PERSONAJES VOCABULARIO DE LAS BICICLETAS Flashcards

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amante de los libros y el cine

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book and film lover

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en el transcurso de la guerra

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in the course of the war

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inocentes poesías de amor

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innocent love poems

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4
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meter

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to get (into smth)/

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5
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la moral piadosa cristiana

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christian pious morality

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libertinaje anarquista

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anarchist licentiousness ( rebels against any authority, lacking legal or moral restraints)

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bodega de anís

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anise winery

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nobleza de espíritu

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nobility of Spirit

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el calor del hogar frente a viento y marea

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the warmth of home in the face of wind and tide
(the warmth of home against all odds)

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A ver cuándo coño quiere Dios que acabe todo esto”

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Let’s see when the hell God wants all this to end”

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11
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la templanza

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self-control/ temperance/ mildness

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se apodera

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seized by/ taken over

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13
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el derrotismo

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defeatism

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14
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la pena

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grief

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15
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la tristeza

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sadness

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los horrores de los bombardeos

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the horrors of the bombings

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17
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los pesares

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sorrows

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18
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a saciar su sed

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who come to quench their thirst

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19
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quitarse las penas

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wash away their sorrows

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20
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una mujer sacrificada

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a self-sacrificing woman

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21
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soñadora

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dreamer

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22
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maestra

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teacher

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23
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actriz

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actress

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24
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un miliciano

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militiaman/ militia member

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la deja encinta
leaves her pregnant
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la dejan seca
leaves her dry
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resignada
resigned
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se acaba casando con Julito
she ends up marrying Julito
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que lleva varios años pretendiéndola
who has been pursuing her for several years
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la ha destruido
has destroyed her
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la bondad
kindness
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le devuelve la vida
brings her back to life
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tiene a su cargo a sus dos hijos
is responsible for her two children
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personaje convenido
agreed character
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cambiar de ideales
change her ideals
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con tal de
in order to
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salvarse y prosperar
to save herself and prosper
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hace amistades con
makes friends with
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encargado del abastecimiento
supply manager
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se descubran sus relaciones nocturnas con Luisito
her nighttime relations with Luisito are discovered
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acudirá a
she will go to
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que la convierte en su mujer
who makes her his wife
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del día a la mañana
from day to day
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se convierte en una señora rica y respetable
becomes a rich and respectable lady
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la casera
the landlady
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un importante escultor de imágenes religiosas
an important sculptor of religious images
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regenta una pequeña tienda
runs a small shop
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al estallar la guerra
at the outbreak of the war
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el primer estallido de violencia anticlerical
with the first outbreak of anticlerical violence
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el negocio
business
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se hunde
collapsed
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orgullosa y obstinada
proud and stubborn
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sea liberada por las tropas nacionales
was liberated by the Nationalist troops
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al incrementarse los bombardeos en la capital
as the bombardment of the capital increased
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cede su local como refugio
she gave up her premises as a refuge
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a convencer
to convince
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las bondades del bando nacional
the benefits of the national side
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ingenua
naive
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auxiliar
auxiliary/to help
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aconsejar
to adivise
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descubrimiento
discovery
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renunció
resigned
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trata de aliviar
try to alleviate
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fiel
faithful
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incauta
unsuspecting
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depuración y detención
purification and detention/arrest
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se compadece
sympathises
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entablar
to start
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juventud
youth
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madurar
to mature
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ser detenido
to be under arrest
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tenia una mercería
she had a haberdashery shop
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deprimida
depressed
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escandalizada
outraged/shocked
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incertidumbre
uncertainty
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quehaceres domésticos
housework
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leal
loyal
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se ha acostumbrado
has been accustomed to
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débil
weak
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patético
pathetic
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incompetente
incompetent
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arriesgando
risking
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la aprobación
approval
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el cargo de jefe
position of the chief
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ingeniero
engineer
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mitigar
mitigate/alleviate
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nulos
null/void
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ultraizquierda
far left
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prediciendo
predicting
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auditorio
audience
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igualitaria
egalitarian
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propietario
owner
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estatuas religiosas
religious statues
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reemplazar
to replace
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avergonzada
ashamed
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la despiden
she is fined
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atrevimiento
daring
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el tendero
shopkeeper
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dirigiendo
managing
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escaso
scarce
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se hace rico
gets rich
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fue fusilado
was shot
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asegurar
to assure/to secure
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se han enterado
they had informed