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Season 2 · Episode 10
The One Time We're All Together
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Castilianon NetflixThe couples go for a weekend to Ibiza, where Esther and Luis get a little stingy. Everyone watches Pedro's new — and weirdly familiar — series.
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tío / tía
mate, dude, guy / woman (address term)expressioncolloquialExtremely common address term between friends and acquaintances. Carries no familial meaning in this context; tone is casual and warm. Used between men, women, and mixed groups.
Tía, no te puedes imaginar lo que me ha pasado hoy en el trabajo.Mate, you can't imagine what happened to me at work today.deconstruir
to deconstruct (in the social/ideological sense)verbAlgunos hombres intentan deconstruir sus ideas sobre el trabajo doméstico.Some men try to deconstruct their ideas about domestic work.planazo
brilliant plan, awesome idea (augmentative of 'plan')expressioncolloquialThe augmentative suffix -azo here expresses enthusiasm rather than large size. Often used sarcastically as well as genuinely.
Quedarnos viendo películas en casa un domingo lluvioso es un planazo.Staying in watching films on a rainy Sunday is a brilliant idea.pareja abierta
open relationshipnoun phrase (feminine)Hay parejas que eligen tener una pareja abierta por mutuo acuerdo.Some couples choose to have an open relationship by mutual agreement.arroz
rice; in the idiom 'se nos ha pasado el arroz' = we've missed the boat / we're past itnoun (masculine)Ya no podemos apuntarnos, se nos ha pasado el arroz con las inscripciones.We can't sign up anymore, we've missed the boat on registrations.donante
donor (here: sperm donor)noun (masculine/feminine)Recurrieron a un donante anónimo para la inseminación artificial.They used an anonymous donor for artificial insemination.fregado
mess, hassle, complicated situationnoun (masculine)No quiero meterme en ese fregado tan complicado.I don't want to get involved in that complicated mess.escote
shared cost, going Dutch; also neckline (context distinguishes)noun (masculine)Como éramos muchos, lo pagamos a escote.Since there were many of us, we split the cost.asuntos propios
personal leave days (a type of paid leave in Spanish employment law for personal matters)noun phrase (masculine plural)Me cogí un día de asuntos propios para ir al médico sin perder vacaciones.I took a personal leave day to go to the doctor without using up holiday.
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coño
damn, bloody hell, for f***'s sake (exclamation of frustration, surprise, or emphasis)expressionvulgarLiterally anatomical but functionally a general intensifier. Tone ranges from mild annoyance to strong anger depending on delivery. Ubiquitous in informal speech and loses much of its shock value in everyday conversation.
¡Coño, ya son las tres y todavía no has terminado!Bloody hell, it's already three o'clock and you still haven't finished!
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