La televisión Flashcards
(91 cards)
1
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(poco) apto/apropiado/adecuado
A
(un) suitable
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actual
A
current, present-day, modern
3
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adictivo
A
addictive
4
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ameno/divertido
A
enjoyable
5
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basura (la tele basura)
A
trashy (trashy TV)
6
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diario
A
daily
7
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educativo
A
educational
8
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indeseable
A
undesirable
9
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insoportable
A
unbearable
10
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maleducado
A
rude
11
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mensual
A
monthly
12
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puesto/a
A
switched on
13
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quincenal
A
fortnightly
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semanal
A
weekly
15
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sobrado/ exagerado
A
over the top
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frente a
A
in front of
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caja tonta
A
‘the box’ (television)
18
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gama de programas
A
a range of programmes
19
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herramienta
A
tool
20
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niñera electrónica
A
child-minder/baby-sitter
21
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pantalla
A
screen
22
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programación
A
programme times/range
23
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telebasura
A
trashy TV
24
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television por cable
A
cable TV
25
tertulia
chat show
26
violencia televisa
violence on TV
27
contenidos de corazón
celebrity gossip
28
programas (reality)
reality programmes
29
programas de cotilleo
TV chat/ gossip shows
30
arquetipo
archetype (certain type of character)
31
canal de televisión
(TV) channel
32
capítulo
episode
33
comportamiento
behaviour
34
concurso
contest
35
culebrón
soap opera
36
documental
documentary
37
espacio publicitario
commercial break
38
horario de máxima audiencia
prime time
39
informativo
TV news programme
40
jurado
jury
41
perdedor
loser
42
premio
a prize
43
public objetivo
target audience
44
telediario
television news bulletin
45
telespectador
TV viewer
46
televisor
TV set
47
tráiler
trailer
48
vencedor
winner
49
alargar
to extend, spin out, prolong
50
ambientar
to set (context of a story)
51
apagar
to turn off
52
atontar
to make stupid
53
difundir
to spread, transmit
54
distraer
to amuse, distract, entertain
55
encender/poner (la tele)
to put on (the tele)
56
engancharse a
to get hooked on
57
enredarse en
to get involved in
58
fomentar
to promote, stir up, encourage
59
impedir
to impede
60
narrar
to tell, recount
61
realizar
to attain, achieve, fulfil
62
soler
to be in the habit of
63
sonar (con)
to dream (of)
64
subvencionar
to subsidize
65
sumar
to add up, total, summarise
66
apalancarse delante de la tele
to plonk yourself in front of the TV
67
dosificar el tiempo ante el televisor
to limit the amount of time spent watching TV
68
hacer de canguro
to baby-sit
69
hacer zapping
to channel hop
70
invadir la intimidad
to invade someone's privacy
71
producir un efecto hipnótico
to produce a hypnotic effect
72
quedarte con los ojos cuadrados
to get square eyes
73
volver loco a alguien
to drive someone mad
74
el televidente
tv viewer
75
la verguenza
shame
76
el canal de pago
pay per view channel
77
el chisme/cotilleo
tittle-tattle
78
el liderazgo
leader/way out front
79
dar la gana
to want to do something
80
encerrarse
to shut oneself away
81
grabar
to record
82
cualquier
any
83
miope
short sighted
84
lo demas
the rest of
85
la broma
joke
86
la pelea
fight
87
el secuestro
hijack/hostage
88
matar al mensajero
to kill/shoot the messenger
89
chocante
shocking
90
morbose
gruesome
91
vago
lazy
