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Season 1 · Episode 5
Sensitive Heteroflexibles
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Castilianon NetflixRaúl tries to adjust to his new situation. Pedro tries to sign up for unemployment, and makes a big mistake. Luis and Santi look for a gay friend.
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el paro
unemployment; unemployment benefitnoun (masculine)Lleva tres meses cobrando el paro después de que cerrara la fábrica.He has been collecting unemployment benefit for three months since the factory closed.poner los cuernos
to cheat on someone; to be unfaithfulexpressioncolloquialFixed idiom. Always used with an indirect object pronoun referring to the person being cheated on: 'le pone los cuernos a su novio'. Very widely understood and used across all generations.
Todo el barrio sabe que le está poniendo los cuernos a su marido desde hace meses.The whole neighbourhood knows she has been cheating on her husband for months.la prestación
benefit; allowance (social security payment)noun (feminine)Para solicitar la prestación por desempleo hay que presentar varios documentos.To apply for the unemployment benefit you have to submit several documents.liarse
to hook up; to get together romantically or sexually; also: to get complicated/messyexpressioncolloquialVery versatile verb. 'Liarse con alguien' means to start a sexual or romantic encounter. 'Esto se está liando' means things are getting complicated. The meaning shifts depending on whether a person or a situation is the subject.
Se liaron en la fiesta de fin de curso y ahora no saben si son pareja o no.They hooked up at the end-of-year party and now they don't know if they're a couple or not.la pareja abierta
open relationshipnoun phrase (feminine)Algunos creen que una pareja abierta requiere mucha comunicación y confianza.Some believe that an open relationship requires a lot of communication and trust.la testosterona
testosteronenoun (feminine)Su médico le recetó testosterona para tratar un déficit hormonal diagnosticado recientemente.His doctor prescribed testosterone to treat a recently diagnosed hormonal deficiency.cachondo
turned on; also: funny, hilarious (context-dependent)expressioncolloquialThis word carries two very different meanings depending on context. When talking about sexual arousal it means 'turned on'; when describing a situation or person it means 'funny' or 'hilarious'. Context makes the meaning clear but learners often collapse the two.
La situación se puso tan absurda que todos acabamos muertos de risa — qué cachondo el momento.The situation became so absurd that we all ended up in stitches — what a hilarious moment.la indemnización
severance pay; compensation paymentnoun (feminine)Cuando le despidieron, recibió una indemnización de varios meses de sueldo.When he was fired, he received a severance payment of several months' salary.cotizar
to pay social security contributionsverbSi has cotizado suficientes años, tienes derecho a una pensión más alta.If you have paid social security contributions for enough years, you are entitled to a higher pension.el subsidio
subsidy; welfare benefitnoun (masculine)El subsidio de desempleo es más bajo que la prestación contributiva.The welfare unemployment benefit is lower than the contribution-based benefit.
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