La Casa de Bernarda Alba Flashcards
rastrarse a … como
to portray … as
ilustrar
to illustrate
demostrar
to demonstrate
implicar
to imply
insiunar
to insinuate
simbolizar
to symbolise
subrayar
to underline
enfatizar
to emphasise
destacar
to highlight
personificar/encarnar
to personify/embody
reforzar
to reinforce
establecer
to establish
estrechamente vinculado/a
closely linked
metáfora (lorquiana)
(Lorcan) metaphor
el lenguaje poética/lirico de Lorca
Lorca’s poetic/lyrical language
intensificar la tensión
to intensify the tension
reflejar
to reflect
desarollarse
to take place/happen
simpatizar con
to sympathise with
es irónico que
it’s ironic that (subj)
es paradójico que
it’s paradoxical that (subj)
el desenlace
the ending
estar de luto
to be in mourning
el telón
the curtain
desmayarse
to faint
mandar
to order
mandona
bossy
dominanta
controlling
tacaña
stingy
mezquina
miserly/mean
bajo llave
under lock and key
envidiar
to envy
amargura
bitter
podirse
to rot
un manicomio
an asylum
enloquecerse
to go mad
coser
to sew
estar ciega
to be blind
mediante
through/by means of
sospecharse de
to be suspicious of
aplastar
to crush
razonar
to reason
la jerarquía
the hierarchy
la patriarcía
the patriarchy
entremetida
nosy
hipócrita
hypocritical
escandaloso
scandalous
reprimir
to repress
atraverse a
to dare to
ocultar/esconder
to hide
creída
arrogant
despiadada
pityless
asficiante/sofocante
suffocating
progresista
progressive
desesperado/a
hopeless
arrepetirse de
to regret
la tragédia
tragedy
describir como
to describe as
