Movies, Books & Games
Books & Stories: Spanish words for movies, books and games
The “Books & Stories” set from the “Movies, Books & Games” goal. These are Spanish words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Books & Stories” set
80 · SpanishThese Spanish words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 80 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
ciencia ficción
[ˈsjɛnθja fikˈθjon]
science fiction
phrase
literatura fantástica
[liteɾaˈtuɾa fanˈtastika]
fantasy
noun
no ficción
[no fiˈkθjon]
nonfiction
noun
ficción
[fikˈsjon]
fiction
noun
precuela
[pɾeˈkwela]
prequel
noun
secuela
[seˈkwela]
sequel
noun
descripción
[deskɾipˈsjon]
description
noun
monólogo
[moˈnoloɣo]
monologue
noun
metáfora
[meˈta.fo.ɾa]
metaphor
noun
símbolo
[ˈsimbolo]
symbol
noun
presagio
[pɾeˈsa.xi.o]
foreshadowing
noun
narración en tercera persona
[na.raˈθjon en teɾˈθeɾa peɾˈsona]
third-person narration
phrase
narración en primera persona
[na.raˈsjon en pɾiˈmeɾa peɾˈsona]
first-person narration
noun
escenario
[es.θe.ˈna.ɾjo]
setting
noun
moraleja
[moɾaˈlexa]
moral
noun
reseña literaria
[reˈseɲa li.teˈɾaɾja]
book review
noun
audiolibro
[a.u.ð.jo.'li.βɾo]
audiobook
noun
libro electrónico
[ˈli.βɾo elek.tɾo.ˈni.ko]
ebook
noun
edición en tapa dura
[e.ðiˈθjon en ˈtapa ˈðuɾa]
hardcover
noun
libro de bolsillo
[ˈlibɾo ðe bolˈsiʎo]
paperback
noun
reseña de contraportada
[re'seɲa ðe kumtɾapoɾ'taða]
blurb
noun
índice
[ˈindise]
table of contents
phrase
nota al pie
[ˈnota al ˈpje]
footnote
noun
prefacio
[pɾeˈfa.sjo]
preface
noun
epílogo
[eˈpi.lo.ɣo]
epilogue
noun
prólogo
[ˈpɾoloɡo]
prologue
noun
escritor
[es.kɾiˈtoɾ]
writer
noun
subtítulo
[subˈti.tlo]
subtitle
noun
título
[ˈtitulo]
title
noun
género
[ˈxen.e.ɾo]
genre
noun
sinopsis
synopsis
noun
esguinces
Sprains
noun
escurrir
wring
verb
espiral
spiral
noun
en conclusión
In conclusion
phrase
de acá para allá
Back and forth
adverb
la esencia de algo
the gist of sth
noun
esa es la frase
That's the line
phrase
ponerse
Don
verb
torcer
[toɾˈseɾ]
twist
verb
tema
[ˈtema]
theme
noun
serie
[ˈseɾje]
series
noun
resumen
[reˈsumen]
summary
noun
perspectiva
[peɾspekˈtiba]
point of view
noun
párrafo
[ˈparafo]
paragraph
noun
página
[ˈpaxina]
page
noun
Oración
[oɾaˈsjon]
sentence
noun
novela
[noˈbela]
novel
noun
narrador
[naraˈdoɾ]
narrator
noun
misterio
[misˈteɾjo]
mystery
noun
lector
[lekˈtoɾ]
reader
noun
Forro
[ˈforo]
cover
noun
final en suspenso
[fiˈnal en susˈpenso]
cliffhanger
phrase
final
[fiˈnal]
ending
noun
escena retrospectiva
[eˈsena retɾospekˈtiba]
flashback
noun
escena
[eˈsena]
episode
noun
el libro
[el ˈlibɾo]
book
noun
diálogo
[ˈdjalogo]
dialogue
noun
cuento corto
[ˈkwento ˈkoɾto]
short story
noun
conclusión
[koŋkluˈsjon]
conclusion
noun
cita
[ˈsita]
quote
noun
capítulo
[kaˈpitulo]
chapter
noun
autor
[awˈtoɾ]
author
noun
girar
spin
verb
tema
theme
noun
esguince
sprain
noun
serie
series
noun
oración
sentence
noun
reservar
reserve
verb
resumen
Recap
noun
conversaciones de la vida real
Real life conversations
phrase
cita
quote
noun
cáscara de nuez
Nutshell
noun
misterios
mysteries
noun
gracia
grace
noun
dar derecho a
Entitle
verb
tapar
Cover
verb
cita
citation
noun
construcción de personajes
characterization
noun
manta
blanket
noun
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