Spanish Conversation · Level 157
30 words
Spanish word
guion
Pronunciation
IPA/gjon/
Meaning
- masculine nounscript
Example
Necesitamos revisar el guion antes de la función.
We need to check the script before the performance.
More examples
Ella está escribiendo un guion para una serie.
She is writing a script for a series.
Core concept
A document that lists scenes, stage directions, and characters' lines.
Common phrases
escribir un guion
write a script
leer el guion
read the script
seguir el guion
follow the script
Similar words
libreto: Presents a full script for staging or filming, with detailed dialogue and performance cues.
argumento: Outlines a story's main events and characters' actions as the sequence that forms the plot.
sinopsis: Summarizes a work's overall plot and main idea in a short descriptive paragraph.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto de instrucciones y textos que describen qué ocurre en cada escena y qué dicen los personajes en una obra o producción.
Word origin
Spanish guion comes from French guion, ultimately from Old French guidon 'small flag', where a signal or marker becomes a term for the guiding notes of a performance.
Usage tips
- Both guion and guión appear in writing, and context or phrases like guion de cine usually make clear whether the meaning is a script or the punctuation mark.
Other meanings
- plotnoun
- hyphennoun
Opposites
- improvisaciónimprovisationnoun
Related words
- guionistascriptwriternoun
- guionizarscriptverb
- guionísticoscript-likeadjective