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Season 4 · Episode 2
The Spanish Brand
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Castilianon NetflixRaúl hides his procedure from Marimar. Santi considers adoption, and Pedro gets a dating profile. Luis and Esther clumsily teach their son about sex.
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tío / tía
mate / dude / man / woman (address term between friends)expressioncolloquialExtremely common informal address among friends of any age. Completely non-literal; no family meaning in this use. Can express surprise, warmth, or exasperation depending on tone.
Tío, no me puedo creer que te hayas comprado otro coche.Mate, I can't believe you've bought another car.copaternidad
co-parentingnoun (f)La copaternidad permite criar a un hijo entre dos personas sin ser pareja.Co-parenting allows two people to raise a child together without being a couple.pavo
euro (informal)expressioncolloquialInformal word for euro, used widely in everyday conversation when talking about money. Derived from the old slang for peseta.
Me gastaron veinte pavos en cenar y ni me avisaron.They spent twenty euros on dinner and didn't even tell me.vasectomía
vasectomynoun (f)El médico le explicó los riesgos de la vasectomía antes de operar.The doctor explained the risks of the vasectomy before operating.deconstrucción
deconstruction (here: unlearning patriarchal attitudes)noun (f)Algunos hombres hablan de deconstrucción para referirse a cuestionar sus privilegios.Some men use the word deconstruction to refer to questioning their own privileges.vientre de alquiler
surrogacy / surrogate wombnoun phrase (m)El debate sobre el vientre de alquiler genera opiniones muy encontradas en la sociedad.The debate around surrogacy generates very divided opinions in society.indemnización
severance pay / compensationnoun (f)Tras el despido, le correspondía una indemnización de varios meses de sueldo.After being dismissed, she was entitled to several months' salary as severance pay.picadero
love nest / place used for secret romantic encountersnoun (m)Sus amigos sospechaban que el apartamento era en realidad un picadero.His friends suspected the flat was really a love nest.adoptar
to adoptverbLlevan dos años intentando adoptar a un niño a través de los servicios sociales.They have been trying to adopt a child through social services for two years.
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gilipollas
idiot / prick / dickheadexpressionvulgarVery common insult, directed at someone or used in self-deprecation. Can range from light-hearted ribbing among friends to genuinely offensive depending on tone and relationship.
Me dejé el paraguas en casa con este tiempo. Soy un gilipollas.I left my umbrella at home in this weather. I'm such an idiot.de puta madre
bloody brilliant / fantastic / greatexpressionvulgarStrong positive exclamation despite containing vulgar language. Very common in casual speech to express that something is excellent. The literal meaning is entirely irrelevant.
El concierto estuvo de puta madre, no me esperaba tanto.The concert was absolutely brilliant, I wasn't expecting so much.
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