level: Part 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Part 1
Question | Answer |
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main character | el/la protagonista principal |
humble | humilde |
native | originario/a |
to be released | estrenarse |
to flee | huir |
to take place | tener lugar |
working-class neighbourhood | el barrio obrero |
to happen | transcurrir |
populated | poblado/a |
to be based on | sustentarse de |
livestock | el ganado |
vineyard | el viñedo |
wind energy | la energía eólica |
at the start of | a comienzos de |
to go into great detail | profundizar en todo lujo de detalles |
shameful | vergonzoso/a |
wake | el velatorio |
the following night | la noche posterior |
the deceased | el/la difunto/a |
relative | el/la familiar |
event | el acontecimiento |
experiences | las vivencias |
pending | pendiente |
rumour | la habladuría |
to dare | atreverse |
to draw on | nutrirse de |
survivor | el/la superviviente |
overwhelming | abrumador(a) |
absent-minded | despistado/a |
spirit | la fogosidad |
memorable | antológico/a |
stone/cobbled streets | las calles empedradas |
awareness | la concienciación |
harmful | dañino/a |
to give rise to | dar lugar a |
dictatorship | la dictadura |
to direct | dirigir |
youth | la juventud |
to film | rodar |
plot | la trama |
Manchegan | manchego/a |
spanish light opera | la zarzuela |
gravestone | la lápida |
grave | la tumba |
fire | el incendio |
exercise bike | la bicicleta estática |
to smell | oler |
disappearance | la desaparición |
peace | la paz |
to surprise | extrañar |
arousal | el morbo |
to confess | confesar |
to cover up for someone | encubrir a alguien |
chest freezer | el arcón frigorífico |
to flee | huir |
terrified | despavorido/a |
to pray | rezar |
soul | el alma |
stew typical of central spain | el cocido |
burial | el entierro |
to attend | asistir |
boot (of a car) | el maletero |
astonishment | el estupor |
deal | el trato |
unfaithful | infiel |
tender | tierno/a |
to dye | teñir |
filming | el rodaje |
to hide | esconder |
to give back | devolver |
to reproach | recriminar |
in the background | de fondo |
reunion | el reencuentro |
van | la furgoneta |
request | la petición |
ghost | el fantasma |
to warn | advertir |
trench | la zanja |
to report | denunciar |
to sort out | arreglar |
astonished | atónito/a |
disbelief | la incredulidad |
to welcome | acoger |
to agree | asentir |
to quarrel with | reñir con |
to fall pregnant | quedarse embarazada |
to set fire | prenderse fuego |
shameful | bochornoso/a |
to sort out | arreglar |
of birth | natal |
key role | el papel clave |
matter | el asunto |
fond | entrañable |
cathartic | catártico/a |
setting | la escenografía |
wind turbine | la turbina eólica |
amazing | pasmoso/a |
fellow countryman/woman | el/la paisano/a |
gossip | el cotilleo |
liberating | liberador(a) |
decisive | álgido/a |
to make someone tremble/shudder | estremecer a alguien |
coincidence | la casualidad |
to smile | sonreir |
song | el canto |
brave | luchador(a) |
to survive | sobrevivir |
to carry the burden | tirar del carro |
to meet again | reencontrarse |
tear(drop) | la lágrima |
flirtatious | pizpireto/a |
cold meat | el embutido |
by | mediante |
to come to light | salir a la luz |
to skimp on | escatimar |
coincidence | la casualidad |
to hug | abrazar |
to protect | proteger |
enterprising | emprededor(a) |
lust for life | ilusión por la vida |
to leave | abandonar |
hairdressing salon | Peluquería |
return | la vuelta |
delighted | encantando/a |
event | suceso |
to discover | descubrir |
accomplice | el/la cómplice |
homage | el homenaje |
clumsy | torpe |
to go in to | adentrarse |
potted plant | el maceta |
to take care | tener cuidado |
minor character | el personaje secundario |
lethargic | apático/a |
will | las ganas |
to watch closely | no quitar el ojo de encima |
selfless | altruista |
to regret | arreprentirse |
goodness | la bondad |
to trust fully | confiar plenamente |
to be unaware | desconocer |
to grow apart from | distanciarse |
enterprising | emprededor(a) |
dedicated | entregado/a |
to pretend to be | hacer pasar |
story | la historia |
homage | el homenaje |
together with | junto a |
stage | el plató |
supportive | solidario/a |
to suppose | suponer |
neighbourhood | el vecindario |
aesthetics | la estética |
ambiguous | ambiguo/a |
introspective | introspectivo/a |
matriarch | la matriarca |
the work of the director | la obra |
tracking shot | el travelling |
close'up | el primer plano |
overhead shot | el plano cenital |
fetishism | el fetichismo |
melodrama | el melodrama |
soliloquy | el soliloquio |
magic realism | el realismo mágico |
surreal | surrealista |
naturalism | el naturalismo |
farce | la farsa |
arrangement of a scene | la escenografía |
motif | el motivo recurrente |
imagery | la imaginería |