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Season 1 · Episode 2
Capítulo 2
B2Castilian60 min
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Castilianon NetflixMaría investigates Llanos’ past and struggles to bond with Nicolás. Meanwhile, Don Ramón seeks Justa's help with a matter involving Manuel.
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jornal
day's wage / daily paynoun (m)Al final de la semana recogió su jornal y se fue a casa.At the end of the week he collected his day's wages and went home.matanza
pig slaughter / slaughtering (traditional)noun (f)En noviembre los pueblos de la región celebran la matanza del cerdo.In November the villages in the region hold the traditional pig slaughter.alquiler
rent / rentalnoun (m)El alquiler del piso sube cada año en esta ciudad.The flat's rent goes up every year in this city.desposarla
to wed / to marry (formal/archaic)verb (infinitive: desposar)El noble quería desposar a la hija mayor de la familia.The nobleman wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the family.poderes
proxy / power of attorneynoun (m, plural)Firmó el contrato por poderes porque estaba en el extranjero.She signed the contract by proxy because she was abroad.heredero
heirnoun (m)El anciano buscaba un heredero para su fortuna.The old man was looking for an heir to his fortune.cepo
animal trap / snarenoun (m)Los guardabosques retiraron varios cepos ilegales del monte.The forest wardens removed several illegal traps from the hillside.furtivo
poacher / poaching; furtiveadjective / noun (m)Los furtivos entraban por las noches para cazar en la finca.The poachers came in at night to hunt on the estate.hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye / to look the other wayexpressioncolloquialFixed idiomatic expression. Implies deliberately ignoring something one knows about. Common across all age groups.
El jefe hacía la vista gorda cuando llegábamos tarde los viernes.The boss turned a blind eye when we came in late on Fridays.paripé
charade / pretence / going through the motionsexpressioncolloquialRefers to putting on an act or doing something purely for appearances. Often appears as 'hacer el paripé'. Has a slightly mocking or resigned tone.
En esa reunión todos hacíamos el paripé, nadie creía en el proyecto.In that meeting we were all just going through the motions, nobody believed in the project.mal que bien
one way or another / somehow or otherexpressioncolloquialUsed to say that something gets done despite difficulties, not perfectly but adequately.
Mal que bien, conseguimos terminar el trabajo a tiempo.One way or another, we managed to finish the work on time.
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