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Film · 2025 · Comedy
27 Nights
27 noches
C1Argentine108 minIMDb 6.4
on Netflix
Argentineon NetflixWhen a woman is admitted by her daughters to a psychiatric clinic for her carefree ways, an expert must judge if she is ill or simply wants to enjoy life.
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perito
court-appointed expert, forensic examinernoun (m)El perito presentó su informe al juzgado después de evaluar al paciente.The court expert submitted his report to the court after evaluating the patient.internación
psychiatric or medical admission, institutionalizationnoun (f)La internación duró tres semanas y la familia visitaba todos los días.The admission lasted three weeks and the family visited every day.expediente
case file, dossier, legal recordnoun (m)Revisé el expediente completo antes de la audiencia y noté que faltaban documentos.I reviewed the complete case file before the hearing and noticed that documents were missing.demencia frontotemporal
frontotemporal dementianoun phrase (f)La demencia frontotemporal afecta principalmente la conducta y el lenguaje antes que la memoria.Frontotemporal dementia primarily affects behavior and language before memory.curador
legal guardian, court-appointed financial administratornoun (m)El juez designó un curador para administrar los bienes de la persona declarada incapaz.The judge appointed a legal guardian to manage the assets of the person declared incompetent.loquero
psychiatric clinic, mental institution (informal, derogatory)expressioncolloquialInformal term for a psychiatric facility. Not a neutral word, carries a stigmatizing or dismissive tone. Also occasionally used to describe any chaotic place. The equivalent neutral terms would be 'clínica psiquiátrica' or 'neuropsiquiátrico'.
Después de lo que pasó, la familia quería internarlo en el loquero del barrio norte.After what happened, the family wanted to admit him to the psychiatric clinic in the northern neighborhood.insania
legal insanity, incapacity (judicial term for mental incompetence)noun (f)El juicio por insania puede demorar meses si las pericias no son concluyentes.An insanity proceeding can take months if the expert assessments are not conclusive.patinar
to blow through, to squander (money), to spend recklesslyexpressioncolloquialLiteral meaning is 'to skate', but when used with money as object it means to spend it all carelessly or rapidly. Entirely non-compositional in this financial sense.
Se patinó todos los ahorros en menos de un mes.He blew through all his savings in less than a month.
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pelotudo/a
idiot, moron (strong insult expressing contempt or frustration)expressionvulgarVery common Argentine insult. The force ranges from genuinely offensive between strangers to affectionate or exasperated between close friends or family. Context and tone are everything. Derived from 'pelota' but entirely non-compositional in meaning.
¡Pelotudo, te dije mil veces que no abrieras esa puerta!You idiot, I told you a thousand times not to open that door!
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