Tema 3 Flashcards

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1
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el agrado

A

pleasure

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la etimología

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etymology (The study of the origin of words)

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el canon

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canon, rule, principle

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la pujanza

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strength, vigor

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paradigmático(a)

A

paradigmatic (serving as a typical example/model)

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plasmar

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to express or capture (artistically)

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el donaire

A

grace

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menospreciar

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to scorn, to despise

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morfológico(a)

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morphological (relating to the form or structure of things)

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sustraerse

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to escape (from something), to avoid

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radicar (en)

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to lie in, to consist of

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el (la) mozo(a)

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youth

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despampanante

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stunning

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afable

A

affable

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agraciado(a)

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graceful; attractive

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desplegarse

A

to unfold, to uncurl

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sensible

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sensitive

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cotidiano(a)

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daily

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19
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conmover

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to move deeply

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la queja

A

complaint

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21
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la luca

A

luca (a type of very expensive metal)

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la polera

A

shirt

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lucas

A

(in some countries) a one-thousand peso bill

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24
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la feria americana

A

yard sale; tag sale

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el flequillo

A

bangs

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el jopo

A

quiff (hairstyle)

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tener la posta

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(informal) to be right

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fiable

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reliable

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la casilla

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box (on a form)

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30
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proporcionar

A

to provide

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31
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la prenda de vestir

A

garment (piece of clothing)

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32
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presumir

A

to brag, to show off

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33
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discrepar

A

to disagree

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34
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un vistazo

A

a glance

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35
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o sea

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in other words

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36
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ajeno(a)

A

someone else’s

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37
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la prestancia

A

distinction, elegance

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38
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rotundamente

A

emphatically (definitively, in a forceful way)

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el capricho

A

whim

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deambular

A

to wander

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el hallazgo

A

finding, discovery

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propiciar

A

to favor, to win the favor (of)

43
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encogerse

A

to shrink

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el denominador común

A

common denominator

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el patrimonio

A

heritage

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el entramado

A

grid, framework

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vincular

A

to link

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legar

A

to bequeath, to hand down

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carecer de

A

to lack

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el alboroto

A

fuss, whirl

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arrastrar

A

to drag

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crujir

A

to creak

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desentrañar

A

to pull out, to extract; to figure out, to unravel

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empeñarse en

A

to insist, to persist

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asomarse

A

to look out or through

56
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verse

A

to see oneself

57
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la privación

A

deprivation

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hacer caso de

A

to heed

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la huerta

A

vegetable garden

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hechizado(a)

A

bewitched

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la mente

A

(the) mind

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dispuesto(a)

A

ready

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encerrarse

A

to shut oneself away

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atroz

A

terrible, awful

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el guión

A

script

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el convenio

A

agreement

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acreditado(a)

A

accredited, authorized

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liberado(a)

A

free (of charge)

69
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difundir

A

to spread, to disseminate

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la clave

A

key, code, password

71
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el patrimonio artístico

A

artistic heritage

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resguardar

A

to protect (against harm or deterioration)

73
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ingresar

A

to enter (an institution)

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la vanguardia

A

avant-garde

75
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estallar

A

to break out (to start a conflict)

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acogido(a)

A

welcome, taken in

77
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amalgamar

A

to amalgamate, to unite, to merge

78
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el malabarismo

A

juggling

79
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la decalcomanía

A

decalcomania (a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials)

80
Q

el fumage

A

fumage (an artistic technique in which images are created on canvas or paper using smoke from a candle or lamp)

81
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el frottage

A

frottage (the technique of creating a design by rubbing (as with a pencil) over an object placed underneath the paper)

82
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insólito(a)

A

unusual, unbelievable

83
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el arcano

A

mystery

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el juramento

A

oath

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el triunfo

A

triumph

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apartar

A

to separate

87
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el presidio

A

imprisonment

88
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unirse

A

to join

89
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precolombino(a)

A

pre-Columbian

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la cerámica

A

ceramics

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el textil

A

textile

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la vitrina

A

glass cabinet, display case

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la cosmovisión

A

worldview

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profano(a)

A

secular, profane