Chapter 17 Vocab Flashcards

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plot

A

el argumento

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author

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el/la autor/a

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short story, tale

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el cuento

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essay

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el ensayo

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writer

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el/la escritor/a

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narration

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la narración

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narrator

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el/la narrador/a

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novel

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la novelA

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mystery novel

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novela de misterio

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adventure story

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novela de aventuras

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fiction novel

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novela de ficción

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novelist

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el/la novelista

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character

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el personaje

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main character

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el/la protagonista

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story, tale

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el relato

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search

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la búsqueda

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alibi

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la coartada

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police station

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la comisaría

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accomplice

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el/la cómplice

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statement

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la declaración

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21
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disappearance

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la desaparición

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arrest, dentenion

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la detención

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sources

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las fuentes

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bodyguard

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el/la guardaespaldas

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trace, print, hand/footprint

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la huella

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person involved

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el/la implicado/a

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questioning

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el interrogatorio

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investigation

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la investigación

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butlet

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el mayordomo

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millionaire

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el/la millonario/a

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mystery

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el misterio

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clue

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la pista

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proof, evidence

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la prueba

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kidnapping

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el secuestro

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suspect

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el/la sospechoso/a

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incident

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el suceso

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witness

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el testigo

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to clarify

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aclarar

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to tell (a story)

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contar (ue)

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to demonstrate

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demostrar (ue)

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to disguise oneself as

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disfrazarse (de)

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to sign

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firmar

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to escape

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fugarse

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to skim/glance through

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hojear

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to question

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interrogar

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to investigate

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investigar

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to narrate

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narrar

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to tell (a story)

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relatar

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to solve a case

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resolver un caso

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to go out with

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salir con

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to kidnap

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secuestrar

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to suspect

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sospechar (de)

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to suppose

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suponer

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to link

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vincular (a)

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as expected

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comp era de esperar

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to help, to lend a hand

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echar una mano

57
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cash

A

en efectivo

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to be tired of, fed up with

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estar harto/a (de)

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to get to the point

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ir directo al grano

60
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luckily

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por suerte