La Television Flashcards

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actual

A

current, present-day, modern

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el abonado

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subscriber

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adecuado

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suitable

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adictivo

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addictive

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alargar

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to extend, spin out, prolong

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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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la antena

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aerial

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la antena parabólica

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satellite dish

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apagar

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to turn off

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el aprendizaje

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learning

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12
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el arquetipo

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stereotype

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atontar

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to make stupid

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batir

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to beat, knock down

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la cadena televisiva

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channel

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la caja tonta

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“the box” (television)

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el canon

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tax

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18
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el capítula

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episode

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19
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el comportamiento

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behaviour

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el concurso

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contest

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21
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el conjunto

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the whole

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22
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los contenidos de corazón

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celebrity gossip

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corriente

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ordinary

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culebrón

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soap opera

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el dato
fact,data
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el debate
discussion programme
27
denunciar
to announce, accuse, denounce
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desanimar
to discourage
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despercibido
unnoticed
30
el descenso
descent, drop, fall decline
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difundir
to spread, transmit
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el disco duro
hard disk
33
distraer
to amuse, distract, entertain
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divertirse/entretenerse
to entertain
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el documental
documentary
36
educativo
educational
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en aumento
on the increase
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en directo
live
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en vez de
instead of, in place of
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encender/poner (la tele)
to put on (the TV)
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engancharse a
to get hooked on
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enredarse en
to get involved in
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el etretenimiento
entertainment
44
el espacio publicitario
comercial break
45
la falta
lack, need, failure, fault
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fomentar
to promote, stir up, encourage
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frente a
in front of
48
la ganancia
gain, profit, increase
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el gasto
expense
50
grabar
to record
51
hacer de canguro
to baby-sit
52
hacer pulicidad
to advertise
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hacer zapping
to zap
54
la herramienta
tool
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hilarante
funny, hilarious
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el horario de máxima audiencia
prime time
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impedir
to impede
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indeseable
undersirable
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el informativo
TV news programme
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insoportable
unbearable
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la intimidad
privacy
62
invadir la intimidad
to invade someone's privacy
63
junto con
together with
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el jurado
jury
65
la licencia televisiva
licence fee
66
lo más destacado
highlights
67
el mando
remote control
68
narrar
to tell, recount
69
la niñera
childminder
70
la norma
habit, what you normally do
71
las noticias televisivas
TV news
72
la pantalla
screen
73
la parabólica
satellite dish
74
la pausa publicitaria
commercial break
75
la pelea
quarrel
76
la pequeña pantalla
small screen
77
el perdedor
looser
78
el podio
podium
79
poner
to switch on
80
el premio
a prize
81
el presentador
presenter
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presentar el programa
to present a programme
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producir el efecto hipnótico
produce a hypnotic effect
84
la programación
listings
85
el público objectivo
target audience
86
puesto/a
switched on
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quedarte con los ojos caudrados
to get square eyes
88
quincenal
fortnightly
89
el reality
reality show
90
realizar
to attain, achieve fulfil
91
renacer
to revive, appear again
92
semanal
weekly
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ser el bombazo
to be a hit
94
ser el exitazo
to be a great success
95
ser el frasco
to be a flop
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las series
series, soap
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sobrado/exagerado
over the top
98
soler
to be in the habit of
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soñar (con)
to dream (of)
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el spot publicitaro
to dream (of)
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la subvencionar
to subsidize
102
sumar
to add up, total, summarize
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la supervivencia
survival
104
la tele digital
digital TV
105
la telebasura
trashy TV
106
el teledario
television news bulletin
107
el tele-espectador
TV viewer
108
la telerelidad
reality TV
109
la televisión interactive
interactive TV
110
la televisión satélite
satellite TV
111
la televisión terrestre
terrestrial TV
112
la televisión por cable
cable TV
113
el televisor
TV set
114
tertulia
chat show