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Season 1 · Episode 7
When Was the Last Time You Cried?
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Castilianon NetflixLuz proposes something new. Pedro and Daniela aren't loving their work arrangement. Luis and Esther try to negotiate. Santi wants to commit, or does he?
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separarse
to separate / to split upverb (reflexive)Después de varios años de matrimonio, decidieron separarse de forma amistosa.After several years of marriage, they decided to split up amicably.custodia compartida
shared custody / joint custodynoun phrase (f)El juez decidió establecer la custodia compartida para que los hijos pudieran pasar tiempo con ambos padres.The judge decided to establish shared custody so that the children could spend time with both parents.abogada
lawyer / solicitor (female)noun (f)Su abogada le aconsejó que no firmara nada hasta revisar todas las cláusulas.His lawyer advised him not to sign anything until reviewing all the clauses.anidamiento
nesting (a custody arrangement where children stay in the family home and parents rotate)noun (m)El anidamiento es una opción de custodia donde los hijos permanecen en la casa familiar y son los padres quienes van y vienen.Nesting is a custody arrangement where the children remain in the family home and the parents are the ones who come and go.pensión
maintenance payment / child support / alimonynoun (f)El tribunal fijó la pensión mensual que el padre tendría que abonar para los gastos de los niños.The court set the monthly maintenance payment the father would have to pay for the children's expenses.convenio
agreement / settlement (legal)noun (m)Firmaron el convenio de separación ante el notario sin necesidad de ir a juicio.They signed the separation agreement before the notary without needing to go to trial.reinventarse
to reinvent oneselfverb (reflexive)Tras perder su trabajo, se tomó unos meses para reinventarse profesionalmente.After losing his job, he took a few months to reinvent himself professionally.hacer piña
to stick together / to close ranks / to rally around each otherexpressioncolloquialUsed to describe a group that unites in solidarity, often implying the outsider suspects bias or exclusion.
Cuando las cosas se pusieron difíciles, todo el equipo hizo piña y sacaron el proyecto adelante.When things got tough, the whole team stuck together and pulled the project off.
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hostia
damn / bloody hell / shit (exclamation of pain, surprise, or frustration)expressionvulgarExtremely high-frequency exclamation in informal speech. Literally refers to the Eucharist host, but in everyday use it is a general-purpose intensifier or expletive. Tone shifts from surprise to pain to anger depending on delivery.
¡Hostia, qué susto me has dado al aparecer de repente así!Bloody hell, you scared me appearing out of nowhere like that!ni de coña
no way / absolutely notexpressionvulgarVery common emphatic refusal. Stronger than a plain 'no'. Used freely in informal conversation between friends or family.
¿Trabajar el fin de semana sin cobrar horas extra? Ni de coña.Work the weekend without getting paid overtime? No way.a tomar por culo
go to hell / screw it / forget itexpressionvulgarA very crude expression of dismissal or exasperation. Equivalent in force to telling someone or something to get lost entirely. Common in heated informal exchanges.
Llevaba dos horas esperando y al final mandó todo a tomar por culo y se fue a casa.He'd been waiting for two hours and in the end told it all to go to hell and went home.
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