Lesson 5B Flashcards
alternar
to alternate
articular
to articulate
asesorar
to advise
brotar
to put forth
capitanear
to lead
corregir
to correct
descifrar
to decode
editar
to edit
emanar
to come from
escrutar
to scrutinize
exhortar
to urge
fomentar
to encourage
inculcar
to instill
llevar a cabo
to carry out
localizar
to localize
prevalecer
to prevail
recoger
to gather, pick up
redactar
to draft; to write
reforzar (ue)
to strengthen
ayudar a
to help
contribuir a
to contribute to
exhortar a
to urge (someone) to
instar a
to urge
recurrir a
to turn to, resort to
referirse (ie) a
to refer to
remontarse a
to go back to
enredarse con
to get tangled in
carecer de
to be lacking
componerse de
to be composed of
constar de
to consist of
enterarse de
to find out about
caracterizarse por
to be characterized by
empezar (ie) por
to start by
la burrada
nonsense, stupidity
el cuño
stamp, mark
la destreza
skill
la elegía
elegy
el elogio
praise
el encomio
praise
el enriquecimiento
enrichment
el esbozo
outline
la estrofa
stanza
el/la filólogo/a
philologist
la grafología
graphology
el haikú
haiku
la herramienta
tool
el informe
report
el intríngulis
difficulty
el lenguaje
language
la letra
letter (of the alphabet)
el manejo
handling, managment
el manuscrito
manuscript
la maqueta
model
la medida
measure, measurement
la metáfora
metaphor
la métrica
meter
la norma
standard, rule
la papelería
stationery store
el patrón
pattern
el pentámetro yámbico
iambic pentameter
el pisapapeles
paperweight
la prosa poética
poetic prose
el quehacer
duty
el rendimiento
performance
el reto
challenge
la rima
rhyme
el ritmo
rhythm
el sentimiento
feeling
el símil
simile
el sinónimo
synonym
los sinsabores
trouble
el soneto
sonnet
el sonido
sound
el terceto
stanza with 3 verses
el trabalenguas
tongue twister
la versificación
versification
el verso blanco
blank verse
el verso libre
free verse
átono, -a
unstressed
bello, -a
beautiful, lovely
cotidiano, -a
daily
efímero, -a
ephemeral, of short duration
endecasílabo, -a
with 11 syllables
epistolar
epistolary, relating to letters/correspondence
estético, -a
aesthetic
hogareño, -a
home-loving, domestic
imborrable
unforgettable
impreciso, -a
vague, imprecise
imprescindible
essential
indomable
invincible
infaltable
inevitable
intrínseco, -a
intrinsic, inherent
léxico, -a
lexical, relating to words or vocabulary
metafísico, -a
metaphysical
multitudinario, -a
heavily attended
precoz
precocious; early
preestablecido, -a
preestablished
recto, -a
straight
refractario, -a
resistant, unmanageable
restringido, -a
restricted, limited
semántico, -a
semantic
sintáctico, -a
related to syntax
tónico, -a
accentuated
una burrada de gente
loads of people
con acuse de recibo
(with) acknowledgment of receipt
correr a cargo de
to be headed by
de la misma manera
in the same way
enredarse de tal modo
to get mixed up in something in such a way
estar constipado, -a
to have a cold
no obstante
nevertheless
poner de relieve
to highlight
ponerse remedio
to remedy
por placer
for pleasure
retener datos
to retain data
sacar a la luz
to bring something to light
tirar ejemplares
to print copies
tomar cuerpo
to embody
valer la pena
to be worth the trouble
poner en marcha
to start
