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119 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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actual
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current, present-day, modern
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el abonado
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subscriber
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adecuado
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suitable
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adictivo
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addictive
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alargar
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to extend, spin out, prolong
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ambientar
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to set (context of a story)
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ameno
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engaging, enjoyable
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la antena
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aerial
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la antena parabólica
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satellite dish
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apagar
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to turn off
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el aprendizaje
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learning
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el arquetipo
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stereotype
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atontar
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to make stupid
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el avance
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trailer
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batir
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to beat, knock down
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la cadena televisiva
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channel
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la caja tonta
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‘the box’ (television)
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el canon
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tax
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el capítulo
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episode
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el comportamiento
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behaviour
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el concurso
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contest
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el conjunto
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the whole
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los contenidos de corazón
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celebrity gossip
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corriente
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ordinary
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culebrón
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soap opera
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el dato
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fact, data
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el debate
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discussion programme
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denunciar
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to announce, accuse, denounce
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desanimar
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to discourage
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desapercibido
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unnoticed
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el descenso
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descent, drop, fall, decline
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difundir
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to spread, transmit
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el disco duro
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hard disk
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distraer
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to amuse, distract, entertain
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divertirse/entretenerse
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to entertain
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el documental
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documentary
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educativo
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educational
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en aumento
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on the increase
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en directo
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live
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en vez de
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instead of, in place of
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encender/poner (la tele)
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to put on (the TV)
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engancharse a
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to get hooked on
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enredarse en
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to get involved in
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entero
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entire, whole, complete
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entretenido
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entertaining
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el entretenimiento
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entertainment
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el espacio publicitario
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commercial break
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la falta
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lack, need, failure, fault
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fomentar
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to promote, stir up, encourage
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frente a
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in front of
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la ganancia
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gain, profit, increase
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el gasto
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expense
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grabar
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to record
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la guerra de la audiencia ratings war
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un abono
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hacer de canguro
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to baby-sit
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hacer publicidad
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to advertise
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hacer zapping
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to zap
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la herramienta
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tool
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hilarante
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funny, hilarious
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el horario de máxima audiencia
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prime time
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impedir
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to impede
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indeseable
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undesirable
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el informativo
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TV news programme
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insoportable
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unbearable
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la intimidad
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privacy
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invadir la intimidad
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to invade someone's privacy
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junto con
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together with
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el jurado
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jury
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la licencia televisiva
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licence fee
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lo más destacado
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highlights
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el mando
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remote control
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narrar
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to tell, recount
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la niñera
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childminder
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la norma
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habit, what you normally do
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las noticias televisivas
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TV news
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la pantalla
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screen
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la parabólica
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satellite dish
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la pausa publicitaria
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commercial break
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la pelea
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quarrel
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la pequeña pantalla
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small screen
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el perdedor
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looser
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la peripecia
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ups and downs, incidents
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el podio
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podium
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poner
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to switch on
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el premio
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a prize
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el presentador
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presenter
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presentar el programa
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to present a programme
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producir el efecto hipnótico
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produce a hypnotic effect
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la programación
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listings
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el público objetivo
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target audience
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puesto/a
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switched on
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quedarte con los ojos cuadrados
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to get square eyes
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quincenal
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fortnightly
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el reality
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reality show
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realizar
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to attain, achieve, fulfil
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renacer
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to revive, appear again
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semanal
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weekly
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ser el bombazo
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to be a hit
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ser el exitazo
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to be a great success
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ser el fracaso
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to be a flop
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las series
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series, soap
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sobrado/exagerado
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over the top
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soler
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to be in the habit of
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soñar (con)
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to dream (of)
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el spot publicitario
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commercial spot
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subvencionar
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to subsidize
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sumar
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to add up, total, summarize
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la supervivencia
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survival
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la tele digital
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digital TV
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la telebasura
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trashy TV
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el telediario
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television news bulletin
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el tele-espectador
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TV viewer
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la telerealidad
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reality TV
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la televisión interactive
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interactive TV
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la televisión por cable
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cable TV
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la televisión satélite
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satellite TV
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la televisión terrestre
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terrestrial TV
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el televisor
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TV set
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tertulia
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chat show
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