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le dénouement

outcome, resolution, ending

d e . n u . m ɑ̃
dé undo, remove, or reverse + nou tie; knot + ement Forms adverbs meaning “in a … manner” and nouns denoting an action or its result.
noun · masculine Rare #43,488
outcome, resolution, ending Often refers to the final outcome of a story or situation.
FR: Nous attendons le dénouement de cette histoire.
EN: We’re waiting to see how this story ends.

Et l'heure du dénouement approche.

And the hour of reckoning is approaching.

— Bugonia (2025)

Le film a un dénouement heureux.

The film has a happy ending.

Le dénouement est proche.

The end is near.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Personne n'aurait imaginé un tel dénouement.

No one could have imagined such an outcome.

C'est de dénouement que je veux parler.

It's the resolution I want to talk about.

— Star Trek VI : Terre inconnue (1991)

On espère un heureux dénouement.

We hope for a happy ending.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

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dévouement d e . v u . m ɑ̃