AVE 2.3 Tema 9, Sesiones 5 y 6

Question 1

Contorno

Answer 1

Outline, edge, contour

Question 2

Propuesta

Answer 2

Offer, proposal

Question 3

Narrador/a

Answer 3

Narrator

Question 4

Generación

Answer 4

Generacion

Question 5

Literario

Answer 5

Literary

Question 6

Inaugurar

Answer 6

Begin, set up

Question 7

Heterogeneidad

Answer 7

Heterogeneity

Question 8

Defender a capa y espada

Answer 8

Fight tooth and nail, defend to the hilt

Question 9

Reseña

Answer 9

Review, outline, profile

Question 10

Perdidamente

Answer 10

Hopelessly, desperately

Question 11

Pertenecer

Answer 11

To belong to,

Question 12

Reaparecer

Answer 12

Reappear

Question 13

Doloroso

Answer 13

Painful, excruciating

Question 14

Velada

Answer 14

Night out, soiree (noun)

Veiled, blurred, muffled (adjective)

Question 15

Críticas veladas

Answer 15

Veiled criticisms

Question 16

Escena

Answer 16

Stage, scene

Question 17

Transcurrir

Answer 17

To pass, go by, take place

Question 18

Someter

Answer 18

Subdue, suppress, put down

Question 19

Someterse

Answer 19

To submit, obey, subject oneself to

Question 20

Eje

Answer 20

Shaft, axle, axis of symmetry, core idea

Question 21

Inolvidable

Answer 21

Unforgettable

Question 22

Tregua

Answer 22

Truce, ceasefire

Question 23

La posguerra

Answer 23

The postwar period

Question 24

Trasgresor (noun and adjective)

Answer 24

Transgressor, lawbreaker (noun)

Transgressive, law breaking (adj)

Question 25

Innovador/a

Answer 25

Innovative, inventive (adj)

Innovator (noun)

Question 26

Humorístico

Answer 26

Humorous

Question 27

Conformista

Answer 27

Conformist (noun and adj). Only inflections are conformista, conformistas

Question 28

Conservador/a

Answer 28

Conservative (noun and adj), old fashioned.

Curator, caretaker.

Question 29

Controvertido

Answer 29

Controversial

Question 30

Trágico

Answer 30

Tragic, writer of tragedies

Question 31

Clásico

Answer 31

Classic (adj and noun)

Question 32

Convencional

Answer 32

Conventional

Question 33

Provocador

Answer 33

Provocative (adj), trouble maker, agitator (noun)

Question 34

Contemporáneo

Answer 34

Contemporary

Question 35

Encuentro

Answer 35

Meeting, encounter

Question 36

Acoger

Answer 36

Accept, embrace, accommodate

Question 37

Brindar

Answer 37

To toast, give, dedicate

Question 38

Brindarse

Answer 38

Make oneself available

Question 39

Manchego/a

Answer 39

Of La Mancha, person from La Mancha

Question 40

Difundir

Answer 40

To spread, disseminate

Question 41

Certamen

Answer 41

Competition, contest

Question 42

Estrenar

Answer 42

To premiere, perform for the first time

Question 43

Alegato

Answer 43

Plea (law), allegation, accusation, tirade, lawsuit

Question 44

Criado/a

Answer 44

Servant

Question 45

Finca

Answer 45

Country house, country estate

Question 46

Perdedor

Answer 46

Loser, no hoper

Question 47

Reparto

Answer 47

Cast (of a film or play)

Question 48

Vestuario

Answer 48

Dressing room, wardrobe

Question 49

Escenografía

Answer 49

Set design, stage design, scenography

Question 50

Escenario

Answer 50

Stage, scene

Question 51

Estética

Answer 51

Aesthetic, a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

Question 52

Montaje

Answer 52

Staging (of a play)

Editing (of a film)

Question 53

Provenir

Answer 53

To come from

Question 54

Inquieto

Answer 54

Restless, fidgety, uneasy, troubled

Question 55

Arriesgar

Answer 55

To put at risk, to endanger

Question 56

Arriesgarse

Answer 56

To put oneself at risk

Question 57

Venir + gerundio

Answer 57

Have been + gerund

Question 58

Corporal

Answer 58

Corporal

Question 59

Tratarse de

Answer 59

To be about

se trata de buscar maneras …, it’s about finding ways …

Question 60

Aportar

Answer 60

Contribute, put in, deliver

Question 61

Representación

Answer 61

Performance (of a play)

Question 62

Telón

Answer 62

Curtain