La tele Flashcards
1
Q
La caja tonta
A
the box (Tv)
2
Q
un capítulo
A
an episode
3
Q
el conjunto
A
the whole
4
Q
engancharse
A
to get hooked on
5
Q
enredarse
A
to get involved in
6
Q
el espacio publicitario
A
commercial break
7
Q
la norma
A
habit
8
Q
puesto/a
A
switched on
9
Q
poner
A
to switch on
10
Q
superar (en x minutos)
A
to overtake, exceed (by x minutes)
11
Q
volver loco a alguien
A
to drive someone mad
12
Q
los concursos
A
competition
13
Q
los cotilleos
A
gossip
14
Q
los culebrones
A
soap operas
15
Q
despectivo
A
negative
16
Q
difundir (1)
A
to spread
17
Q
la ganancia
A
profit
18
Q
el gasto
A
expense
19
Q
la intimidad
A
privacy
20
Q
la pelea
A
quarrelling
21
Q
aguantar
A
to put up with
22
Q
ambientar
A
to set (context of a story)
23
Q
ameno
A
engaging, enjoyable
24
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un avance
A
a trailer
25
las bambas
insulting word for shoes, 'gym shoes'
26
las comunidades autonomas
self governing regions
27
los contentidos de corazon
celeb gossip
28
corriente
ordinary
29
desapercibido
unnoticed
30
la falta absoluta
complete lack
31
el jurado
jury
32
maleducado
rude
33
el publico objetivo
target audience
34
sobrado
over the top
35
soñar
dream
36
la supervivencia
survival
37
el vencedor
winner
38
el televidente
the viewer
39
la cadena cable
cable tv
40
la cadena de pago
paid tv
41
canal
channel
42
Adecuado
suitable
43
apagar
to turn off
44
el aprendizaje
learning
45
los arquetipos
stereotypes
46
hacer de canguro
to baby sit
47
desanimar
to encourage
48
el comportamiento
behaviour
49
difundir (2)
to transmit
50
en aumento
on the increase
51
fomentar
to promote
52
la herramienta`
tool
53
impedir
to impede
54
insoportable
unbearable
55
la niñera
children
56
me parece
it seems to me
57
me resulta
I find it
58
a mi parecer
in my opinion
59
a mi modo de ver
in my opinion
60
yo opino que
I think that
61
considero que
I consider that
62
vale la pena verlo
worth seeing
63
esta muy bien hecho
it's very well done
64
es una idea muy/poco original
it's very/not very original
65
fomentar la agresividad/la violencia
encourages violence
66
difundir las ideas/ cultura
spread the idea/ culture
67
debe apagar el televisor
you must turn off the tv
68
necesita evitar la mala costumbre
you need to avoid the bad habit
69
tiene que escoger los programas
you have to choose the programs
70
hay que comprender
you have to understand
71
hace falta buscar alternatives
it is necessary to look for alternatives
72
lo bueno/lo malo es
the good/bad thing is
73
How do you use the definite article?
(el, la ,los, las) is used when the noun refers to a general group or to indicate something unique.
Not used before a country, unless qualified y a phrase or an adjective.
74
How do you use the indefinite article?
(un, una, unos, unas) is not used with occupation or nationality.
plural form (unos/ unas) is often not translated at all, or translated by a "few", "some" , "approximately"
75
How do you use the neuter article lo?
used with an adjective to form an abstract noun.
76
What adjectives lose the final o and are placed in front of the noun when the noun is masculine singular.
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algun
mal
ningun
un
primer
tercer
gran (grande loses -de)
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