this sentence confuse me..dont understand it
Of the various outstanding performances in the film, Hala steals the limelight with a ferocious,( multi-layered turn as a woman compassionate yet defiant, and unabashedly )
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To add to Alice's breakdown, assuming the part in brackets is what you didn't understand:
-multi-layered means that her performance worked in different ways, e.g. perhaps on a simple level as well as a deeper one.
-'turn' means performance
-there is a logical 'who is' that has been omitted after 'woman'.
-there is also something missing after 'unabashedly, which is what unabashedly refers to. I guess you know that, since you cut the quote there.
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Hey Hazem,
''Of the various outstanding performances in the film, Hala steals the limelight with a ferocious, multi-layered turn as a woman compassionate yet defiant, and unabashedly desirous yet dignified''.
* You should get this idea: There were many good performances in the film, and amongst them, Hala was the one who had the best performance by holding a position at the centre of public attention, observation, and notoriety. That is justified due to the fact that she acted ferociously by playing a turn (''turn'' equals to ''performance'') in such different levels (''different levels'' equals to ''multi-layered'') that she was seen not only as an unabashedly desired and compassionate woman but also as a defiant and dignified one.
1) ''limelight'' equals to ''a focus of public attention''
2) ''turn'' equals to ''performance''
3) ''multi-layered'' equals to ''different levels/ways''
4) ''unabashedly'' equals to ''in an unabashed / unashamed manner'' = ''audaciously''
5) ''defiant'' euqals to ''challenging'' / ''marked by something audacious'' = ''she was a dauntless woman''
6) ''dignified'' equals to ''worthy of respect''
Hope that helps!!! :)
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Breaking it down:
1. There were many good performances.
2. Hala had the best performance.
3. Hala played a woman who was compassionate BUT ALSO very defiant.
Does that help?
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