Tema 1, Sesiones 1 y 2

Question 1

Aprobar

Answer 1

Approve, pass (an exam)

Question 2

Desprenderse de

Answer 2

To deduce, come to the conclusion

Question 3

Encabezar

Answer 3

To lead, to head (an organisation)

Question 4

9 puntos de media

Answer 4

Average of 9

Question 5

Siete de cada diez

Answer 5

Six out of ten

Question 6

Puntuación

Answer 6

Punctuation, score, grade

Question 7

Puntuar

Answer 7

To grade, to mark
To punctuate

Question 8

Encuestado/a

Answer 8

Survey respondent

Question 9

A lo largo de

Answer 9

Throughout, over

Question 10

A largo plazo

Answer 10

In the long term

Question 11

Se ha llegado a decir que …

Answer 11

It has been said that …

Question 12

La tirada

Answer 12

Printing, print run, edition, circulation
The throw

Question 13

Redacción

Answer 13

1. Essay, paper, composition
2. Editorial office or department

Question 14

A fin de hace frente a …

Answer 14

In order to cope with …

Question 15

Proporcionar

Answer 15

To provide

Question 16

Mero/a

Answer 16

Mere

Question 17

Rotativo/a

Answer 17

1. Rotating
2. Newspaper, daily paper

Question 18

Exigencia

Answer 18

Demand, request

Question 19

La cabecera

Answer 19

1. Heading (of article or newspaper)
2. Headwater
3. Capital city

Question 20

Sumario/a (adj)

Answer 20

Brief, concise

Question 21

El sumario

Answer 21

1. Contents, table of contents
2. Summary

Question 22

Decano/a

Answer 22

Dean, Chairperson

Question 23

Rendir

Answer 23

1. Perform
2. Defeat, conquer
3. Produce

Question 24

Rendirse

Answer 24

Quit, surrender, confess, give in

Question 25

Narrar

Answer 25

To read, narrate

Question 26

Cadena

Answer 26

1. Chain 2. String (of events) 3. Chain (of shops) 4. Snow chain 5. Network

Question 27

Informativo (n)

Answer 27

Information sheet, news bulletin

Question 28

Informativo/a (adj)

Answer 28

Informative, news, information

Question 29

Récord

Answer 29

Record (in most senses)

Question 30

Enviado especial

Answer 30

Special delivery

Question 31

Corresponsal

Answer 31

Correspondent

Question 32

Ofrecer los resultados

Answer 32

Deliver the results

Question 33

Servicio de documentación

Answer 33

Documentation service

Question 34

Botadura

Answer 34

Launching (a boat)

Question 35

Hombre del tiempo

Answer 35

Weatherman

Question 36

Hábito

Answer 36

Habit, custom

Question 37

Tertulia

Answer 37

Get-together, social gathering

Question 38

Taurino/a

Answer 38

Bullfighting (adj)

Question 39

Retransmisión

Answer 39

Broadcast, retransmission

Question 40

Parásito

Answer 40

Parasite

Question 41

Tauromaquía

Answer 41

Bullfighting (noun)

Question 42

Conque

Answer 42

So, so then

Question 43

Acaso

Answer 43

Perhaps, maybe By chance

Question 44

Redactor

Answer 44

Editor

Question 45

Editorialista

Answer 45

Leader writer

Question 46

Portada

Answer 46

Title page

Question 47

Plató

Answer 47

Scene, set

Question 48

Tripulado/a

Answer 48

Manned, crewed

Question 49

Estrellar

Answer 49

Crack(an egg), fling, slam

Question 50

Estrellarse

Answer 50

To crash

Question 51

Conque

Answer 51

So

Question 52

Acaso

Answer 52

Perhaps, by chance, maybe

Question 53

¿A qué no sabe quién…?

Answer 53

Don’t you know who …? (polite)

Question 54

Enterar

Answer 54

1. Inform, tell, notify 2. To pay, to remit

Question 55

Enterarse de algo

Answer 55

To realise, notice, discover

Question 56

Improcedente

Answer 56

Inadmissible, improper

Question 57

Desempeñar

Answer 57

Perform, carry out Redeem

Question 58

Biógrafo

Answer 58

Biographer

Question 59

Biografía

Answer 59

Biography

Question 60

Pluma

Answer 60

1. Feather, plume 2. Quill 3. Pen 4. Author

Question 61

Reportero/a

Answer 61

Reporter

Question 62

Tira cómica

Answer 62

Cartoon or cartoon strip

Question 63

Congestionado/a

Answer 63

Congestion

Question 64

Escocer

Answer 64

Sting, itch