Unit 2 Flashcards by Noemi Serrano

Tener una trama intrigante

Have an intriguing plot

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Tan interesante que no puedes dejar de leer

To be a page turner

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Tener moraleja

Have a moral

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Ser realista

Be like real life

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Tener final feliz

Have a happy ending

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Tener personajes complejos y profundos

Have believable characters

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Tener personajes con quien te sientes identificados/empatizas

Hace characters you can relate to / empathize with

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Ser absorbente por lo interesante que es

To be gripping

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Tener una trama extremadamente interesante

Have a riveting plot

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Plot twist

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Dedicar mucho tiempo a los antecedentes, entorno y descripciones

Spend a lot of time on background, setting and descriptions

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Descripciones detalladas

Vivid descriptions

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Te transporta a otro mundo

It takes you to another world

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Ser recordado mucho tiempo después de que has acabado el libro

Be memorable long after you’ve closed the book

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Coartada (prueba de que se estaba en otro sitio en un crimen)

Alibi

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Asumir / suponer

Presume / assume

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Verificar

Verify

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Capas

Layers

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Astuto (inteligencia)

Cunning

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Astuto (sneaky, disimulado)

Sly

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Engañoso

Devious

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Rápido de mente (ingenioso)

Quick witted

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Ingenuo

Naive

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Crédulo, fácil de engañar o manipular

Gullible

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Involuntario

Involuntary

Reacio A regañadientes

Reluctant Reluctantly

Ver por un instante

To catch a glimpse of

Persona irritable

Hot headed / short tempered

Indignado

Outraged

Indignante, intolerable, inaceptable

Outrageous

Actuar en secreto

To sneak

Oir algo sin querer, por encima

Overhear

Superar, vencer

Overcome

Ser conmovido

To be moved

Tiene un papel fundamental

Plays a key role in

Transmite (emoción, idea…)

Convey

Doloroso

Sorrowful

Ingresos/ganancias (empresa, gobierno…)

Revenue

Inversión inicial

Initial investment

Presupuesto gubernamental para…

Government budget for…

Cantidad de dinero generada

Amount of money generated

Subvencionar Subvención

Subsidize Subsidy

Financiar

Fund

Seguro que…

Bound to Ex: she’s bound to pass the exam

Extraordinario

Remarkable

Algo que atrae la atención y es persuasivo / Convincente

Compelling

Estimulante, excitante

Exhilarating

Memorable, sobresaliente

Memorable

Impresionante

Stunning

Decepcionante

Disappointing

Tedioso

Tedious

Poco convincente

Unconvincing

Está ambientada en… / Se desarrolla en…

It’s set in… It takes place in…

Villano

Villain

Héroe / heroina

Hero / heroine

Trama acelerada

Fast-paced plot

Verosímil / creíble

Plausible

Inverosímil

Implausible

Hace una actuación deficiente

Gives a poor performance

Hace una actuación emocionalmente impactante

Gives a moving performance

El papel principal es actuado por…

The lead role is played by…

Matiz

Shade (físico) Nuance (abstracto)

Resaltar algo

Highlight

Bastante Preferir

Rather Ex: I am rather annoyed by your attitude. I know you wanted to see that film, but I'd rather see this one.

Audiencias de todo el mundo pueden identificarse con sus personajes

Audiences from all over the world can relate to the characters

Pobreza

Poverty

Vendedores

Sellers

Sacar la basura

Take out the rubbish

Sirvienta

Maid

Hospitalizado

Hospitalized

Recuperarse de las heridas (lesiones) Recuperación

Recover from the injuries Recovery

Enfrentar

To face

Resentimiento

Resentment

Asombrado Asombroso

Astonished Astonishing

El campo Las afueras

The countryside The outskirts

Valiente

Courageous

Turbulento

Turbulent

En sí

Itself

Mirar la parte positiva

Look on the bright side

Tribu Ritual Totem

Tribe Ritual Totem

Profundidad

Depht

Espectador

Viewer

Sumergirse

Get immersed

Pasar por algo

Go through sth

Desinteresado, altruista

Selfless

Valorar

To value

Finalmente

Finally (literalmente) Ultimately (resultado final de un proceso)

Desgarrador (te rompe el corazón)

Heartbreaking

Muy doloroso

Sorrowful

Intensificar

Intensify

Traición

Betrayal

Abordar (tema)

To approach

Resaltar, destacar

Highlight

Puntos fuertes

Strong points

Ir más allá de cualquier barrera

Go beyond any barrier

Bondad

Goodness

En medio

In the middle (literal) In the midst (más abstracto, como una situación)

Equilibrando lo bueno y lo no tan bueno

Balancing the good and the not so good

Indagar, profundizar en algo

To delve into sth

Reflexionar en

Reflect on

Fascinante espectáculo

Fascinating spectacle

Nuestro día a día

Our day-to-day life Our daily life

Unit 2 Flashcards

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