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97 Cards in this Set
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acuarela/acuarelista
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watercolor/watercolor artist
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la alfarería
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pottery
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la arcilla
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clay
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el arco
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arch
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la artesanía
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arts and crafts
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la cúpula
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dome
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la estética/estético(a)
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aesthetics/aesthetic
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la fachada
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façade
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la influencia/influir
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influence/ to influence
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la lente gran angular/telefoto
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wide angle/telephone lens
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el lienzo
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canvas
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la madera
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wood
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el mármol
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marble
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el matiz/matizar
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shade, tint/to blend (colors)
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la muestra
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sample, copy
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el mural
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mural
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la naturaleza muerta
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still life
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el paisaje
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landscape
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el pincel
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paintbrush
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el rollo de película (blanco y negro/en colores)
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roll of film (black and white/color)
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el símbolo/simbolizar
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symbol/to symbolize
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la sombra
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shadow
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la talla/tallar
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sculpture, carving/to carve, shape, engrave (metal)
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la técnica
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technique
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la torre
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tower
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la vidriera de colores
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stained glass
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el vidrio
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glass
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contemporáneo(a)
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contemporary
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en el fondo/en segundo término
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in the background
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en primer término
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in the foreground
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apreciar
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to appreciate
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datar de
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to date from
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desafiar/desafiante
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to defy/challenging, defiant
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elaborar a mano
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to produce, make by hand
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experimentar
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to try, to experience
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manipular
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to manipulate
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moldear
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to mold
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pintar al óleo
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to paint in oils
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revelar
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to develop (film)
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romper con la tradición
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to break with the tradition
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la aventura
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adventure
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el cuento de hadas
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fairy tale
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el desenlace
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ending
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el ejemplar
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copy
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la fantasía/fantástico(a)
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fantasy/fantastic
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la ficción/ficticio(a)
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fiction/fictitious
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la fuente artística
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artistic source, inspiration
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el género literario
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literary genre
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el homenaje
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homage, tribute
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la ironía/irónico(a)
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irony/ironic
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el (la) lector(a)
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reader
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la leyenda
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legend
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las memorias
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memoirs
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la metáfora
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metaphor
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el mito/la mitología/mítco(a)
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myth/mythology/mythical
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el (la) narrador(a)
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narrator
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la narrativa
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narrative
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la novela policíaca
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detective novel
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la novela rosa
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romantic novel
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el personaje
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character
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el (la) protagonista
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protagonist
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el realismo/realista
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realism/realistic, realist
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la rima/rimar
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rhyme/to rhyme
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reconocimiento
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recognition
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la sátira/satírico(a)
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satire/satirical
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el seudónimo
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pseudonym
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el símil
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simile
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la tapa dura/rústica
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hard cover/paperback
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el tono
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tone
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la tradición oral
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oral tradition
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la tragedia
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tragedy
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la trama
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plot
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el verso
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verse (line of poetry)
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fascinante
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fascinating
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renombrado(a)
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renowned, famous
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reaccionar
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to react
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reflejar
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to reflect
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relatar
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to tell, relate
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revelar
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to reveal
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Seguramente va ser un "best seller"/libro de superventas.
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Surely it will be a best seller.
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¡Es un poema maravilloso!
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It's a marvelous poem!
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Es la historia más conmovedora que he leído.
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It's the most moving story I've read.
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Ese libro es incompresible.
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That book is incomprehensible.
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No escribe de un modo muy asequible.
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He/She doesn't write in a very accessible way.
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la antología
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anthology
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la (auto)biografía
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(auto)biography
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clásico(a)
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classic
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la fábula
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fable
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el héroe/la heroína
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hero, heroine
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misterio
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mystery
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el (la) prosa
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prose
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el soneto
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sonnet
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El edificio tiene forma de pirámide.
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The building is shaped like a pyramid.
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A mí me encanta el arte tridimensional.
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I love three dimensional art.
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Su belleza se debe a su forma simétrica
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Its beauty is owed to its symmetrical shape.
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Son sus colores cálidos los que me gustan.
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It's its warm colors that I like.
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Su obra se destaca por los colores brillantes.
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His/Her work stands out because of its brilliant colors.
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