La Televisión Flashcards

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poner/quitar la tele

A

to turn the TV on/off

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la televisión

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television

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el/la oyente

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listener

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el/la televidente

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TV viewer

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el telespectador/la telespectadora

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TV viewer

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el programa

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programme

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la programación

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programme times

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el canel

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channel

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la cadena

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channel

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una gama amplia de canales

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a wide range of channels

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la pantalla chica

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small screen

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la caja tonta

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‘goggle box’ (TV)

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una gama de programas

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a range of programmes

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el telediario

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TV news

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las noticias

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news

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las telenovelas

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soaps

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una gran ayuda educativa

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a great educational aid

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ejercer control sobre la selección de los programas

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to exercise control over the choice of programmes

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dosificar el tiempo ante el televisor

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to measure/ration time spent in front of the TV

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avivar la imaginación

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to sharpen the imagination

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producir un efecto hipnótico

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to have a hypnotic effect

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producir la pérdida de capacidad creativa

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to bring about a loss of creativity

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la pornografía

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pornography

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promocionar

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to promote

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el mensaje

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message

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llamativo/a

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eye-catching

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hacer impacto (en)

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to have an impact on

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manipular

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to manipulate

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persuadir (a)

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to persuade (to)

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tentar (a)

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to tempt (to)

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el lavado de cerebro

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brainwashing

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una persona voluntad débil

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a weak-willed person

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la interrupción constante de los programas

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the constant interruption of programmes

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abatimiento/a

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feeling hot

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altamente influenciados

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highly influenced

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comedias de situación

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situation comedies

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estereotipo

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stereotypical

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famosos

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celebrities

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implantar

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to introduce

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lacrimógeno

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tear-provoking

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malhumor

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moodiness

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actual

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current, present-day, modern

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el abonado

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subscriber

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adecuado/a

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suitable

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adictivo/a

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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/a

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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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al arquetipo

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stereotype

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atontar

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to make stupid

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el avance

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trailer

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batir

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to beat/knock down

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el canon

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tax

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el capítulo

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episode

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el comportamiento

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behaviour

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el concurso

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competition/game-show

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el conjunto

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the whole

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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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los culebrones

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soap operas

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el dato

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fact, data

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el debate

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discussion programme

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denunciar

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to announce, accuse, denounce

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desanimar

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to discourage

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desapercibido

A

unnoticed

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difundir

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to spread/transmit

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el disco duro

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hard disk

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distraer

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To amuse, distract, entertain

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el documental

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documentary

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educativo

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educational

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en aumento

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on the increase

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en directo

A

live

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en vez de

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instead of, in place of

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engancharse de

A

to get hooked on

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enredarse de

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to get involved in

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entero

A

entire, whole, complete

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entretenido

A

entertaining

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el entretenimiento

A

entertainment

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el espacio publicitario

A

commercial break

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la falta

A

lack, need, failure, fault

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fomentar

A

to promote, stir up, encourage

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frente a

A

in front of

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la ganancia

A

gain, profit, increase

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el gasto

A

expense

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grabar

A

to record

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la guerra de la audiencia

A

ratings war

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hacer de canguro

A

to baby-sit

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hacer publicidad

A

to advertise

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hacer zapping

A

to zap

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la herramienta

A

tool

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hilarante

A

funny, hilarious

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el horario de máxima audiencia

A

prime time

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impedir

A

to impede

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indeseable

A

undesirable

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el informativo

A

TV news programme

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insoportable

A

unbearable

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la intimidad

A

privacy

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invadir la intimidad

A

to invade someone’s privacy

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junto en

A

together with

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el jurado

A

jury

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la licencia televisiva

A

license fee

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lo más destacado

A

highlights

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el mando

A

remote control

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narrar

A

to tell, recount

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la niñera

A

childminder

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la norma

A

habit

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las noticias televisivas

A

TV news

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la pantalla

A

screen

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la parabólica

A

satellite dish

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la pausa publicitaria

A

commercial break

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la pelea

A

quarrel

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la pequeña pantalla

A

small screen

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el perdedor

A

loser

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la peripecia

A

ups and downs, incident

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el podio

A

podium

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poner

A

to put, switch on

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el premio

A

A prize

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el presentador

A

presenter

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presentar el programa

A

to present a programme

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el público objetivo

A

target audience

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puesto

A

switched on

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quedarte con los ojos cuadrados

A

to give you square eyes

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quincenal

A

fortnightly

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el reality

A

reality show

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realizar

A

to attain, achieve, fulfil

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Renacer

A

to revive, appear again

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semanal

A

weekly

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ser el bombazo

A

to be a great success

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ser el fracaso

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to be a flop

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las series

A

series, soaps

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sobrado/exagerado

A

over the top

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soler

A

to usually (p.e. suelo ir - I always go)

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soñar con

A

to dream of

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El spot publicitario

A

commercial spot

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subvencionar

A

to subsidise

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sumar

A

to add up, total, summarise

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la supervivencia

A

survival

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la tel digital

A

digital TV

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la telebasura

A

trashy TV

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el telediario

A

television news bulletin

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el tele-espectador

A

TV viewer

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la telerrealidad

A

reality TV

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la television interactiva

A

interactive TV

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la televisión por cable

A

cable TV

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la televisión satélite

A

satellite TV

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la televisión terrestre

A

terrestrial TV

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el televisor

A

TV set

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la tertulia

A

chat show

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las comunidades autónomas

A

self-governing regions

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maleducado

A

rude

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el ordenador

A

computer

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la falta absoluta

A

complete lack

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superar (en x minutos)

A

to overtake, exceed (by x minutes)

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único

A

only, single

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el vencedor

A

winner

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la viuda

A

widow

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el viudo

A

widower

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volver lodo a alguien

A

to drive someone mad

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jugar un papel

A

to play a role

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nocivos

A

harmful

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una pérdida de tiempo

A

a waste of time

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son programas denigrantes

A

the programmes have no dignity

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inculcar/enseñar/poner ideas en tu cabeza

A

to put ideas in your head

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chistoso

A

hilarious

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la grosería

A

rudeness

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decir palabrotas

A

to swear

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la mala educación

A

bad manners

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los buenos modales

A

good manners

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agresiva

A

aggressive

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subliminal

A

subliminal

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influir

A

to influence

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el cotilleos

A

gossip shows

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las programas musicales

A

music programmes

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despectivo

A

pejorative, negative

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el pronóstico del tiempo

A

Weather forecast

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la entrevista

A

interview

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obra de teatro

A

theatre show

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un horario establecido

A

set times

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el pronóstico del tiempo

A

Weather forecast

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la entrevista

A

interview

183
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obra de teatro

A

theatre show

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un horario establecido

A

set times