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1
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La caja tonta

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the box (Tv)

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un capítulo

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an episode

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el conjunto

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the whole

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engancharse

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to get hooked on

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enredarse

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to get involved in

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el espacio publicitario

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commercial break

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7
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la norma

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habit

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puesto/a

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switched on

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poner

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to switch on

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superar (en x minutos)

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to overtake, exceed (by x minutes)

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volver loco a alguien

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to drive someone mad

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los concursos

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competition

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los cotilleos

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gossip

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14
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los culebrones

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soap operas

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despectivo

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negative

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16
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difundir (1)

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to spread

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la ganancia

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profit

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18
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el gasto

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expense

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19
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la intimidad

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privacy

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la pelea

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quarrelling

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21
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aguantar

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to put up with

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22
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ambientar

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to set (context of a story)

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ameno

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engaging, enjoyable

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un avance

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a trailer

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las bambas

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insulting word for shoes, ‘gym shoes’

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las comunidades autonomas

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self governing regions

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los contentidos de corazon

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celeb gossip

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corriente

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ordinary

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desapercibido

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unnoticed

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la falta absoluta

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complete lack

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el jurado

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jury

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maleducado

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rude

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el publico objetivo

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target audience

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sobrado

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over the top

35
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soñar

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dream

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la supervivencia

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survival

37
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el vencedor

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winner

38
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el televidente

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the viewer

39
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la cadena cable

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cable tv

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la cadena de pago

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paid tv

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canal

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channel

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Adecuado

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suitable

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apagar

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to turn off

44
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el aprendizaje

A

learning

45
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los arquetipos

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stereotypes

46
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hacer de canguro

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to baby sit

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desanimar

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to encourage

48
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el comportamiento

A

behaviour

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difundir (2)

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to transmit

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en aumento

A

on the increase

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fomentar

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to promote

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la herramienta`

A

tool

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impedir

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to impede

54
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insoportable

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unbearable

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la niñera

A

children

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me parece

A

it seems to me

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me resulta

A

I find it

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a mi parecer

A

in my opinion

59
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a mi modo de ver

A

in my opinion

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yo opino que

A

I think that

61
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considero que

A

I consider that

62
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vale la pena verlo

A

worth seeing

63
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esta muy bien hecho

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it’s very well done

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es una idea muy/poco original

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it’s very/not very original

65
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fomentar la agresividad/la violencia

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encourages violence

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difundir las ideas/ cultura

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spread the idea/ culture

67
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debe apagar el televisor

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you must turn off the tv

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necesita evitar la mala costumbre

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you need to avoid the bad habit

69
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tiene que escoger los programas

A

you have to choose the programs

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hay que comprender

A

you have to understand

71
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hace falta buscar alternatives

A

it is necessary to look for alternatives

72
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lo bueno/lo malo es

A

the good/bad thing is

73
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How do you use the definite article?

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(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.

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How do you use the indefinite article?

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(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
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How do you use the neuter article lo?

A

used with an adjective to form an abstract noun.

76
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What adjectives lose the final o and are placed in front of the noun when the noun is masculine singular.

A 
algun
mal
ningun
un
primer
tercer
gran (grande loses -de)

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