literature & film Flashcards

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it is set

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está ambientada

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tragedy

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tragedia

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oppression

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opresión

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a widow

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una viuda

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from the second husband

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del marido segundo

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servant/maid

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criado/a

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the poet

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el poeta

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playwrite

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dramaturgo/a

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to be in mourning

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estar de luto

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to wear black

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vestirse de negro

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to collapse

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desmayarse

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to ring the bells

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doblar las campanas

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the stage curtain

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el telón

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the catholic church

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la iglesia católica

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social realism

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el realismo social

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bossy (f)

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mandona

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“fingers like five hooks”

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“dedos como cinco ganzúas”

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poverty

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pobreza

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domineering

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dominante

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tyrant (f)

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tirana

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“cold smile”

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“sonrisa fría”

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snobbish

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creída

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to spy

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espiar

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to obey

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obedecer

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envy
envidio
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beggar woman
mendiga
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to spit
escupiar
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a social divide
una división social
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the poor
los pobres
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authority
autoridad
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to exert her authority
ejercer su autoridad
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to look down your nose at
mirar por encima del hombro
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scorn/ distaste
el desprecio
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demonstrate
demostrar
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power
el poder
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closed
cerrado/a
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hunger
hambruna
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repressive
represivo/a
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a hit of the stick
un golpe de bastón
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a mutual hatred
un odio mutuo
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to repress
reprimir
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to cry
llorar
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bitter (f)
amargada
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"poisoned tongues"
"el veneno de sus lenguas"
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"this cursed village without a river"
"este maldito pueblo sin río"
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poisoned
envenenada
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the fan
el abanico
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rebellious
rebelde
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to defy/ challenge
desafiar
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sour
agria
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colourful
colorido
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to reject
rechazar
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"eight years of mourning"
"ocho años que dure el luto"
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to cling on to traditions
aferrarse a las tradiciones
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to rule over
regir (ie)
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"bricked up"
"tapiado con ladrillos"
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unhappy
infeliz
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to suffocate (2)
sofocar | asfixiar
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pessimistic
pesimista
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very sad/ gloomy/ melancholy
melancólico
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to be resigned (accepting that things are difficult)
estar resignada
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submissive (f)
sumisa
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"needle and thread for females. whip and mule for man"
"hilo y aguja para las hembras. látigo y mula para el varón"
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"strong like an oak tree"
"fuerte como un roble"
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scold/ yell at
regañar
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mass
misa
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to threaten
amenazar
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to restrain
sujetar
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to judge
juzcar
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outsiders
forasteros
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"they lick their fingers" (get excited)
"se chupan los dedos"
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gossipy
chismoso/a
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a gossip
un chisme
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a maiden/ virgin
una donacella
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to behave
portarse
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a moral crusade
una cruzada moralista
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a state of denial
un estado de negación
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"You serve me and I pay you. Nothing more!"
"Me sirves y te pago. ¡Nada mas!"
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others
los demás
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mean (f)
mezquina
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stingy
tacaña
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a martyr
una mártir
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"without feeling"
"sin fe"
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patriarchal
patriarcal
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to delude yourself
engañarse
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to gossip
chismear
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to be full of gossip
chismorrear
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old fashioned/ backward
retrógrado/a
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"its all a terrible repetition"
"todo es una terrible repetición"
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weak
débil
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depressed
deprimido/a
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"he married someone richer than me"
"se casó con otra que tenía más que yo"
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housewife
ama de casa
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"a submissive dog (bitch) that feeds them"
"una perra sumisa que les dé de comer"
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to flee
huir de
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to become independent
independizarse
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to run away from
escaparse de
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to rise up against
emanciparse
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to pacify
pacificar
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to rot away (2)
podrirse | pudrirse
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to feel trapped
sentirse atrapadas
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imprisoned
encarcelada
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to refuse
negarse (ie)
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to be lifeless
estar desganado/a
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to surrender
rendirse
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"she has dreams"
"tiene ilusión"
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hope
esperanza
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to be a catch
ser un buen partido
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"he comes for the money"
"viene por el dinero"
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sickly/ of bad health (f)
enfermiza
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"he's the best-looking lad for miles around"
"es el mejor tipo de todos estos contornos"
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to court/ be the suitor of (2)
pretender | cortejar
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cheerful/ lively
alegre
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full of life
llena de vida
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"money can do anything!"
"¡El dinero lo puede todo!"
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the envy
la envidia
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dowry
la dote
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to wither
marchitarse
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emotional
emocional
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passionate (f)
apasionada
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expressive (f)
expresiva
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to surround
rodear
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to long for/ yearn for (a thing to happen)
anhelar
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desires
deseas
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to reflect
reflejar
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domination
dominación
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authoritative (f)
autoritaria
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to be desperate
estar desesparado/a
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prison (2)
cárcel | prisión
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brutal
brutal
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pitiless (f)
despiadada
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prisoners
prisioneras
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quotations (2)
citas | citaciones
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to underline
subrayar
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to highlight
destacar
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granddaughters
nietas
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to sympathise
simpatizar
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to inflict
infligir
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mad/ nutty/ bonkers
chiflada
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to yearn for/ long for (a person)
añorar
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an analogy
una analogia
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a metaphor
una metáfora
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TV series
una telenovela
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TV soap
culebrón
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the genre
el género
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the type of print
el tipo de imprenta
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prayer
la oración
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holy mother
madre bendita
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it becomes more dramatic
se va dramatizando
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middle classes
las clases medias
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a tragedy
una tragedia
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to be repressed/ marginalised/ outcast
estar marginado/a
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glamorous
glamuroso/a
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naive
ingenuo/a
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daring
atrevido/a
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quiet
callado/a
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brave
valiente
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effective
eficaz
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realisticness
verosimilitud
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manipulator
manipulador
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charming
carismático
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to be charming
tener carisma
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a false sense of security
una sensación falso de seguridad
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to witness/ see
presenciar
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pity
piedad
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to despise
despreciar
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nosy
entremetido/a
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to sew
coser
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to weave
tejer
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jealousy
la envidia
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similarities
semejanzas