B1 · 50 words
The news and the media in Spanish
Reading a news item without a dictionary every third word.
Practise this list
From these 50 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
El bulo is a false story put about on purpose, and Spanish has had the word since long before anybody said « fake news ». English has to borrow — hoax, canard, fake — and none of them is the everyday word a newsreader would use. Es un bulo states flatly that something going round is invented; desmentir un bulo is what a company does about it. Beside it sits el rumor, which is unverified but not necessarily false, and the two do not swap: a rumour may turn out to be true, a bulo never was.
The words
View
Verb (7)
publicarto publishVerbB1
Publicaron la cifra el jueves.They published the figure on Thursday.
informarto report, to informVerbB1
La radio informó del corte de tráfico.The radio reported the road closure.
anunciarto announceVerbB1
Anunciaron el cierre para junio.They announced the closure for June.
votarto voteVerbB1
Votamos por la mañana temprano.We voted early in the morning.
afectarto affectVerbB1
El corte afecta a tres barrios.The closure affects three districts.
desmentirto denyVerbB1
La empresa desmintió el rumor.The company denied the rumour.
comprobarto verifyVerbB1
Comprueba la fecha antes de compartir.Verify the date before you share it.
Phrase (9)
la noticia de última horathe breaking news itemPhraseB1
Interrumpieron con una noticia de última hora.They broke in with a breaking news item.
el titular de prensathe headlinePhraseB1
El titular de prensa era más fuerte que el texto.The headline was stronger than the text.
la entrevista publicadathe published interviewPhraseB1
La entrevista publicada dio mucho que hablar.The published interview gave people a lot to talk about.
el medio de comunicaciónthe media outletPhraseB1
Lo publicaron varios medios de comunicación.Several media outlets published it.
confirmar una noticiato confirm a reportPhraseB1
Nadie ha confirmado la noticia.Nobody has confirmed the report.
compartir en redto share onlinePhraseB1
Lo compartió en red sin leerlo.He shared it online without reading it.
el titular engañosothe misleading headlinePhraseB1
Era un titular engañoso.It was a misleading headline.
tratar deto be aboutPhraseB1
La película trata de una familia.The film is about a family.
el resumen de prensathe press reviewPhraseB1
Leo el resumen de prensa por la mañana.I read the press review in the morning.
Noun (m) (20)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el artículothe articleNoun (m)B1
Leí el artículo entero.I read the whole article.
el diariothe daily paperNoun (m)B1
Es un diario de tirada nacional.It is a national daily paper.
el reportajethe report, the featureNoun (m)B1
El reportaje duraba media hora.The report lasted half an hour.
el datothe piece of dataNoun (m)B1
Los datos son del año pasado.The data are from last year.
el aumentothe riseNoun (m)B1
Hubo un aumento del cinco por ciento.There was a rise of five per cent.
el descensothe fallNoun (m)B1
El descenso fue menor de lo esperado.The fall was smaller than expected.
el porcentajethe percentageNoun (m)B1
El porcentaje sigue siendo bajo.The percentage is still low.
el gobiernothe governmentNoun (m)B1
El gobierno anunció dos medidas.The government announced two measures.
el ministrothe ministerNoun (m)B1
La ministra habló diez minutos.The minister spoke for ten minutes.
el alcaldethe mayorNoun (m)B1
El alcalde inauguró la biblioteca.The mayor opened the library.
el sucesothe incidentNoun (m)B1
El suceso ocurrió de madrugada.The incident happened in the small hours.
el rumorthe rumourNoun (m)B1
Es solo un rumor por ahora.It is only a rumour for now.
el bulothe hoax storyNoun (m)B1
Resultó ser un bulo.It turned out to be a hoax.
el informativothe news programmeNoun (m)B1
Vemos el informativo mientras cenamos.We watch the news while we have dinner.
el locutorthe announcerNoun (m)B1
El locutor habla muy rápido.The announcer speaks very fast.
el subtítulothe subtitleNoun (m)B1
Pon los subtítulos en español.Put the subtitles on in Spanish.
el episodiothe episodeNoun (m)B1
El episodio dura cincuenta minutos.The episode lasts fifty minutes.
el estrenothe premièreNoun (m)B1
El estreno es el viernes.The première is on Friday.
el guionthe scriptNoun (m)B1
El guion es lo mejor de la película.The script is the best thing about the film.
el documentalthe documentaryNoun (m)B1
El documental habla del agua.The documentary is about water.
Noun (f) (14)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la portadathe front pageNoun (f)B1
Salió en la portada de dos diarios.It was on the front page of two papers.
la revistathe magazineNoun (f)B1
La revista sale cada mes.The magazine comes out every month.
la fuentethe sourceNoun (f)B1
La fuente no quiso dar su nombre.The source did not want to give a name.
la informaciónthe informationNoun (f)B1
Falta información sobre el motivo.There is no information about the reason.
la cifrathe figureNoun (f)B1
La cifra exacta no se conoce.The exact figure is not known.
la encuestathe surveyNoun (f)B1
La encuesta se hizo por teléfono.The survey was done by telephone.
la medidathe measureNoun (f)B1
La medida entra en vigor mañana.The measure comes into force tomorrow.
las eleccionesthe electionNoun (f)B1
Las elecciones son en mayo.The election is in May.
la manifestaciónthe demonstrationNoun (f)B1
La manifestación fue tranquila.The demonstration was peaceful.
la huelgathe strikeNoun (f)B1
La huelga afecta a los trenes.The strike affects the trains.
la madrugadathe small hoursNoun (f)B1
Llegamos de madrugada.We arrived in the small hours.
la emisorathe radio stationNoun (f)B1
La emisora tiene un informativo a las dos.The station has a news programme at two.
la seriethe seriesNoun (f)B1
La serie tiene tres temporadas.The series has three seasons.
la temporadathe seasonNoun (f)B1
La temporada nueva sale en otoño.The new season comes out in the autumn.
Missing a word? Look it up in the dictionary
This list belongs to Society, politics and media — 23 lists and 1 150 words that can also be practised as a whole.