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Season 1 · Episode 1
Cobwebs
C1CastilianRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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Castilianon HBO MaxThe quiet town of Pedraza is shaken by the birth of a mysterious child. Local vet Elena and Mayor Paco investigate the incident and begin to uncover the troubling past of their newly appointed priest, Father Vergara (Eduard Fernández) – and the significance of a curious coin he has in his possession.
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los servicios sociales
social servicesnoun phrase (masculine plural)Los servicios sociales se encargaron de buscarle una familia de acogida al menor.Social services took charge of finding a foster family for the child.el establo
stable, barnnoun (masculine)Los caballos pasan la noche en el establo cuando hace frío.The horses spend the night in the stable when it is cold.la Guardia Civil
the Civil Guard (Spain's national police force with rural jurisdiction)proper noun (feminine)Llamaron a la Guardia Civil cuando encontraron el coche abandonado en la carretera.They called the Civil Guard when they found the car abandoned on the road.la sacristía
sacristy (room in a church where vestments and sacred objects are kept)noun (feminine)El cura guardaba los ornamentos litúrgicos en la sacristía.The priest kept the liturgical vestments in the sacristy.colgado en internet
posted online, uploaded to the internetexpressioncolloquialColgar (literally 'to hang') is used colloquially for posting or uploading content to social media or the internet. A learner knowing only 'colgar' as 'to hang' would not guess this digital meaning.
No quiero que esa foto acabe colgada en internet sin mi permiso.I don't want that photo to end up posted online without my permission.dar el cambiazo
to do a switcheroo, to swap one thing secretly for anotherexpressioncolloquialRefers to secretly substituting one thing (or person) for another, often in the context of a trick or deception. Compositionally opaque: 'cambiazo' (augmentative of 'cambio') on its own does not signal deception.
En el mercado te pueden dar el cambiazo si no miras bien lo que te meten en la bolsa.At the market they can pull a switcheroo on you if you don't watch carefully what they put in the bag.el parto
birth, delivery (of a baby or animal)noun (masculine)La veterinaria llegó a tiempo para asistir el parto de la yegua.The vet arrived in time to assist the mare's delivery.el exorcista
exorcistnoun (masculine)La película cuenta la historia de un exorcista enviado a un pueblo remoto.The film tells the story of an exorcist sent to a remote village.comerse la cabeza
to overthink something, to drive oneself mad with worry or obsessive thinkingexpressioncolloquialAlso appears as 'comer la cabeza a alguien', meaning to fill someone's head with ideas or persuade them obsessively. Both uses are very common in everyday speech.
Llevas horas pensando en eso, para de comerte la cabeza y sal a despejar.You've been thinking about it for hours, stop overthinking it and go get some air.poseer
to possess (including demonic possession in this context)verbEn algunas tradiciones religiosas se cree que los espíritus pueden poseer a las personas.In some religious traditions it is believed that spirits can possess people.
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me cago en
expletive of strong anger or frustration (literally 'I defecate on...')expressionvulgarFollowed by a noun to express intense anger, shock, or frustration. Ubiquitous in informal adult speech. The referent varies (la vida, mi puta vida, etc.) and determines the intensity or flavour of the outburst.
¡Me cago en la mar! Se me olvidó el pasaporte en casa y el vuelo sale en una hora.For crying out loud! I left my passport at home and the flight leaves in an hour.
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