Plot & Characters: German words for movies, books and games

auspacken Spill the beans phrase offenes Ende [ˈɔfənəs ˈɛndə] open ending phrase Happy End [ˈhɛpi ˈɛnd] happy ending noun Ursprungsgeschichte [ˈʊʁʃpʁʊŋksgəʃɪçtə] origin story phrase Prophezeiung [pʁo.fe.ˈt͡sai̯.ʊŋ] prophecy noun Fluch [fluːx] curse noun Verbrechen [fɛʁˈbʁɛçn̩] crime noun Mord [mɔʁt] murder noun Tod [to:t] death noun Schlacht [ʃlaxt] battle noun verfolgen [fɛʁˈfɔlgn] chase verb entkommen [ɛntˈkɔmən] escape verb retten [ˈrɛtən] rescue verb Rache [ˈʁaχə] revenge noun Verrat [fɛˈʁaːt] betrayal noun Hinweis [ˈhɪn.vaɪs] clue noun Imperium [ɪmˈpeːʁiʊm] empire noun Königreich [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪ̯ç] kingdom noun Geschöpf [gəˈʃœpf] creature noun Ungeheuer [ˈʊŋgəˌhɔʏ̯ɐ] monster noun Verdächtiger [fɛʁˈdɛçtɪgəʁ] suspect noun Ermittler [ɛʁˈmɪt.lɐ] detective noun Opfer [ˈɔpfɐr] sacrifice noun Überlebender [ˈyːbɐˌleːbəndɐ] survivor noun Verräter [fɛˈʁɛːtɐ] traitor noun Antiheld [ˈʔantiˌhɛlt] antihero noun Nebenfigur [ˈneːbənˌfiːguʁ] background character phrase Liebesinteresse [ˈliːbəsˌɪntəʁɛsə] love interest phrase Rivale [ʁiˈvaːlə] rival noun Figurenentwicklung [fiˈguːʁn̩ɛntˌvɪkl̩ʊŋ] character arc phrase Wendung [ˈvɛndʊŋ] plot twist phrase Krimi [ˈkʁɪ.mi] mystery noun Vorgeschichte [ˈfɔʁgəˌʃɪçtə] backstory noun Cliffhanger [ˈklɪfˌhæŋər] cliffhanger noun Rückblende [ˈrʏkˌblɛnde] flashback noun Erzähler [ɛʁˈt͡seːlɐ] narrator noun Zeuge [ˈt͡sɔ͜ɪ̯gə] witness noun Mentor [ˈmɛn.tɔʁ] mentor noun Belegen [bəˈleːgn̩] evidence noun kämpfen [ˈkɛmpfən] fight verb das Geheimnis ausplaudern let the cat out of the bag phrase verraten [fɛɐˈʁaːtən] reveal verb Sidekick [ˈsaɪdkɪk] sidekick noun Schurke [ˈʃʊʁkə] villain noun Rätsel [ˈrɛːtsəl] mystery noun Protagonist [pʁotagoˈnɪst] protagonist noun Held [hɛlt] hero noun Hauptfigur [ˈhaʊptfiˌguːʁ] main character noun Handlungsbogen [ˈhandlʊŋsˌboːgən] story arc noun Handlung [ˈhandlʊŋ] plot noun Geheimnis [gəˈhaɪmnɪs] secret noun Antagonist [antagoˈnɪst] antagonist noun drehen twist verb Handlung storyline noun Opfer sacrifice noun enthüllen revealed verb enthüllen Reveal verb Handlung Plot noun Verlobung Engagement noun Geschöpfe creatures noun sich anvertrauen Confide verb Hinweise clues noun jagend chasing verb Vorgeschichte backstory noun Nebenfigur background character phrase