La Casa de Bernarda Alba Flashcards

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el ajuar

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trousseau

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el analfabetismo

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illiteracy

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el castigo corporal

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physical punishment

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codiciado/a

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sought after

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el conservadurismo

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conservatism

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cortejar

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to woo

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la criada

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female servant (lit. raised)

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dar el/los pésame(s)

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to express condolences

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desheredar

A

to disinherit

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la dote

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dowry

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en segundas nupcias

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married for the second time

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enterrar

A

to bury

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fallecer

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to pass away

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el/la forastero/a

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outsider

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heredar

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to inherit

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la (in)fidelidad

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(un)faithfulness

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la lágrima

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tear

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la letanía

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litany (short, one-sentence prayer)

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el luto

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mourning

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el/la mendigo/a

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beggar

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el noviazgo

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courtship

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el pedido de mano

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proposal

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el pretendiente

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suitor

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pudiente

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well-to-do (lit. being able to do)

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la pureza

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purity

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el reinado

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reign

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la reja

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window with bars

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el renombre

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fame

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rezar

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to pray

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los terratenientes

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landowners

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el/la vecino/a

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neighbour

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velar

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to hold a vigil or wake

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el velatorio

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wake, vigil; funeral parlour

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el/la viudo/a

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widow(er)

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la almohada

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pillow

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el/la amante

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lover

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el bastón

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walking stick

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bordar

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to embroider

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el castigo

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punishment

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los celos

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jealousy

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el chisme

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gossip

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la cólera

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rage

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comportarse

A

to behave

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coser

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to sew

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de luto

A

in mourning

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desafiante

A

defiant

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el desenlace

A

outcome

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desobedecer

A

to disobey

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despreciar

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to spurn, to look down one’s nose

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el disparo

A

gunshot

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la doncella

A

(virgin) maiden

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la(s) enagua(s)

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underskirt(s)

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los encajes

A

lace

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encerrado/a

A

locked in

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enfermizo/a

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sickly, unhealthy

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la escopeta

A

gun

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la herencia

A

inheritance

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honrado/a

A

honourable

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la ira

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anger

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luchar

A

to fight

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la madrugada

A

the early hours of the morning

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negar

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to deny

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obcecado/a

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obstinate, stubborn

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ocultar

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to hide

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el portón

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gate

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prevenir

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to warn

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el “qué dirán”

A

rumours, gossip

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el retrato

A

portrait

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los segadores

A

reapers

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soltero/a

A

single

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la tormenta

A

storm

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vengativo/a

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vengeful

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adinerado/a

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wealthy

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la angustias

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anguish

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apoyarse

A

to support oneself

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atentar (contra)

A

to threaten

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a toda costa

A

at all costs

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el caldo de cultivo (para)

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breeding ground (for)

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convertirse en

A

to become

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el desenlace

A

denouement

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empecinarse (en que)

A

to be insistent

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el encierro

A

confinement

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enviudar

A

to be widowed

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en voz baja

A

in a low voice

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la falta (de)

A

lack (of)

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fraternal

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brotherly/sisterly, fraternal

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imponer

A

to impose

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lorquiano/a

A

written by Federico García Lorca

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luchar por

A

to fight for

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los malos tratos

A

maltreatment

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maltratar

A

to abuse

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la obstinación

A

stubbornness

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la pareja

A

partner

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primitivo/a

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primeval

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quejarse (de)

A

to complain

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las reglas

A

rules

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seguir los designios de

A

to follow the path of (metaphorical)

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sofocado/a

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suffocated

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soltero/a

A

single

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la tristeza

A

sadness

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el abanico

A

fan

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aborrecer

A

to hate

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adinerado/a

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wealthy

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apenar

A

to sadden

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atormentado/a

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tormented

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el estatus

A

status, rank

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compartir

A

to share

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cortejar

A

to court, woo

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dar (a alguien) la gana

A

to feel like

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disparar

A

to shoot

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encerrado/a

A

locked up

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(estar) en deuda (con)

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(to be) indebted (to)

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enfrentarse a

A

to confront

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la envidia

A

envy

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hacer caso (a alguien)

A

to heed, listen to (someone)

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golpear

A

to strike

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lascivo/a

A

lustful

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la locura

A

madness

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malvado/a

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wicked

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la mano de hierra

A

iron fist

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la meta

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objective

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oponerse a

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to oppose

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predecir

A

to predict

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reprimido/a

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repressed

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sin piedad

A

without mercy

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trastornado/a

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unhinged

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la venda

A

blindfold

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la vergüenza

A

shame

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las vidas ajenas

A

other people’s lives

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vigilar

A

to watch (closely)

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la acotación

A

stage direction

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el actor/la actriz

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actor/actress

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actuar

A

to act

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el ambiente

A

atmosphere

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el argumento

A

plot

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la comedia

A

comedy

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el coro

A

chorus

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el decorado

A

scenery, set

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el desarrollo

A

development

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el desenlace

A

denouement, outcome

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el/la dramaturgo/a

A

dramatist, playwright

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la escena

A

stage, set

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la escenificación

A

staging, dramatisation

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estrenar(se)

A

to perform for the first time, to premiere

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el estreno

A

first performance

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la historia secundaria/el argumento secundario

A

sub-plot

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la imagen eficaz

A

effective image

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la interpretación

A

performance, interpretation

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interpretar

A

to perform

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la metáfora

A

metaphor

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la obra dramática/teatral

A

play

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el papel

A

role, part (in a play)

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el personaje

A

character

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presagiar

A

to foreshadow

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el reparto

A

cast

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representar (un papel)

A

to act (a part)

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la secuencia de los sucesos

A

sequence of events

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el símbolo

A

symbol

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teatral

A

theatrical

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el telón

A

(theatre) curtain

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el tema

A

theme

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la tragedia

A

tragedy

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la trama

A

plot

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el vestuario

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wardrobe