Lesson 5A Flashcards

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acrecentar (ie)

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to increase

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alzarse

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to rise up

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anotar

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to annotate, note

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apuntar

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to point out

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apuñalar

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to stab

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derogar

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to abolish

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derrotar

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to defeat

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donar

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to donate

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estrenar

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to perform for the first time

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fallecer

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to die

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mantener

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to maintain

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recluir

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to confine

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rehusar

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to refuse

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resarcir

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to repay, compensate

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rumorear

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to rumor

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saquear

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to loot, plunder, ransack

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aferrarse a

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to cling to

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unirse a

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to join

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convivir con

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to live together with

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experimentar con

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to experiment with

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toparse con

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to bump into

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servir (i) de

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to serve as

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envolverse (ue) en

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to become involved in

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el acatamiento

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compliance

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la actualidad

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the present (time), nowadays

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el alzado

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rebellious one

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la comedia

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comedy

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el contenido

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contents

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la crítica

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criticism, critiaue

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el cuento

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short story

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el decorado

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set, scenery

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el derecho

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law

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el desafuero

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outrage

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el descubrimiento

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discovery

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el diario

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(daily) newspaper

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la elegía

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elegy

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el/la ensayista

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essayist

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el ensayo

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essay

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el escenario

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setting

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el/la escritor(a)

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writer

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el guión

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script

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el hallazgo

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discovery

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la hazaña

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exploit

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la incidencia

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effect, impact; incidence

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el inicio

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start

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las letras

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Letters (literature)

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el/la literato/a

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writer, person of letters

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el más allá

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the other world

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la muestra

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sample

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la oda

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ode

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la Oratoria

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Oratory

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el periodismo

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journalism

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el/la periodista

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journalist

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el poema

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poem

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la portada

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cover (of a book)

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la portadilla

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title page

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la prensa

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press

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el promedio

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average

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la prosa

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prose

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la rencilla

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quarrel

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la reseña

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critique, review

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el/la sabio/a

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scholar, learned/wise man/woman

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la sátira

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satire

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el seudónimo

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pseudonym, pen name

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el sinfín

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great many

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el temor

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fear

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la ternura

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tenderness

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la tragedia

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tragedy

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la vinculación

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connection, link

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andaluz(a)

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Andalusian

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autodestructivo, -a

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self-destructive

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contemporáneo, -a

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contemporary

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desamparado, -a

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deserted

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desgarrador(a)

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heartbreaking

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disparatado, -a

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absurd

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eminente

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prominent, distinguished

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fantástico, -a

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fantastic, imaginary

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fructífero, -a

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productive, fruitful

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híbrido, -a

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hybrid

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inverosímil

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unlikely, improbable

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irrecusable

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unchallengeable

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laureado, -a

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laureate, awarded a prize

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mendaz

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lying, untruthful

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mero, -a

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mere, simple

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propicio, -a

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favorable

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realista

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realistic

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vanguardista

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modernist, avant-garde

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vinculado, -a

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connected, linked

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apenas

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hardly, scarcely

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cabalmente

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completely

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sumamente

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extremely

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la ciencia ficción

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science fiction

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de tapa dura

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hardcover

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en rigor

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strictly speaking

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el género literario

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literary genre

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la obra de teatro

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play

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las obras literarias

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literary works

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el poema épico

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epic poem

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por entregas

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in installments

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el Premio Nobel de Literatura

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Nobel Prize in Literature

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el realismo mágico

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magical realism

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tras

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after, behind