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.
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La historia is history and it is also a story, and Spanish does not separate the two: la historia de España and te cuento una historia use the same word, and so does eso es otra historia. English splits them and puts a value on the split, since calling an account « a story » hints that it may not be true — that is the whole force of « that is just a story ». The Spanish noun carries no such suspicion. Where the difference has to be marked, other words do it: un cuento is a made-up tale, un relato a narrative, and el historial is a record, of illnesses or of jobs held.
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el siglo pasadothe last centuryPhraseB2
Ocurrió a principios del siglo pasado.It happened at the beginning of the last century.
el hecho históricothe historical factPhraseB2
Es un hecho histórico documentado.It is a documented historical fact.
la fuente históricathe source of the periodPhraseB2
La fuente histórica es un registro parroquial.The source of the period is a parish register.
el archivo históricothe archive of old recordsPhraseB2
El archivo histórico abre por la mañana.The archive of old records opens in the morning.
el documento originalthe original documentPhraseB2
El documento original está en Simancas.The original document is in Simancas.
la memoria colectivathe collective memoryPhraseB2
La memoria colectiva olvida a conveniencia.Collective memory forgets to suit itself.
la Edad Mediathe Middle AgesPhraseB2
La muralla es de la Edad Media.The wall dates from the Middle Ages.
la revolución industrialthe industrial revolutionPhraseB2
La revolución industrial llegó por el ferrocarril.The industrial revolution arrived with the railway.
el éxodo ruralthe flight from the landPhraseB2
El éxodo rural vació comarcas enteras.The flight from the land emptied whole districts.
remontarse ato go back toPhraseB2
La costumbre se remonta al siglo dieciséis.The custom goes back to the sixteenth century.
datar deto date fromPhraseB2
El puente data de época romana.The bridge dates from Roman times.