device for supernatural events.

En las películas, la magia simpática puede ser un recurso argumental para eventos sobrenaturales.

In fiction, a bioattack often serves as a chilling plot device.

En la ficción, un ataque biológico a menudo sirve como un escalofriante recurso argumental.

recurso narrativonm.

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

Una cápsula del tiempo revelada en el último capítulo fue un intrigante recurso narrativo.

An ancient book acted as a mysterious plot device to unlock hidden secrets.

Un libro antiguo actuó como un misterioso recurso narrativo para desvelar secretos ocultos.

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Other translations for plot device:

  • dispositivo de trama

plot device: Examples and translations in context

I'm your landlady, not a plot device.

Soy su casera, no un recurso argumental.

I'm your landlady, not a plot device.

Soy tu dueña, no un recurso argumental.

It's a classic action movie plot device.

Es un recurso argumental clásico de película de acción.

It was just a plot device I incorporated.

Solo era un recurso argumental que incorporé.

In fiction, fusion bombs are often used as a plot device in thrillers.

En la ficción, las bombas de fusión se utilizan a menudo como recurso argumental en los thrillers.

To some, the screwjob was a clever plot device; to others, it was manipulation.

Para algunos, el amaño fue un recurso argumental ingenioso; para otros, fue manipulación.

An unexpected inheritance was a significant plot device that changed the characters' lives.

Una herencia inesperada fue un recurso narrativo significativo que cambió la vida de los personajes.

A missing painting acted as a mysterious plot device in the detective story.

Una pintura desaparecida actuó como un enigmático recurso narrativo en la historia de detectives.

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