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El diablo viste de Prada: Lo que nos enseña la película

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The Devil Wears Prada isn't just about fashion—it's about who you become when success starts to change your values. Andrea Sachs enters Miranda Priestly's world thinking it's just a job, but she soon faces choices between ambition and authenticity, power and integrity, achievement and self-respect. Behind the glitz, the film poses a timeless question: How far are you willing to go to succeed before you lose yourself? In this book, we discover what the story truly teaches: lessons about boundaries, courage, and the quiet strength it takes to walk away.

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desapercibida / desaperθiˈβiða /adjective

not seen, observed, or noticed by others

Andy usa atuendos simples y pasa desapercibida en la oficina.

Andy wears simple, practical outfits and goes unnoticed in the office.

inadvertidoignorado

sugiere / suˈxeɾe /verb

To put forward an idea or plan for consideration

Sugiere que la ambición debe incluir un plan para el descanso.

It suggests that ambition should include a plan for rest.

proponeraconsejarindicarplantear

el crecimiento / el kɾeˈθjmjen̪t̪o /noun

growth

Este crecimiento es emocionante.

This growth is exciting.

incrementoaumentodesarrolloexpansión

despierta / desˈpjerta /verb

awakens

Este crecimiento es emocionante, pero también despierta una pregunta en su interior: ¿cuánto de sí misma debe entregar a este trabajo?

This growth is exciting, but it also awakens a question within her: how much of herself should she give to this job?

awakenarouse

considerada / konsiðeˈɾaða /verb

considered

cuánto de sí misma debe entregar a este trabajo para ser considerada “suficientemente buena”?

how much of herself should she give to this job to be considered “good enough”?

el paso / el ˈpaso /noun

Step

Paso a paso, se vuelve eficiente y segura.

Step by step, it becomes efficient and safe.

segura / seˈɡuɾa /adjective

safe

Paso a paso, se vuelve eficiente y segura.

Step by step, it becomes efficient and safe.

serio / ˈseɾjo /adjective

professional, earnest, or substantial

Andrea sueña con un trabajo serio en el periodismo.

Andrea dreams of a serious job in journalism.

profesionalformalimportantedecente

cuánto / ˈkwanto /adjective

how much

Este crecimiento es emocionante, pero también despierta una pregunta en su interior: ¿cuánto de sí misma debe entregar a este trabajo para ser considerada “suficientemente buena”?

This growth is exciting, but it also awakens a question within her: how much of herself should she give to this job to be considered “good enough”?

suficientemente / su.fi.sjen.teˈmen.te /adverb

sufficiently

Este crecimiento es emocionante, pero también despierta una pregunta en su interior: ¿cuánto de sí misma debe entregar a este trabajo para ser considerada “suficientemente buena”?

This growth is exciting, but it also raises a question within her: how much of herself must she give to this job to be considered "sufficiently good"?