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VOCABULARY BRAINSCAPE Flashcards

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Brilliant

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Very intelligent or skilled - Brillante

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Confusing

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Something difficult to understand - Confuso, complicado

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Irritating

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Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger - Irritante

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Lively

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Full of life and energy, active and outgoing - Animado

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Memorable

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That deserves to be remembered or kept in memory - Recordable

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Moving

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In motion - Movible

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Outstanding

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Exceptionally good - Espectacular

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Predictable

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Able to be predicted - Predecible

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Stunning

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Extremely impressive or attractive - Maravilloso

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Superb

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Very good or excellent - Magnífico

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Tedious

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Too long, slow, tiresome or monotonous - Aburrido

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Uninspired

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Lacking in imagination or originality - Poco inspirado

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Convincing

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That makes you believe that something is true or right - Convincente

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Delightful

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Very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable - Encantador

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Dramatic

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Very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement - Dramático

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Dull

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Not interesting or exciting in any way - Aburrido

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Fascinating

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Extremely interesting - Fascinante

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Gripping

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So interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely - Apasionante

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Imaginative

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Good at thinking of new, original, and clever ideas - Imaginativo, creativo

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Port

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Town or city with a harbour or access to navigable water where ships load or unload - Puerto

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Market town

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Town of moderate size where a regular market is held - Ciudad de mercado

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New town/city

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Planned urban centre created in an undeveloped or rural area - Ciudad nueva

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Seaside town

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A town or city which is near or next to the sea - Ciudad/pueblo costero

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Capital city

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The city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region - Ciudad capital

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Industrial town/city

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Town or city in which the municipal economy is centered around industry, with important factories or other production facilities in the town - Ciudad industrial

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Rural area

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A rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities - Zona rural

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Historic town

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The typical designation of a historic or original core of a city or town - Ciudad histórica

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It makes me laugh

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Something that makes you laugh makes you express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible and vocal expulsion of air - Me hace reír

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It’s so entertaining

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That holds the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; to divert; to amuse - Es tan entretenido

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The acting is brilliant

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The activity of those who perform in stage plays shows great quality - La actuación es brillante

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The storylines are gripping

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Definition of storyline: a detailed description of the plot of a motion picture
Definition of gripping: holding the attention or interest intensely
- Los argumentos son apasionantes

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It’s really good drama.

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Definition of drama: any situation or series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, or striking interest or results - Es un drama muy bueno

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I love the characters.

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Definition of character: the aggregate of features and traits that form an individual - Amo los personajes

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Ruined castle

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The place were Royalty people live but in ruins - Castillo en ruinas

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Quiet and peaceful

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A place with no noise or disturb - Silencioso y tranquilo

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Full of life

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A person that’s full of spirit - Lleno de vida

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Chat show

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Discussion program - Programa de debate

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Comedy

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A humorous film, series, show… - Comedia

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Costume drama

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Historical TV show with costumes - Drama de época

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Current affairs

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Nowadays topics - Temas de actualidad

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Documentary

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Factual film (topics: animals, life…) - Documental

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Reality TV

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TV program that shows real people issues - Reality

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Soap opera

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A television or radio drama serial dealing typically with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters - Culebrón

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The plots are good

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Plot is the cause‐and‐effect sequence of main events in a story - Las tramas son buenas

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It’s quite compelling

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If something is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong - Es bastante convincente

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Hear

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To receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears - Oír

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Listen to

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To give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her, or it - Escuchar

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Look at

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To direct your eyes in order to see - Mirar

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Read about something

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To look at words or symbols and understand what they mean - Leer sobre algo

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See

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To direct your eyes in order to see - Ver

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Watch

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To look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving - Mirar/Ver

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Many attractions

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Several things that make people want to go to a place or do particular things - Muchas atracciones

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Huge temple

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An enourmous building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions - Templo enorme

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Cosmopolitan atmosphere

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The character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation that contains or has experience of people and things from many different parts of the world - Ambiente cosmopolita

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Ancient mosque

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A building for Islamic religious activities and worship that stills since a lot of years ago. 6.- A known and recognized building where works of art can be seen by the public - Antigua mezquita

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Famous art gallery

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A known and recognized building where works of art can be seen by the public - Galería de arte famosa

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Interesting museum

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Something interesting keeps your attention because it is an unusual or exciting building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept - Museo interesante

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Delightful parks

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A pleasant and attractive area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it - Parques encantadores

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Health centre

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A building or establishment housing local medical services or the practice of a group of doctors - Centro de salud

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Art gallery

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A room or building for the display or sale of works of art - Galería de arte

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Recreation ground

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An area of public land that is used for sports and outdoor games - Área recreativa

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Concert hall

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A large public building designed for the performance of

concerts - Sala de conciertos

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Car park

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An area or building where cars or other vehicles may be left temporarily - Estacionamiento

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Ice rink

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A level area of ice, often inside a building, that is kept frozen for people to skate on - Pista de hielo

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Football stadium

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A stadium where football games are held - Estadio de fútbol

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Bowling alley

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A room or building in which people play the game of bowling - Bolera

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Leisure centre

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A building designed to provide facilities for a range of leisure - Centro de ocio

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Taxi rank

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A place where taxis park while waiting to be hired - Parada de taxis

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Shopping centre

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A group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood - Centro comercial

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Prints

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To make writing or images on paper or other material with a machine - Copias (de fotos)

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Drawings

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A picture made with a pencil or pen - Dibujos

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Water colours

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A paint that is mixed with water and used to create pictures - Acuarelas

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Sculpture

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A piece of art that is made from stone, wood, clay, etc. - Escultura

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Textile

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A cloth made by hand or machine - Textil

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Jewellery

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Objects made from gold, silver, or precious stones that you wear for decoration - Joyas

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Pottery

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Plates, bowls, etc. that are made from clay - Alfarería

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Still life

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a type of painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects that do not move, such as flowers, fruit, bowls, etc. - Bodegón, naturaleza muerta

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Still life

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A type of painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects that do not move, such as flowers, fruit, bowls, etc. - Bodegón, naturaleza muerta

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Portrait

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Representation of the image of a person that is made in a drawing, painting or photograph - Retrato

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Landscape

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the appearance of an area of land, especially in the countryside - Paisaje

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Landscape

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The appearance of an area of land, especially in the countryside - Paisaje

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