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Frozen dessert is the generic name for desserts made by freezing liquids, semi-solids, and sometimes even solids. They may be based on flavored water (shave ice, sorbet, snow cones, etc.), on fruit purées, on milk and cream (most ice creams), on custard ...
Postres congelados es el nombre genérico de los postres realizados congelando líquidos, semi-sólidos y a veces incluso sólidos. Pueden estar basados en agua saborizada (raspados, helado de agua, conos de nieve, etc.), en purés de fretas, en leche y crema (la ...
A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes. Buzz, rattle, bang, and sizzle all reflect onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia can also consist of more than one word; writers sometimes create lines or whole passages in which the sound of the ...
A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes. Buzz, rattle, bang, and sizzle all reflect onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia can also consist of more than one word; writers sometimes create lines or whole passages in which the sound of the ...
In drama, a scene is a subdivision of an act. In modern plays, scenes usually consist of units of action in which there are no changes in the setting or breaks in the continuity of time. According to traditional conventions, a scene changes when the location ...
En el drama, una escena es una subdivisión de un acto. En obras modernas, escenas generalmente consisten en unidades de acción en que no hay ningún cambio en la configuración o roturas en la continuidad del tiempo. Según convenciones tradicionales, una escena ...
A writer’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning. Formal diction consists of a dignified, impersonal, and elevated use of language; it follows the rules of syntax exactly and is often ...
Elección de un escritor de palabras, frases, estructuras oracionales y lenguaje figurado, que se combinan para ayudar a crear significado. Dicción formal consiste en un uso digno, impersonal y elevado de la lengua; sigue exactamente las reglas de sintaxis y ...
The anxious anticipation of a reader or an audience as to the outcome of a story, especially concerning the character or characters with whom sympathetic attachments are formed. Suspense helps to secure and sustain the interest of the reader or audience ...
La anticipación ansiosa de un lector o una audiencia sobre el resultado de una historia, especialmente sobre el carácter o caracteres con quienes forman simpáticos accesorios. Suspenso ayuda a garantizar y mantener el interés del lector o del público a lo ...
a public lodging house serving food and drink to travellers; a hotel
Una casa de alojamiento público que sirve comida y bebidas a los viajantes; un hotel.
A feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit.
A feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit.
Any category of literature as well as various other forms of art or culture, e.g., music, based on some loose set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of of old ones are ...
A French word meaning kind or type. The major genres in literature are poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Genre can also refer to more specific types of literature such as comedy, tragedy, epic poetry, or science fiction.
A Gazebo is a garden pavilion with a good view, often placed at the corner of a garden.
Una glorieta es un pabellón de jardín con una buena vista, a menudo colocado en la esquina de un jardín.
Architect derives from the greek arkhos (meaning chief) and tekhne (meaning the art of doing something).
Arquitecto deriva del griego arkhos (jefe de significado) y tekhne (es decir, el arte de hacer algo).