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Season 3 · Episode 10
People Still Get Married
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Castilianon NetflixDaniela goes into labor on the day of Raúl's wedding and Pedro's series premiere. Santi ingests a potent mix, as Esther discovers Luis' hurtful lies.
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la doula
doula (a birth companion who provides non-medical support during labour)noun (f)Contrataron a una doula para que les acompañara durante el parto en casa.They hired a doula to accompany them during the home birth.dilatar
to dilate (in obstetric context: to progress through labour)verbLa doctora comprobó que ya había dilatado lo suficiente.The doctor checked that she had already dilated enough.testigo
witness (here: best man / witness at a wedding)noun (m/f)Su hermana mayor fue su testigo en la boda civil.Her older sister was her witness at the civil wedding.machirulo
male chauvinist, toxic macho manexpressioncolloquialA mildly contemptuous term for a man who embodies unreconstructed or sexist masculine attitudes. Common in feminist or progressive discourse and now widely used in everyday speech.
Mis amigas dicen que soy un machirulo porque nunca friego los platos.My friends say I'm a male chauvinist because I never do the washing-up.disimular
to pretend, to hide one's feelings, to keep up appearancesverbEstaba muy enfadada pero intentó disimular delante de sus jefes.She was very angry but tried to hide it in front of her bosses.ketamina
ketamine (anaesthetic drug, here used recreationally)noun (f)La ketamina es un anestésico que en algunos contextos se usa de forma ilegal como droga recreativa.Ketamine is an anaesthetic that in some contexts is used illegally as a recreational drug.cesárea
Caesarean sectionnoun (f)Al final tuvieron que hacerle una cesárea de urgencia.In the end they had to perform an emergency Caesarean section.consumar
to consummate (a marriage)verbSegún la tradición canónica, el matrimonio no es válido hasta que se consuma.According to canonical tradition, the marriage is not valid until it is consummated.
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follar
to fuck, to have sexexpressionvulgarVery common in everyday vulgar speech. Completely normal between friends speaking candidly, but inappropriate in formal or professional contexts.
Dice que solo quiere follar y no complicarse la vida.She says she just wants to have sex and not complicate her life.un polvo
a shag, a one-time sexual encounterexpressionvulgarRefers specifically to a single sexual encounter, often implying it was casual and uncommitted. Widely used in informal speech.
Para ella fue solo un polvo; para él significó mucho más.For her it was just a shag; for him it meant much more.farlopero
coke-head, someone who uses cocaineexpressionvulgarDerived from farlopero (farlopa = slang for cocaine). Used as a noun or adjective to describe a person who regularly uses cocaine.
Resultó que el vecino tan elegante era un farlopero empedernido.It turned out that the very elegant neighbour was a hardened coke-head.
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