Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

foreshadowing

Spanish translation:

anticipación / presagio / prefiguración

Added to glossary by Andrea Sacchi
Jul 19, 2004 11:40
19 yrs ago
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English term

foreshadowing

English to Spanish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature literary elements
Text on education. The text deals with literary elements, such as mood, theme, imaginery, flashback and foreshadowing.

Is "foreshadowing" translated as "prefiguración"? Or is there an exact equivalent for this context?
Thanks a lot!!!

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jul 19, 2004:
paragraph The only information I have is as included before "literary elements such as....", no more context!
Rene Ron Jul 19, 2004:
Can you please include a paragraph?

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anticipación

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presagio

Se me ocurre que en el contexto literario se diría Presagio"

DRAE:

presagio.
(Del lat. praesagĭum).
1. m. Señal que indica, previene y anuncia un suceso.


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Te paso algunas citas. La segunda es un ejemplo como se usa la palabra en literatura:

Esto es un presagio (foreshadowing - [ Translate this page ]
Esto es un ****presagio (foreshadowing) a lo que va a pasar en la novela.**** Obviamente, de niño Paco está muy preocupado por el bienestar ...
alpha.furman.edu/~dbost/derecho.htm - 1k - Cached - Similar pages

Buero - [ Translate this page ]
... Preparación y presagio en los dramas de ... El misterio de Elche in El tragaluz:
A Case of Subtle Foreshadowing.” Cuadernos de Aldeeu 1.1 (1983): 83 89. ...
faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/Buero.html - 23k - Cached - Similar pages

Cortina, José. “Preparación y presagio en los dramas de Buero Vallejo.” Duquesne Hispanic Review 8.1 (1969): 25 45.
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3 hrs

prefiguración

Yor answer is also acceptable.

Dr. Folkart's Spanish 3106
... estrenar = to premiere, put on stage for first time. la prefiguración = foreshadowing. el suspenso ...
www.majbill.vt.edu/FLL/Folkart/3106/dramavocab.html

Vocabulario Clave para el Análisis de la Literatura
... Prefiguración- foreshadowing. Presentación- setting the stage for the story- es la parte de la obra en la cual se ...
www.lilt.ilstu.edu/smexpos/website/vocabulario_literatura.h...
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