La televisión Flashcards

1
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(poco) apto/apropiado/adecuado

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(un) suitable

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actual

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current, present-day, modern

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adictivo

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addictive

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ameno/divertido

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enjoyable

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5
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basura (la tele basura)

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trashy (trashy TV)

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diario

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daily

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educativo

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educational

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indeseable

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undesirable

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insoportable

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unbearable

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10
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maleducado

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rude

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mensual

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monthly

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puesto/a

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switched on

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quincenal

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fortnightly

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14
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semanal

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weekly

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sobrado/ exagerado

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over the top

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16
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frente a

A

in front of

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17
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caja tonta

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‘the box’ (television)

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18
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gama de programas

A

a range of programmes

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19
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herramienta

A

tool

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20
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niñera electrónica

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child-minder/baby-sitter

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21
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pantalla

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screen

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22
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programación

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programme times/range

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23
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telebasura

A

trashy TV

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24
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television por cable

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cable TV

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25
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tertulia

A

chat show

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26
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violencia televisa

A

violence on TV

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27
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contenidos de corazón

A

celebrity gossip

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28
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programas (reality)

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reality programmes

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29
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programas de cotilleo

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TV chat/ gossip shows

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30
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arquetipo

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archetype (certain type of character)

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31
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canal de televisión

A

(TV) channel

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32
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capítulo

A

episode

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33
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comportamiento

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behaviour

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34
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concurso

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contest

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35
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culebrón

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soap opera

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36
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documental

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documentary

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37
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espacio publicitario

A

commercial break

38
Q

horario de máxima audiencia

A

prime time

39
Q

informativo

A

TV news programme

40
Q

jurado

A

jury

41
Q

perdedor

A

loser

42
Q

premio

A

a prize

43
Q

public objetivo

A

target audience

44
Q

telediario

A

television news bulletin

45
Q

telespectador

A

TV viewer

46
Q

televisor

A

TV set

47
Q

tráiler

A

trailer

48
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vencedor

A

winner

49
Q

alargar

A

to extend, spin out, prolong

50
Q

ambientar

A

to set (context of a story)

51
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apagar

A

to turn off

52
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atontar

A

to make stupid

53
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difundir

A

to spread, transmit

54
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distraer

A

to amuse, distract, entertain

55
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encender/poner (la tele)

A

to put on (the tele)

56
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engancharse a

A

to get hooked on

57
Q

enredarse en

A

to get involved in

58
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fomentar

A

to promote, stir up, encourage

59
Q

impedir

A

to impede

60
Q

narrar

A

to tell, recount

61
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realizar

A

to attain, achieve, fulfil

62
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soler

A

to be in the habit of

63
Q

sonar (con)

A

to dream (of)

64
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subvencionar

A

to subsidize

65
Q

sumar

A

to add up, total, summarise

66
Q

apalancarse delante de la tele

A

to plonk yourself in front of the TV

67
Q

dosificar el tiempo ante el televisor

A

to limit the amount of time spent watching TV

68
Q

hacer de canguro

A

to baby-sit

69
Q

hacer zapping

A

to channel hop

70
Q

invadir la intimidad

A

to invade someone’s privacy

71
Q

producir un efecto hipnótico

A

to produce a hypnotic effect

72
Q

quedarte con los ojos cuadrados

A

to get square eyes

73
Q

volver loco a alguien

A

to drive someone mad

74
Q

el televidente

A

tv viewer

75
Q

la verguenza

A

shame

76
Q

el canal de pago

A

pay per view channel

77
Q

el chisme/cotilleo

A

tittle-tattle

78
Q

el liderazgo

A

leader/way out front

79
Q

dar la gana

A

to want to do something

80
Q

encerrarse

A

to shut oneself away

81
Q

grabar

A

to record

82
Q

cualquier

A

any

83
Q

miope

A

short sighted

84
Q

lo demas

A

the rest of

85
Q

la broma

A

joke

86
Q

la pelea

A

fight

87
Q

el secuestro

A

hijack/hostage

88
Q

matar al mensajero

A

to kill/shoot the messenger

89
Q

chocante

A

shocking

90
Q

morbose

A

gruesome

91
Q

vago

A

lazy