sequel

se·quel  (skwl)

n.

1. Something that follows; a continuation.

2. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative continues that of a preexisting work.

3. A result or consequence. See Synonyms at effect.

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[Middle English sequele, from Old French sequelle, from Latin sequla, from sequ, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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sequel [ˈsiːkwəl]

n

1. anything that follows from something else; development

2. a consequence or result

3. a novel, play, etc., that continues a previously related story

[from Late Latin sequēla, from Latin sequī to follow]

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Sequel a train of followers, 1420; a suite, 1572, a logical consequence; descendants.

Examples: sequel of hangers-on, 1552; of descendants 1572; of followers, 1420; of heirs and sequels, 1533; a sequel and route of worldly and gallant servants, 1491; of songs and rhapsodies, 1713.

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A major operation that follows the current major operation. Plans for a sequel are based on the possible outcomes (success, stalemate, or defeat) associated with the current operation. See also branch.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sequel - something that follows something else subsequence final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
	2.	sequel - a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it continuation addendum, supplement, postscript - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

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sequel

noun

1. follow-up, continuation, development She is currently writing a sequel.

2. consequence, result, outcome, conclusion, end, issue, payoff (informal), upshot The arrests were a direct sequel to the investigations.

Translations

sequel [ˈsiːkwəl] N

1. (= film, book) → continuación f

2. (= consequence) → consecuencia f, resultado m
it had a tragic sequel → tuvo un resultado trágico

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sequel [ˈsiːkw^əl] n

(= film, book) → suite f
a sequel to sth → une suite à qch
She plans to make a sequel to the hit movie → Elle prévoit tourner la suite au film à succès.

(= event) → suites fpl
There was a strange sequel to these events → Ces événements ont eu des suites étranges.
to be a sequel to sth → faire suite à qch
The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday's strike action → La police a déclaré que l'affrontement faisait suite à la grève d'hier.

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sequel

n → Folge f → (to von); (of book, film) → Fortsetzung f → (to von); it had a tragic sequel → es hatte ein tragisches Nachspiel

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sequel [ˈsiːkw/əl] n (of film, book) sequel (to) → seguito (di); (of event) → conseguenza (di), strascico (di)

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sequel [ˈsiːkw/əl] n (of film, book) sequel (to) → seguito (di); (of event) → conseguenza (di), strascico (di)

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sequel

n sequel [ˈsiːkwəl]

(sometimes withto)

1 a result or consequence an unpleasant sequel to an incident. opvolg نَتيجَه последствие následek følge; konsekvens die Folge συνέπεια, επακόλουθο secuela tagajärg نتيجه seuraus séquelles תוֹצָאָה, הִתפַּתחוּת परिणति slijed, posljedak következmény akibat afleiðing conseguenza 結果 결과 pasekmė sekas susulan vervolg etterspill, følge, konsekvens następstwo consequência sechelă результат, (по)следствие dôsledok posledica ishod följd, resultat ผลลัพธ์ sonuç, netice 後果 наслідок; результат انجام hậu quả 继续

2 a story that is a continuation of an earlier story a sequel to a story about a boy called Matthew. opvolg تَتِمَّه продължение další díl fortsættelse die Fortsetzung συνέχεια (π.χ. μιας ιστορίας) secuela järg داستان دنباله دار jatko-osa suite סִיפּוּר בְּהֶמשֵׁכִים उत्तरकथा nastavak folytatás lanjutan framhald seguito 続きもの 속편 tęsinys (stāsta u.tml.) turpinājums susulan vervolg fortsettelse ciąg dalszy sequência continuare продолжение pokračovanie nadaljevanje nastavak fortsättning เรื่องราวซึ่งต่อมาจากตอนต้น devam, arka 續集 продовження سابقہ ناول، سنیما وغیرہ کا جاری سلسلہ đoạn tiếp 续集

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sequel → نتيجة pokračování fortsættelse Fortsetzung συνέχεια continuación jatko-osa suite nastavak seguito 続篇 속편 vervolg fortsettelse dalszy ciąg continuação продолжение fortsättning เรื่องราวที่ติดตามมา devamı cuốn tiếp theo 续集