scène à faire
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A scene which is demanded by the progression of the plot so far; an indispensable culminating scene.
noun
An element of a creative work which is customary to the genre and therefore not eligible for copyright protection.
Example Sentences
- "Accordingly, tropes (recurrent scenes or motifs) or scènes à faire (sequences of events that necessarily result from the choice of a setting or situation) are not entitled to copyright protection. For example, courts have found that drunks, prostitutes, vermin, and derelict cars are scènes à faire in works about policemen in the South Bronx; conspiracies, characters with superhuman qualities, and advanced technology are scènes à faire in the action-adventure and science fiction genres; heroes performing feats of miraculous strength, fighting megalomaniac villains, and leading double lives are scènes à faire in works about superheroes; and lying under a chicken, sitting in a refrigerator, and facing the possibility of being scrambled or fried are scènes à faire in works about the personification of an egg."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French