LAS BICICLETAS PARA EL VERANO VOCAB Flashcards

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argumento

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plot

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la vida cotidiana

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the daily life

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criada

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maid

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vecinos

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neighbours

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haber suspendido sus examenes

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have failed his exams

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les obliga a retrasar

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forces them to delay

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la demora

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the delay

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al igual que/como

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just like

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durará/ van a durar

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is to last

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se llevaba a cabo /se llevó

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was carried out

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suceden cosas inesperadas

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unexpected things happen

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una historia de supervivencia

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a story of survival

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despreocupado

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carefree

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frustra/arruina

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it frustrates/ruins

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esperanzas

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hopes

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el cabeza de familia

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the head of the family

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infancia

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childhood

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alivio cómico

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comic relief

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proporciona

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he/she provides

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una obra únicamente trágica

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a solely tragic play

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da ánimos/ brinda ánimo

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provides encouragement

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experimentan/ se enfrentan/ padecen

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they undergo

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un sindicato

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a trade union

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la franca

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(she is) outspoken

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llena de promesas
full of promises
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un soldado
a soldier
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un bombardeo
a bombing
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renunciar
to give up...
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está condenada a una vida de servilismo
is doomed to a life of subservience
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régimen de Franco/ régimen franquista
Franco regime
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la riqueza
wealth
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celosa
jealous
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alimientos y apoyo
food and support
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desaprueba
he/she disapproves
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atrapados
stuck
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capaz de vivir
is able to live
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una zona franquista privilegiada
a privileged franquista area
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acontece/ ocurre
happens/occurs
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victoria/triunfo
victory
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lado/bando
side
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adversidades/desgracias
hardships
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fallecimientos/muertes
deaths
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cae de plano
falls flat
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campo
field
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casi dentro
almost inside
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los desmontes
the clearings
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las zonas arboladas
the wooded areas
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las bocinas de los escasos coches
the horns of a few (scare) cars
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se oye
you can hear
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el canto de los párajos
the song of the moors
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los motores
the engines
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las carreteras
the roads
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los bosquecillos
groves/parks/woods
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bombachos
baggy pants
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veraniegas
summery
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empeñado
determined/pawned
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cabrear
to make someone angry (piss off smn)
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aguantar
to bear/ to put up with
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encogimiento
shrinking/shyness
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terraplén
embankment
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tanque
tank
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presto
ready
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tostonazo
a real pain
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aquel
that one
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emboscada
ambush
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amatralladoras
machine guns
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infantería
infantry (military?)
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despranzurrado/ despanzurrar
squashed/to rip apart
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minado/minar
undermined/ to undermine
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disparar
to shoot
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fijamente
intently
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chalado
crazy
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ardor
burning
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fíjate/ fijarse
see/observe/ to pay attention
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el polvo
the dust/ powder
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cargar
to load/charge
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metido
involved/ busybody
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obrero
worker
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florituras
flourishes
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acomodada
affluent (well-off)
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representante
representative/door-to-door salesman
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ocio/ociosos
leisure/idle
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chico de recado
errand boy
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suministros
supplies
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sublevación
uprising
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muchacha
maid/ sevant
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figurar
to act
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maltrecha
badly damaged
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solidaridad (un tema)
solidarity
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aspiraciones (un tema)
aspirations
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destino republicanos y nacionalistas (un tema)
destiny of republicans and nationalists
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alegrías y desgracias
joys and misforntunes
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prólogo: edificios a medio construir (un símbolo)
prologue: half built buildings
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epílogo: edificios medio destruidos (un símbolo)
epilogue: half destroyed buildings
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divagaciones (de Don Luis)
wanderings
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lucha armada= guerra
armed struggle (synonym for war)
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¡no busquéis más!
look no further!
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intrigante
intriguing
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enriquecedora (adj)
enriching
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conmovedor (adj)
moving
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polífacetico
multifaceted/ versatile
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dotes
talent/ qualities
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lidiar
to deal/ cope with
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disfrute
enjoyment
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desplegar
to unfold (e.g. like an story)
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aporta(r)
he/she contributes
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adinerados
wealthy
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interrupidos
interrupted/disrupted
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el dramaturgo
a script writer
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industria/ escena
industry
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director cinematográfico
film director
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novelista
novelist
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mudarse/desplazarse
to move
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vincular/ligar
to link
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bambalinas
backstage
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debutar
to debut/premiere
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notable
remarkable/ noteworthy
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teatral (adj)
theatrical
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galardón/ premio
award
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galardonar/premiar
to award
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teatro de experimentación
experimental theatre
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visicitudes/obstacúlos
problems/obstacles
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facetas
aspects/features/sides
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creador
creator
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el drama realista ambientado
the realistic drama set
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traer/ le trae
to bring/ he/she brings
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aparentemente más singulares
seemingly more unique
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cotidianos de la realidad
everyday reality
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el referente y el telón de fondo
the reference (point) and the backdrop
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(suspender) ha suspendido Física
(to fail) has failed Physics
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le habían prometido
they had promised him
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estalla la guerra
war breaks out
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deberá adaptarse al miedo
must adapt to fear
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al hambre
hunger
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a la alteración de las costumbres
the alterations of customs
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junto a
along with
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personajes entrañables que igualmente sufren
endearing characters who also suffer
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inesperada situación inhumana
unexpected inhuman situation
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consiguió / conseguir
he/she got/ to get
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le contrató
hired him
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dirigida por
directed by
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la hambruna
the famine
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la miseria
the poverty
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inseguridad
insecurity/ lack of safety
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sufrimiento
suffering
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sobre todo
above all
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una postergación
postponement
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retraso de la paz
peace delay
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la pieza
the play
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por el paso del tiempo
by the passage of time
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por el transcurso de los acontecimientos
by the course of events
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culmina
culminates
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abarcaría desde unos días
would cover from a few days
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antes del inicio de la guerra civil
before the beginning of the civil war
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transcurre
he/she passes
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alusión/alusiones
allusions
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el tableteo de las ametralladoras
the rattle of machine guns
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las sirenas
sirens
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los timbrazos
bells
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los aporreos de las puertas son elementos sonoros
the banging of doors are sound elements
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enfatiza determinadas escenas
emphasizes certain scenes
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las envuelve en un tinte dramático
wraps them in a dramatic tint
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al rasgo característico de Teatro Épico
to the characteristic feature of Epic Theatre
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conocimiento
knowledge
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intérpretes
performers
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jugar con múltiples silencios y ambigüedades
play with multiple silences and ambiguities
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hagan brotar en el espectador
make the viewer
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una risa negra y amarga
laugh black and bitter