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"Script" is a noun which is often translated as "el guion", and "screenplay" is a noun which is also often translated as "el guion". Learn more about the difference between "script" and "screenplay" below.
script(
skrihpt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (theater)
a. el texto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The famous playwright is writing the script of a new Broadway musical.El conocido dramaturgo está escribiendo el texto de un nuevo musical para Broadway.
a. el texto (M) (full written version)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The politician's website has lots of useful material, including scripts of his speeches.La web del político contiene mucho material de utilidad, incluidos los textos de sus discursos.
b. el guion (M) (written summary)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I had a script but found I didn't need it in the end.Tenía un guion pero al final me di cuenta de que no lo necesitaba.
a. la escritura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Cuneiform script was written on objects made from clay.La escritura cuneiforme se hacía sobre objetos de arcilla.
a. la letra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The pharmacist gave me the wrong medicine because he couldn't read my doctor's script.El farmacéutico me dio el medicamento equivocado porque no entendía la letra de mi médico.
b. la caligrafía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She writes with a very distinctive script.Tiene una caligrafía muy peculiar.
6. (computing)
a. el script (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The execution of the script has been stopped due to an error in one line.Se detuvo la ejecución del script debido a un error en una línea.
b. la secuencia de comandos (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You have to create the required script for the software to run.Tienes que crear la secuencia de comandos necesaria para que se ejecute el programa.
a. el escrito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
At the end of the examination they handed in their scripts.Al terminar el examen entregaron sus escritos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. escribir el guion de
She scripted the movie to appeal to an international audience.Escribió el guion de la película para que atrajera a un público internacional.
9. (theater)
a. escribir el texto de
The new Broadway production was scripted by a talented young writer.Un joven autor talentoso escribió el texto de la nueva producción de Broadway.
screenplay(
skrin
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pley
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (film)
a. el guion (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Ken wrote a screenplay for a movie that won an Oscar.Ken escribió el guion de una película que ganó un Óscar.
The movie "Amadeus" won the 1984 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.La película "Amadeus" ganó el Óscar al mejor guion adaptado en 1984.
