Chapter 17 Flashcards

1
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el argumento

A

plot

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2
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el/la autor/a

A

author

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3
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el cuento

A

short story

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4
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el ensayo

A

essay

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5
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el/la escritor/a

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writer

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6
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la narración

A

narration

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7
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el/la narrador/a

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narrator

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8
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la novela

A

novel

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9
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novela de misterio

A

mystery novel

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novela de aventuras

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adventure story

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11
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novela de ficción

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fiction novel

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12
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el/la novelista

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novelist

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13
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el personaje

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character

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14
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el/la protagonista

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main character

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15
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el relato

A

story

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16
Q

la búsqueda

A

search

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17
Q

la coartada

A

alibi

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18
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la comisaría

A

police station

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19
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el/la cómplice

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accomplice

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20
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la declaración

A

statement

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21
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la detención

A

arrest, detention

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22
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las fuentes

A

sources

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23
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el/la guardaespaldas

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bodyguard

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24
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la huella

A

trace, print

25
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el/la implicado/a

A

person involved

26
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el interrogatorio

A

questioning

27
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la investigación

A

investigation

28
Q

el mayordomo

A

butler

29
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el/la millonario/a

A

millionaire

30
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el misterio

A

mystery

31
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la pista

A

clue

32
Q

la prueba

A

proof, evidence

33
Q

el secuestro

A

kidnapping

34
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el/la sospechoso/a

A

suspect

35
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el suceso

A

incident

36
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el testigo

A

witness

37
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aclarar

A

to clarify

38
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contar (ue)

A

to tell (a story)

39
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demostrar (ue)

A

to demonstrate

40
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disfrazarse (de)

A

to disguise oneself as

41
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firmar

A

to sign

42
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fugarse

A

to escape

43
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hojear

A

to skim/glance through

44
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interrogar

A

to question

45
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investigar

A

to investigate

46
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narrar

A

to narrate

47
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relatar

A

to tell (a story)

48
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resolver un caso

A

to solve a case

49
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salir con

A

to go out with

50
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secuestrar

A

to kidnap

51
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sospechar (de)

A

to suspect

52
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suponer

A

to suppose

53
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vincular (a)

A

to link

54
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como era de esperar

A

as expected

55
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echar una mano

A

to help, to lend a hand

56
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en efectivo

A

cash

57
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estar harto/a (de)

A

to be tired of, fed up with

58
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ir directo al grano

A

to get to the point

59
Q

por suerte

A

luckily