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Season 5 · Episode 1
What More Do You Want?
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Castilianon NetflixThe man cave is too small for the friends' new singlehood. As Raúl embraces his faith, Luis and Esther go on dates. The women attend a feminist march.
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divorciarse
to get divorcedverbMis vecinos llevan meses sin hablarse y al final han decidido divorciarse.My neighbours have gone months without speaking and have finally decided to get divorced.tía
mate / girl / woman (informal address)expressioncolloquialUsed between female friends and also between mixed groups. The masculine equivalent is tío. Neither carries any family meaning in casual speech. Tone is neutral to warm depending on context.
Tía, ¿te has enterado de lo que pasó ayer en el trabajo?Mate, did you hear what happened at work yesterday?deconstruido
deconstructed (socially/ideologically); having dismantled ingrained gender assumptionsadjective (past participle used as adj.)Dice que es un hombre deconstruido, pero le cuesta mucho compartir las tareas del hogar.He says he's a man who has deconstructed his gender assumptions, but he finds it hard to share household chores.convenio regulador
divorce settlement agreement / regulatory agreementnoun phrase (masculine)El abogado nos explicó cada cláusula del convenio regulador antes de firmarlo.The lawyer explained every clause of the settlement agreement to us before we signed it.empoderarse
to empower oneselfverbMuchas mujeres se empoderan al tomar decisiones económicas de forma independiente.Many women empower themselves by making financial decisions independently.postureo
performative show; doing something solely for appearances or social imageexpressioncolloquialA very contemporary word describing behaviour done to be seen rather than for genuine reasons, especially on social media. Carries a mocking, dismissive tone from the speaker.
Fue al acto benéfico solo por postureo; hizo un montón de fotos y se marchó enseguida.He went to the charity event purely for show; he took loads of photos and left straight away.pensión compensatoria
spousal support / compensatory maintenance paymentnoun phrase (feminine)El juez determinó que ella tenía derecho a una pensión compensatoria durante tres años.The judge determined that she was entitled to spousal support for three years.nulidad
annulment (here: ecclesiastical annulment of marriage)noun (feminine)Solicitaron la nulidad matrimonial ante el tribunal eclesiástico de la diócesis.They applied for a marriage annulment before the diocesan ecclesiastical tribunal.
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hostia
damn / bloody hell / shit (general exclamation of surprise, anger, or emphasis)expressionvulgarExtremely common in everyday speech. Derived from the consecrated host, though most speakers feel no religious association. Tone shifts entirely with intonation and context, shock, pain, admiration, or fury.
¡Hostia, qué susto me has dado entrando así sin llamar!Bloody hell, you scared the life out of me walking in like that without knocking!coño
for fuck's sake / damn it (intensifier or exclamation of frustration)expressionvulgarLiterally an anatomical term, but functions overwhelmingly as a general intensifier or expression of exasperation. Can also convey urgency or impatience. Extremely widespread in casual speech, far less shocking than the literal meaning suggests.
Venga, muévete de una vez, coño, que llegamos tarde.Come on, get moving for fuck's sake, we're going to be late.
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