Lección 9 Flashcards by Terri Boutte

el secuestro ocurrió a plena luz del día

the kidnapping occured in broad daylight

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el espectador

spectator

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el pomposo

pompous

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la finanza

bail (bond)

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pregonar

to proclaim

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misteriosamente

mysteriously

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el inversor

investor

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el rehén

hostage

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el espactaculo

show (music or theatre)

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una trama de intrigas y secretos

a plot of intrigues and secrets

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me atraen las películas sobre…

I’m attracted to movies about…

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involucrar

to involve

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ambientado/a en el pasado

set in the past

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maniobra

maneuver

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estoy tomando maniobras defensivas

I’m taking defensive maneuvers

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la Segunda Guerra Mundial

WW11 (The Second World War)

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vamos a comer un desayuno veloz

we’re going to eat a quick breakfast

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veloz como el viento

fast/swift as the wind

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las fuerzas aliadas

the allied forces

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aparecer

to appear

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un ángel caído

a fallen angel

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encarcelado

incarcerated

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Sería erróneo decir que no existe vida en otros planetas solo porque no tenemos pruebas

It would be wrong to say that life doesn’t exist on other planets only because we don’t have evidence

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la propuesta

proposal

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infiltrar

to infiltrate

encubierta

undercover, covert

desmantelar

to dismantle

Jesús desmanteló los poderes de la muerte

Jesus dismantled the powers of death

cartel de la droga

drug cartel (cartel of the drug)

estudiante de secundaria

high school student (student of highschool)

apuntar

to aim

atrevimiento

daring, nerve, boldness

Julio tuvo el atrevimiento de mandarme callar

Julio had the nerve to tell me to shut up

Calla, ya has dicho suficiente

Shut up, you've already said enough

evolucionar

to evolve

envolver, envuelta

to wrap, wrapped up in

envuelta en una peligrosa situación

wrapped up in a dangerous situatión

un niño pendenciero

a quarrelsome, argumentative boy

cambiar de escenario

change of scenery

marchar

to march, to leave, to go

el recado

errand

voy al centro para hacer un par de recados

i'm going downtown (to the center) to run(make) some(a pair of) errands

se enamora

falls in love

quiero enamorarme de alguien quien ame a Dios

I want to fall in love with someone who loves God

En este momento, la situación dio un giro muy dramático

At this moment, the situation took(gave) a very dramatic turn

su rápido ascenso

his rapid ascent

el segundo al mando, el tercero al mando

the second in command, the third in command

Revelar

to reveal

una gran conspiración

a great conspiracy

es acusado de asesinar un hombre

is accused of assassinating a man

adinerado

wealthy

averiguar

to find out, to discover

amy cuida de todos menos de ella misma

amy cares for everone except for herself

sobresaliente

outstanding

estallar

to explode, to burst

engañar, engañoso

to deceive, deceiving

las apariencias pueden ser engañosas

appearances can be deceiving

está a punto de estallar

is at the point of exploding

estoy sobrecargada/o

i'm overloaded, overburdened

arrastrar

to drag

atracón de locura

pig-out, binge of madness

han pasado ya doce años desde la última vez él tuviera operar de las sombras

12 years have already passed since the last time he had to operate from the shadows

qué ha ocurrido desde entonces?

what has happened since then?

he estado en peores situaciones

I have been in worse situations

hace un par de días

a couple of days ago

está cesante

he is unemployed, out of work

yo creo en un poder mayor que yo misma

i believe in a power greater than myself

no he sido yo misma desde..

i haven't been myself since

insuperable

insurmountable, cannot be overcome

enganchar

to hook, to rope into

comprometer

to compromise, to jeopardize

rogar

to beg, to offer a prayer

la época más propicia

the most favorable time

el talante

mood, disposition

la serenidad

serenity

la niebla

fog, mist

torcer

to twist

torciendo con destreza las palabras

twisting with dexterity the words

exigir

to demansd, to call for

el cese

cessation, suspension

la hostilidad

hostility

aliar

to ally

detener, el accidente detuvo el tráfico

to stop, the accident stopped the traffic

barbarie

barbarism

el embrutecimiento de la sociedad

the dumbing down of society

atentar

to make an attempt

aprestar

to prepare

reactor

jet engine

apostar

to bet, to gamble

apostar

to station / post (military)

el francotirador

sniper

misericordiosa

merciful

la caridad

charity

cotener

to contain

desposeer, desposeído

to deprive, deprived

resolver

to solve

mediocridad

mediocrity

el amparo

protection, refuge