Chapter 17 Flashcards
el argumento
plot
el/la autor/a
author
el cuento
short story
el ensayo
essay
el/la escritor/a
writer
la narración
narration
el/la narrador/a
narrator
la novela
novel
novela de misterio
mystery novel
novela de aventuras
adventure story
novela de ficción
fiction novel
el/la novelista
novelist
el personaje
character
el/la protagonista
main character
el relato
story
la búsqueda
search
la coartada
alibi
la comisaría
police station
el/la cómplice
accomplice
la declaración
statement
la detención
arrest, detention
las fuentes
sources
el/la guardaespaldas
bodyguard
la huella
trace, print
el/la implicado/a
person involved
el interrogatorio
questioning
la investigación
investigation
el mayordomo
butler
el/la millonario/a
millionaire
el misterio
mystery
la pista
clue
la prueba
proof, evidence
el secuestro
kidnapping
el/la sospechoso/a
suspect
el suceso
incident
el testigo
witness
aclarar
to clarify
contar (ue)
to tell (a story)
demostrar (ue)
to demonstrate
disfrazarse (de)
to disguise oneself as
firmar
to sign
fugarse
to escape
hojear
to skim/glance through
interrogar
to question
investigar
to investigate
narrar
to narrate
relatar
to tell (a story)
resolver un caso
to solve a case
salir con
to go out with
secuestrar
to kidnap
sospechar (de)
to suspect
suponer
to suppose
vincular (a)
to link
como era de esperar
as expected
echar una mano
to help, to lend a hand
en efectivo
cash
estar harto/a (de)
to be tired of, fed up with
ir directo al grano
to get to the point
por suerte
luckily
