PERSONAJES VOCABULARIO DE LAS BICICLETAS Flashcards
amante de los libros y el cine
book and film lover
en el transcurso de la guerra
in the course of the war
inocentes poesías de amor
innocent love poems
meter
to get (into smth)/
la moral piadosa cristiana
christian pious morality
libertinaje anarquista
anarchist licentiousness ( rebels against any authority, lacking legal or moral restraints)
bodega de anís
anise winery
nobleza de espíritu
nobility of Spirit
el calor del hogar frente a viento y marea
the warmth of home in the face of wind and tide
(the warmth of home against all odds)
A ver cuándo coño quiere Dios que acabe todo esto”
Let’s see when the hell God wants all this to end”
la templanza
self-control/ temperance/ mildness
se apodera
seized by/ taken over
el derrotismo
defeatism
la pena
grief
la tristeza
sadness
los horrores de los bombardeos
the horrors of the bombings
los pesares
sorrows
a saciar su sed
who come to quench their thirst
quitarse las penas
wash away their sorrows
una mujer sacrificada
a self-sacrificing woman
soñadora
dreamer
maestra
teacher
actriz
actress
un miliciano
militiaman/ militia member
la deja encinta
leaves her pregnant
la dejan seca
leaves her dry
resignada
resigned
se acaba casando con Julito
she ends up marrying Julito
que lleva varios años pretendiéndola
who has been pursuing her for several years
la ha destruido
has destroyed her
la bondad
kindness
le devuelve la vida
brings her back to life
tiene a su cargo a sus dos hijos
is responsible for her two children
personaje convenido
agreed character
cambiar de ideales
change her ideals
con tal de
in order to
salvarse y prosperar
to save herself and prosper
hace amistades con
makes friends with
encargado del abastecimiento
supply manager
se descubran sus relaciones nocturnas con Luisito
her nighttime relations with Luisito are discovered
acudirá a
she will go to
que la convierte en su mujer
who makes her his wife
del día a la mañana
from day to day
se convierte en una señora rica y respetable
becomes a rich and respectable lady
la casera
the landlady
un importante escultor de imágenes religiosas
an important sculptor of religious images
regenta una pequeña tienda
runs a small shop
al estallar la guerra
at the outbreak of the war
el primer estallido de violencia anticlerical
with the first outbreak of anticlerical violence
el negocio
business
se hunde
collapsed
orgullosa y obstinada
proud and stubborn
sea liberada por las tropas nacionales
was liberated by the Nationalist troops
al incrementarse los bombardeos en la capital
as the bombardment of the capital increased
cede su local como refugio
she gave up her premises as a refuge
a convencer
to convince
las bondades del bando nacional
the benefits of the national side
ingenua
naive
auxiliar
auxiliary/to help
aconsejar
to adivise
descubrimiento
discovery
renunció
resigned
trata de aliviar
try to alleviate
fiel
faithful
incauta
unsuspecting
depuración y detención
purification and detention/arrest
se compadece
sympathises
entablar
to start
juventud
youth
madurar
to mature
ser detenido
to be under arrest
tenia una mercería
she had a haberdashery shop
deprimida
depressed
escandalizada
outraged/shocked
incertidumbre
uncertainty
quehaceres domésticos
housework
leal
loyal
se ha acostumbrado
has been accustomed to
débil
weak
patético
pathetic
incompetente
incompetent
arriesgando
risking
la aprobación
approval
el cargo de jefe
position of the chief
ingeniero
engineer
mitigar
mitigate/alleviate
nulos
null/void
ultraizquierda
far left
prediciendo
predicting
auditorio
audience
igualitaria
egalitarian
propietario
owner
estatuas religiosas
religious statues
reemplazar
to replace
avergonzada
ashamed
la despiden
she is fined
atrevimiento
daring
el tendero
shopkeeper
dirigiendo
managing
escaso
scarce
se hace rico
gets rich
fue fusilado
was shot
asegurar
to assure/to secure
se han enterado
they had informed
