Lesson 5A Flashcards

(102 cards)

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acrecentar (ie)

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to increase

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alzarse

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to rise up

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3
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anotar

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to annotate, note

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apuntar

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to point out

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5
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apuñalar

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to stab

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derogar

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to abolish

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7
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derrotar

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to defeat

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8
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donar

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to donate

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9
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estrenar

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to perform for the first time

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10
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fallecer

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to die

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mantener

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to maintain

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recluir

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to confine

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13
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rehusar

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to refuse

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resarcir

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to repay, compensate

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rumorear

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to rumor

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saquear

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to loot, plunder, ransack

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aferrarse a

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to cling to

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unirse a

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to join

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convivir con

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to live together with

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experimentar con

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to experiment with

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21
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toparse con

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to bump into

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22
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servir (i) de

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to serve as

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23
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envolverse (ue) en

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to become involved in

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el acatamiento

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compliance

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la actualidad
the present (time), nowadays
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el alzado
rebellious one
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la comedia
comedy
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el contenido
contents
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la crítica
criticism, critiaue
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el cuento
short story
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el decorado
set, scenery
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el derecho
law
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el desafuero
outrage
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el descubrimiento
discovery
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el diario
(daily) newspaper
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la elegía
elegy
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el/la ensayista
essayist
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el ensayo
essay
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el escenario
setting
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el/la escritor(a)
writer
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el guión
script
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el hallazgo
discovery
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la hazaña
exploit
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la incidencia
effect, impact; incidence
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el inicio
start
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las letras
Letters (literature)
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el/la literato/a
writer, person of letters
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el más allá
the other world
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la muestra
sample
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la oda
ode
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la Oratoria
Oratory
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el periodismo
journalism
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el/la periodista
journalist
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el poema
poem
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la portada
cover (of a book)
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la portadilla
title page
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la prensa
press
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el promedio
average
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la prosa
prose
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la rencilla
quarrel
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la reseña
critique, review
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el/la sabio/a
scholar, learned/wise man/woman
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la sátira
satire
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el seudónimo
pseudonym, pen name
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el sinfín
great many
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el temor
fear
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la ternura
tenderness
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la tragedia
tragedy
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la vinculación
connection, link
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andaluz(a)
Andalusian
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autodestructivo, -a
self-destructive
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contemporáneo, -a
contemporary
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desamparado, -a
deserted
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desgarrador(a)
heartbreaking
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disparatado, -a
absurd
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eminente
prominent, distinguished
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fantástico, -a
fantastic, imaginary
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fructífero, -a
productive, fruitful
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híbrido, -a
hybrid
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inverosímil
unlikely, improbable
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irrecusable
unchallengeable
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laureado, -a
laureate, awarded a prize
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mendaz
lying, untruthful
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mero, -a
mere, simple
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propicio, -a
favorable
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realista
realistic
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vanguardista
modernist, avant-garde
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vinculado, -a
connected, linked
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apenas
hardly, scarcely
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cabalmente
completely
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sumamente
extremely
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la ciencia ficción
science fiction
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de tapa dura
hardcover
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en rigor
strictly speaking
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el género literario
literary genre
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la obra de teatro
play
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las obras literarias
literary works
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el poema épico
epic poem
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por entregas
in installments
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el Premio Nobel de Literatura
Nobel Prize in Literature
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el realismo mágico
magical realism
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tras
after, behind