Key vocabulary Flashcards

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el analfabetismo

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illiteracy

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Segunda República Española

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Second Spanish Republic

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el estamento

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social class

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heredar

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to inherit

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codiciado/a

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sought after

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la mendiga

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beggar

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sangre

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blood

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el apellido

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surname

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la viuda

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widow

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el pretendiente

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suitor

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letanías

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litanies; short, one-phrase prayers

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solícito/a

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caring, attentive

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honrado/a

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honourable

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el castigo corporal

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physical punishment

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la criada

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female servant

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el matrimonio

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marriage

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el abanico

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fan

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colorido/a

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colourful

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lorquiano/a

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relating to the works of Lorca

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cortejar

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to “woo”, to court

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el noviazgo

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courtship

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el pedido de mano

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proposal

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el ajuar

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trousseau

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el matriarcado

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matriarchy

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las tareas domésticas
household chores
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el hilo
thread
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la aguja
needle
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el látigo
whip
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la mula
mule, horse
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el varón
male, man
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el chisme
gossip
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un niño fuera del matrimonio
a child out of wedlock
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ilegítimo
illegitimate
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el/la amante
lover
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la aventura
love affair
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primordial
fundamental, essential
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la reja
a window with bars
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un anillo de diamantes
a diamond ring
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un anillo de perlas
a pearl ring
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las lágrimas
tears
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influencia morisca
Moorish influence
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la canción de amor
love song
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un mal augurio
a bad omen
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la infidelidad
infidelity, adultery
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fallecer
to pass away
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velar
to hold a vigil/wake
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enterrar
to bury
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rezar
to pray
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el/la vecino/a
neighbour
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el velatorio
wake
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dar los pésames
to express condolences
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vestir de luto
to wear mourning clothes
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el cuerpo
body
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el luto
mourning (period)
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las lloronas
people paid to cry at wakes
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romper el luto
to break the mourning
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jugar un papel
to play a role
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siglo XX
20th century
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el conservadurismo
conservatism
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La Semana Santa
a Holy Week, ending on Easter Sunday, which celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Jesucristo
Jesus Christ
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los responsos
prayers for the dead, funeral orations
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la orilla del mar
seashore
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la oveja
sheep
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el bastón
cane, walking stick
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comportarse
to behave
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malintencionadamente
maliciously
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ser pretendindo/a
to be courted for marriage
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regalar
to gift, to give a present to
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la herencia
inheritance
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maquillado/a
made up, wearing make up
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el padastro
step-father
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la madrugada
the early hours of the morning
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sentir vergüenza
to feel embarrassment
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encarar
to confront
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negar
to deny
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desafiar
to challenge
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prevenir
to warn
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el retrato
portrait
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furioso/a
furious
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gastar una broma a
to play a trick on
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ahuyentar
to chase away
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la mano férrea
iron fist
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ocultar
to hide
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castigar
to punish
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agarrar
to grab, clutch
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desobedecer
to disobey
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el golpe
a hit, strike
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golpear
to hit, strike
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asustar
to scare
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el semental
stallion
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aconsejar
to advise
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luchar
to fight
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demente
insane
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el corral
animal pen
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partir en dos
to break in two
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la escopeta
gun
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el disparo
gunshot
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estar celoso de
to be jealous of
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adinerado/a
wealthy
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enviudar
to be widowed
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la obstinación
stubborness
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el "qué dirán"
literal meaning "what they will say"; rumours and gossip
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escrutinio
scrutiny
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la hipocresía
hypocrisy
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(el/la) hipócrita
hypocrite, hypocritical
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las mentiras
lies
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el defecto fatal
fatal flaw
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sofocado/a
suffocated
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la pareja
partner
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la demencia
dementia
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amor fraternal
sisterly love
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un edad de merecer
at an age ready to have a lover
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suicidarse
to commit suicide
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la autoridad
authority
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la represión
repression
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totalitario/a
totalitarian
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dictadora
dictator
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la autoritaria
authoritarian
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buscar venganza
to seek revenge
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la prisión
prison
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la falta de
the lack of
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la tristeza
sadness
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la angustia
anguish
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experimentar
to experience
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cumplir/lograr
to achieve
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el tañido
toll (bell toll)
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maltratar
to abuse
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el encierro
confinement
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la libertad
freedom, liberty
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encarcelado/a
incarcerated
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acto de desafío
act of defiance
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lucha interior
inner struggle
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volverse, hacerse
to become
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el amanecer
dawn
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es derivado/a de
is derived from
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la nobleza
nobility
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sin piedad
without mercy
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evitar
to avoid
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la pureza
purity
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la virginidad
virginity
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a toda costa
at all costs
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simbolizar
to symbolise
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dominante
controlling
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mandona
bossy
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tiránico/a
tyrannical
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la limpieza
cleanliness
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el dominio
dominance
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el/la gobernante
ruler
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vivaz
lively
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aborrecer
to hate
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susteno
sustenance (food support)
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el/la informante/confidente
informer
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el puente
bridge
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de dos caras
two-faced
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espíritu libre
free spirit
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rebelarse
to rebel
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heredar
to inherit
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la dote
dowry
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enfermizo/a
sickly
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flaco/a
skinny
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poco atractivo
unattractive
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engañar(se)
to deceive, to cheat
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sugerir
to suggest
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ingenuo/a
naïve
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maldito/a
cursed
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pobrecillo/a
poor thing
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esperanza
hope
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destino
destiny/fate
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hablador(a)
talkative
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pesimista
pessimistic
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atormentado/a
tormented
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malvado/a
wicked
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enfrentarse a
to confront, to face
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disparar
to shoot
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una joroba
hump (deformity)
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alcanzar
to reach
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discutir
to argue
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inadecuado/a
unsuitable
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el gañán
farm labourer
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trastornado/a
unhinged
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la locura
madness
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soñar con
to dream about
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adinerado/a
wealthy
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apenar
to sadden
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el/la amante
lover
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el estatus social
social status
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el/la vecino/a
neighbour
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perdonar
to forgive
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la trama
plot
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quebrantar
to break a rule
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devorar
to devour
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reprimido/a
repressed
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omnipresente
omnipresent
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omnipotente
omnipotent
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de poca confianza
untrustworthy
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el público
audience
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defecto fatal/fatídico
fatal flaw
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el enfoque
focus
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la secuencia de los sucesos
sequence of events
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la cita
quote
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la tragedia
tragedy
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la unidad
unity
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la reclusión
confinement
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contribuir a
to contribute to
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conflicto
conflict, clash
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fuera del escenario
offstage
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establecer
to establish
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la trama se espesa
the plot thickens
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vibrante
vibrant
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lenguaje coloquial
colloquial language
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rebelde
rebellious
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presagiar
to foreshadow
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aumentar la tensión
to increase/heighten the tension
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el diálogo
dialogue
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la imagen auditiva
auditory image
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saciar su sed
to quench her thirst
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el deterioro/el empeoramiento
deterioration
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inmaculado
spotless
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la interpretación
interpretation
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la metáfora
metaphor
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el ambiente
atmosphere
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la yegua
mare (female horse)
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el semental
stallion
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ligeramente azuladas
slightly bluish
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estándares dobles
double standards
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a sus espaldas
behind her back
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la figura retórica
figure of speech
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donde se establece la obra
where the play is set
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se colgó
hung herself
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suicidio por ahorcamiento
suicide by hanging