Volver by Almodóvar, L6th Spanish - VOLVER higher level vocab & synonyms, Volver essay writing phrases

a lo largo de

throughout

acicalar

to clean/ spruce up

acontecimientos

events

alarmante

alarming

arreglar la tumba

to tidy up/sort out the grave

azulejos

tiles

calles empedradas

cobbled streets

cementerio

cemetery

como si todavía estuviera viva

as if she were still alive

congelador

freezer

conmovedor

moving

contraventanas

shutters

costumbres

customs/traditions

cuchillo

knife

cumplir una promesa

to fulfill a promise

de aspecto consumido

drawn/gaunt/frail looking

descansar en paz/descansar tranquilo

to rest in peace

desconcertante

disconcerting

el escote

cleavage

el espíritu

spirit

el fantasma

ghost

el viento solano

east wind

emotivo

moving/emotive

enterrar

to bury

esconder

to hide

fachada

façade/front of building

fallecer

to pass/to die

feminidad

femininity

figura femenina

female shape/figure

fuerza

strength

ha sido despedido

he has been fired

imponente

imposing/impressive

inquietante

worrying/concerning

intentar

to try to

lápida

headstone/gravestone

las aspas

blades (of turbine)

lo que ocurre a puertas cerradas

what happens behind closed doors

morirse

to die

ocultar

to hide/to conceal

pedir disculpa

to apologise

pedirle perdón a alguién

to ask for forgiveness

perdonar

to forgive

perturbador

disturbing

pesado

annoying/heavy

plano cenital

overhead shot

prender fuego

to set fire to (something)

primer plano

close up

puertas de madera

wooden doors

rasgos

features

rodaje

shooting/filming

sobrio

simple/plain

solidaridad

solidarity

solterona

spinster

sucesos

events/happenings

superviviente

survivor

temas polémicos

controversial issues/topics

típico de la zona

typical of the area

trauma de la infancia

childhood trauma

turbinas

wind turbines

un patio

courtyard

unido

united

valiente

brave

vecindario

neighbourhood

vecinos

neighbours

velatorio

wake (after funeral)

violación

rape

viudas

widows

vulnerabilidad

vulnerability

presagiar

to foreshadow

yuxtaposición

juxtaposition

contraste

contrast

destacar

to highlight

resaltar

to highlight / to make stand out

revelador

revealing / eye opening

llamativo

striking

el rodaje

filming / shooting

presagiar

to foreshadow

se queda bocabierta

she is left open

está ambientado

it is set

tiene lugar

it takes place

lo que sucede

what happens

lo que pasa

what happens

lo que ocurre

what happens

el realismo mágico

magical realism

la aparición

apparition

la vuelta

the return

el retorno

the return

el regreso

the return

confesar

to confess

pedirle perdón

to ask for forgiveness

pedir disculpa

to apologise / to ask for forgiveness

sentimiento de culpa

feeling of guilt

sentirse culpable

to feel guilty / to blame oneself

permite que + subjunctive

to allow that…

hace que + subjunctive

to make…

causa que + subjunctive

to cause…

si no fuera por…

if it were not for…

engañar

to deceive / to cheat on

ponerle los cuernos

to cheat on someone

sale a la luz

comes to light