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Season 1 · Episode 5
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Castilianon NetflixAs Damián hunts down lost luggage, Berlin mixes business with pleasure. At the duke's mansion, Keila and Bruce continue the team's search for the vault.
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banda
gang, crew, band (of criminals or associates)noun (f)La policía desarticuló una banda dedicada al robo de arte.The police dismantled a gang involved in art theft.chantaje
blackmail, extortionnoun (m)Le enviaron una carta de chantaje exigiendo una gran suma de dinero.They sent him a blackmail letter demanding a large sum of money.dar el cante
to stand out in a suspicious or embarrassing way, to blow one's coverexpressioncolloquialRooted in flamenco 'cante' (singing/performing). Used when someone's behaviour draws unwanted attention. Very common in everyday colloquial speech.
Si aparecemos los cuatro juntos, vamos a dar el cante seguro.If the four of us show up together, we're definitely going to stand out.desplumar
to fleece someone, to swindle, to take all their moneyexpressioncolloquialLiterally means 'to pluck feathers'. Used figuratively and very commonly to describe cheating someone out of their money, often with a touch of dark humour.
Le desplumaron en el casino en menos de una hora.They fleeced him at the casino in under an hour.sospechoso
suspect; suspiciousnoun/adjective (m)La policía elaboró una lista de sospechosos tras el robo en el museo.The police drew up a list of suspects after the museum theft.rastro
trail, trace, tracknoun (m)Los investigadores perdieron el rastro del fugitivo en la frontera.The investigators lost the fugitive's trail at the border.infiltrarse
to infiltrate, to slip intoverb (reflexive)El periodista consiguió infiltrarse en la reunión privada sin ser detectado.The journalist managed to infiltrate the private meeting without being detected.traicionar
to betrayverbNunca traicionaría la confianza de alguien que depende de mí.I would never betray the trust of someone who depends on me.afrenta
affront, insult, offensenoun (f)Consideró aquella decisión una afrenta personal imperdonable.He considered that decision an unforgivable personal affront.
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tocar los cojones
to annoy, to irritate, to mess someone aroundexpressionvulgarExtremely common in informal speech among adults. The degree of offence depends heavily on tone and relationship between speakers, can range from light irritation to genuine anger.
Para ya de tocarme los cojones con eso, que ya te he dicho que no.Stop messing me around with that. I've already told you no.cagando leches
as fast as possible, at full speedexpressionvulgarVery common in urgent, frustrated speech. Signals that the speaker wants immediate action with no delay whatsoever.
Cuando sonó la alarma, salimos cagando leches por la puerta trasera.When the alarm went off, we got out through the back door as fast as we could.
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