How to Say "special effects" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “special effects” is “efectos” — B2 level.

English → SpanishB2

efectos

nounB2

in film or media

A large movie camera filming a tiny, detailed plastic dinosaur toy standing on a miniature painted landscape set, illustrating special effects.

Examples

Los efectos especiales de la nueva película de ciencia ficción son increíbles.

The special effects in the new sci-fi movie are incredible.

Necesitamos añadir algunos efectos de sonido a esta escena.

We need to add some sound effects to this scene.

Compound Nouns

In Spanish, the adjective often follows the noun, so you say 'efectos especiales' (effects special) unlike English 'special effects'.

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Related Translations

consequences→effects→goods→luggage→possessions→results→sound effects→visual effects→

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