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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

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full of promises

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un soldado

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a soldier

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un bombardeo

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a bombing

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renunciar

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to give up…

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está condenada a una vida de servilismo

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is doomed to a life of subservience

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régimen de Franco/ régimen franquista

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Franco regime

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la riqueza

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wealth

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celosa

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jealous

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alimientos y apoyo

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food and support

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desaprueba

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he/she disapproves

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atrapados

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stuck

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capaz de vivir

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is able to live

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una zona franquista privilegiada

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a privileged franquista area

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acontece/ ocurre

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happens/occurs

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victoria/triunfo

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victory

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lado/bando

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side

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adversidades/desgracias

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hardships

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fallecimientos/muertes

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deaths

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cae de plano

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falls flat

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campo

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field

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casi dentro

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almost inside

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los desmontes

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the clearings

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las zonas arboladas

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the wooded areas

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las bocinas de los escasos coches

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the horns of a few (scare) cars

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se oye

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you can hear

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el canto de los párajos

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the song of the moors

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los motores

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the engines

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las carreteras

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the roads

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los bosquecillos

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groves/parks/woods

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bombachos

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baggy pants

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veraniegas

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summery

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empeñado

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determined/pawned

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cabrear

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to make someone angry (piss off smn)

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aguantar

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to bear/ to put up with

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encogimiento

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shrinking/shyness

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terraplén

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embankment

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tanque

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tank

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presto

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ready

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tostonazo

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a real pain

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aquel

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that one

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emboscada

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ambush

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amatralladoras

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machine guns

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infantería

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infantry (military?)

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despranzurrado/ despanzurrar

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squashed/to rip apart

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minado/minar

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undermined/ to undermine

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disparar

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to shoot

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fijamente

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intently

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chalado

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crazy

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ardor

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burning

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fíjate/ fijarse

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see/observe/ to pay attention

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el polvo

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the dust/ powder

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cargar

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to load/charge

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metido

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involved/ busybody

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obrero

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worker

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florituras

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flourishes

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acomodada

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affluent (well-off)

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representante

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representative/door-to-door salesman

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ocio/ociosos

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leisure/idle

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chico de recado

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errand boy

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suministros

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supplies

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sublevación

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uprising

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muchacha

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maid/ sevant

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figurar

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to act

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maltrecha

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badly damaged

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solidaridad (un tema)

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solidarity

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aspiraciones (un tema)

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aspirations

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destino republicanos y nacionalistas (un tema)

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destiny of republicans and nationalists

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alegrías y desgracias

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joys and misforntunes

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prólogo: edificios a medio construir (un símbolo)

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prologue: half built buildings

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epílogo: edificios medio destruidos (un símbolo)

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epilogue: half destroyed buildings

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divagaciones (de Don Luis)

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wanderings

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lucha armada= guerra

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armed struggle (synonym for war)

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¡no busquéis más!

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look no further!

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intrigante

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intriguing

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enriquecedora (adj)

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enriching

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conmovedor (adj)

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moving

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polífacetico

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multifaceted/ versatile

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dotes

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talent/ qualities

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lidiar

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to deal/ cope with

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disfrute

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enjoyment

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desplegar

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to unfold (e.g. like an story)

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aporta(r)

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he/she contributes

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adinerados

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wealthy

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interrupidos

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interrupted/disrupted

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el dramaturgo

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a script writer

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industria/ escena

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industry

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director cinematográfico

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film director

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novelista

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novelist

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mudarse/desplazarse

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to move

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vincular/ligar

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to link

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bambalinas

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backstage

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debutar

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to debut/premiere

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notable

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remarkable/ noteworthy

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teatral (adj)

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theatrical

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galardón/ premio

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award

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galardonar/premiar

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to award

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teatro de experimentación

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experimental theatre

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visicitudes/obstacúlos

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problems/obstacles

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facetas

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aspects/features/sides

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creador

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creator

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el drama realista ambientado

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the realistic drama set

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traer/ le trae

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to bring/ he/she brings

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aparentemente más singulares

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seemingly more unique

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cotidianos de la realidad

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everyday reality

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el referente y el telón de fondo

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the reference (point) and the backdrop

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(suspender) ha suspendido Física

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(to fail) has failed Physics

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le habían prometido

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they had promised him

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estalla la guerra

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war breaks out

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deberá adaptarse al miedo

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must adapt to fear

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al hambre

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hunger

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a la alteración de las costumbres

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the alterations of customs

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junto a

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along with

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personajes entrañables que igualmente sufren

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endearing characters who also suffer

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inesperada situación inhumana

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unexpected inhuman situation

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consiguió / conseguir

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he/she got/ to get

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le contrató

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hired him

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dirigida por

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directed by

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la hambruna

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the famine

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la miseria

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the poverty

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inseguridad

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insecurity/ lack of safety

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sufrimiento

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suffering

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sobre todo

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above all

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una postergación

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postponement

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retraso de la paz

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peace delay

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la pieza

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the play

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por el paso del tiempo

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by the passage of time

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por el transcurso de los acontecimientos

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by the course of events

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culmina

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culminates

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abarcaría desde unos días

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would cover from a few days

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antes del inicio de la guerra civil

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before the beginning of the civil war

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transcurre

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he/she passes

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alusión/alusiones

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allusions

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el tableteo de las ametralladoras

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the rattle of machine guns

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las sirenas

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sirens

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los timbrazos

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bells

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los aporreos de las puertas son elementos sonoros

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the banging of doors are sound elements

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enfatiza determinadas escenas

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emphasizes certain scenes

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las envuelve en un tinte dramático

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wraps them in a dramatic tint

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al rasgo característico de Teatro Épico

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to the characteristic feature of Epic Theatre

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conocimiento

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knowledge

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intérpretes

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performers

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jugar con múltiples silencios y ambigüedades

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play with multiple silences and ambiguities

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hagan brotar en el espectador

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make the viewer

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una risa negra y amarga

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laugh black and bitter