El Laberinto del Fauno - essay writing vocab
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la acción transcurre en (el pasado/presente/futuro)
the action takes place in the past/present/future
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a causa de
because of
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además
furthermore/moreover
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además de
in addition to
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ahora sigamos/continuemos con
let us now continue with
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al contrario de/que
contrary to/unlike
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al mismo tiempo
at the same time
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al principio
at the beginning
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el ambiente (de la cuidad/del barrio)
the atmosphere (of the town/district)
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a medida que avanza el relato/la historia
as the story progresses
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analizar
to analyse
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asimismo
likewise
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básicamente
basically
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cabe destacar que
it should really be stressed that
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como consecuencia (de)
as a result (of)
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como punto de partida
as a starting point
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como señala el director/la directora
as the director points out/shows
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con referencia a
with reference to
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con respecto a
in relation to/regarding
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de manera semejante
in the same way
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el desarrollo de la trama
the development of the plot
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el desarrollo lineal
linear development
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el desenlace
denouement/outcome
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destaca el personaje (x)
the character (x) stands out
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en cambio
on the other hand/instead
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en ciertos aspectos
in some/certain respects
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en/como consecuencia
as a result
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en cualquier caso, hay que decir que
in any case, you have to say that
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en estos tiempos
these days
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en general
in general
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en mi opinón, (no) se puede creer que
in my opinion, one can (not) believe that
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en pocas palabras
briefly
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en primer/segundo lugar
in the first/second place
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en realidad
in fact/in reality
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en resumen
to sum up/in a nutshell
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en su conjunto
on the whole
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una escena emocionante
an exciting/emotional scene
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es decir
that is (to say)
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es un telón de fondo perfecto
it is a perfect backcloth/backdrop
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la evolución del personaje
the development of the character
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hay que tomar/tener en cuenta
you have to take into account
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hoy en día
nowadays
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una imagen efectiva
an effective image
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incluso se puede decir que
you/one can even say that
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interpretar
to interpret
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el/la lector(a)
reader
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lo cierto es que
the fact/truth is that
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luego
then/next
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mientras tanto
meanwhile
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no se puede negar que
it cannot be denied that/there’s no denying
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la novela refleja (la realidad de la época, etc)
the novel reflects (the reality of the period, etc)
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otro ejemplo es
another example is
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para comenzar/terminar
to begin/finish
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para concluir
in conclusion
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parece que
it seems that
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pongamos por caso
for instance
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por el contrario
on the contrary
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por lo general
in general
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por lo tanto
therefore
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por último
finally/in the end
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por una parte…por otra
on the one hand…on the other
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primero, consideremos
first let’s consider
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el propósito principal
the main purpose
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la razón por la que
the reason why
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recrear el periodo/lugar
to recreate the period/place
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resulta difícil creer que
its hard to believe that
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un resumen del argumento
plot summary
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un retrato del/de la protagonista
a portrait of the protagonist
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sea lo que sea, hay que decir que
be that as it may, you have to say that
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se diferencian mucho en su carácter
they are very different in character/temperament
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según hemos visto/se ha visto
as has been seen
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el sentido de lugar
sense of place
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se podría incluso decir que
you could even say
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se suele afirmar que
it is often said/claimed that
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sin duda
without doubt
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sobre todo
especially
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también debemos considerar que
we must also consider that
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el telón de fondo
backcloth/background
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el tema principal
the main theme
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tengo la impresión de que
i have the impression that
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tiene un carácter duro/amable/algre
he/she has a hard/kind/cheerful character
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la vida interior de los personajes
the characters’ inner life
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viendo la película, uno se da cuenta de que
watching the film, you realise that
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la alegoría
allegory
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la ambigüedad
ambiguity
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el/la antagonista
antagonist
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el vestuario
costume
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la contraposición de escenas/el monaje paralelo
crosscutting/parallel editing
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el presentimiento
foreboding
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el ángulo bajo
low-angle
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el maquillaje
make-up
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el plano medio
medium shot
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los efectos especiales
special effects
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el plano general
wide-angled shot
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