cliffhanger
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “cliff-hanger.”
cliffhanger(
klihf
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hahng
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guhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la situación tensa (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 season ended with a cliffhanger. Everyone eagerly awaited the start of the new season.La temporada terminó con una situación tensa. Todos esperaban ansiosamente el inicio de la nueva temporada.
b. la situación de suspenso (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).
There are rumors that a main character will apparently die in the cliffhanger finale.Hay rumores de que un protagonista moriría en la situación de suspenso del final.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The election was a cliffhanger. The final results didn't come until a week later.La elección nos tuvo en ascuas. El resultado final no llegó hasta una semana después.
The tournament was a cliffhanger. No one could predict who would win the trophy.El torneo nos tuvo en vilo. Nadie podía predecir quién iba a ganar el trofeo.
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