Tema 3 Flashcards

(94 cards)

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el agrado

A

pleasure

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la etimología

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etymology (The study of the origin of words)

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3
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el canon

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canon, rule, principle

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4
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la pujanza

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strength, vigor

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5
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paradigmático(a)

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paradigmatic (serving as a typical example/model)

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plasmar

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to express or capture (artistically)

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7
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el donaire

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grace

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8
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menospreciar

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to scorn, to despise

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morfológico(a)

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morphological (relating to the form or structure of things)

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sustraerse

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to escape (from something), to avoid

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radicar (en)

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to lie in, to consist of

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el (la) mozo(a)

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youth

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despampanante

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stunning

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14
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afable

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affable

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15
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agraciado(a)

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graceful; attractive

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16
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desplegarse

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to unfold, to uncurl

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17
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sensible

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sensitive

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18
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cotidiano(a)

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daily

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19
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conmover

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to move deeply

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20
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la queja

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complaint

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21
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la luca

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luca (a type of very expensive metal)

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22
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la polera

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shirt

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23
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lucas

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(in some countries) a one-thousand peso bill

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24
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la feria americana

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yard sale; tag sale

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el flequillo
bangs
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el jopo
quiff (hairstyle)
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tener la posta
(informal) to be right
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fiable
reliable
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la casilla
box (on a form)
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proporcionar
to provide
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la prenda de vestir
garment (piece of clothing)
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presumir
to brag, to show off
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discrepar
to disagree
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un vistazo
a glance
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o sea
in other words
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ajeno(a)
someone else's
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la prestancia
distinction, elegance
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rotundamente
emphatically (definitively, in a forceful way)
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el capricho
whim
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deambular
to wander
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el hallazgo
finding, discovery
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propiciar
to favor, to win the favor (of)
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encogerse
to shrink
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el denominador común
common denominator
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el patrimonio
heritage
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el entramado
grid, framework
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vincular
to link
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legar
to bequeath, to hand down
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carecer de
to lack
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el alboroto
fuss, whirl
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arrastrar
to drag
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crujir
to creak
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desentrañar
to pull out, to extract; to figure out, to unravel
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empeñarse en
to insist, to persist
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asomarse
to look out or through
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verse
to see oneself
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la privación
deprivation
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hacer caso de
to heed
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la huerta
vegetable garden
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hechizado(a)
bewitched
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la mente
(the) mind
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dispuesto(a)
ready
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encerrarse
to shut oneself away
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atroz
terrible, awful
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el guión
script
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el convenio
agreement
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acreditado(a)
accredited, authorized
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liberado(a)
free (of charge)
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difundir
to spread, to disseminate
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la clave
key, code, password
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el patrimonio artístico
artistic heritage
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resguardar
to protect (against harm or deterioration)
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ingresar
to enter (an institution)
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la vanguardia
avant-garde
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estallar
to break out (to start a conflict)
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acogido(a)
welcome, taken in
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amalgamar
to amalgamate, to unite, to merge
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el malabarismo
juggling
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la decalcomanía
decalcomania (a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials)
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el fumage
fumage (an artistic technique in which images are created on canvas or paper using smoke from a candle or lamp)
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el frottage
frottage (the technique of creating a design by rubbing (as with a pencil) over an object placed underneath the paper)
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insólito(a)
unusual, unbelievable
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el arcano
mystery
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el juramento
oath
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el triunfo
triumph
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apartar
to separate
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el presidio
imprisonment
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unirse
to join
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precolombino(a)
pre-Columbian
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la cerámica
ceramics
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el textil
textile
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la vitrina
glass cabinet, display case
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la cosmovisión
worldview
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profano(a)
secular, profane