Also means
denouement
Usage Note
Desenlace literally means the 'untying' of a knot — it is the narrative term for the resolution or conclusion of a story, conflict, or crisis. In literary analysis it corresponds to the English 'denouement.' Outside literature it is used for any decisive conclusion to a tense situation (el desenlace de la crisis).
Examples
"El desenlace de la novela sorprendió a todos."
Natural Translation
The outcome of the novel surprised everyone.

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