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Season 1 · Episode 5
Capítulo 5
B2Castilian60 min
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Castilianon NetflixMaría returns to Almería due to a family emergency and has an unexpected reunion. The tensions between Manuel and Justa reach a breaking point.
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furtivo
poacher; furtiveadjective / noun (m)La guardia forestal encontró varios cepos colocados por un furtivo.The forest ranger found several traps set by a poacher.cuartel
barracks; Civil Guard postnoun (m)El sargento llamó a todos los agentes al cuartel antes del amanecer.The sergeant called all the officers to the post before dawn.detenido
arrested; under arrestadjective / past participleEl sospechoso fue declarado detenido tras el interrogatorio.The suspect was declared under arrest after the interrogation.cepo
animal trap; snarenoun (m)Encontraron un cepo oxidado al pie del árbol.They found a rusty trap at the base of the tree.herencia
inheritancenoun (f)Los hijos discutieron durante meses sobre la herencia de su padre.The children argued for months about their father's inheritance.custodia
custody (legal)noun (f)El juez otorgó la custodia de los niños a la madre.The judge awarded custody of the children to the mother.al grano
get to the pointexpressioncolloquialVery common in everyday speech. Used to cut short preamble and demand directness. Tone can be impatient or simply businesslike depending on delivery.
Venga, al grano, que tenemos poco tiempo.Come on, get to the point, we don't have much time.sieso
uptight; stiff; killjoyexpressioncolloquialRefers to someone who is tense, humourless, or unwilling to relax. Mildly critical but not strongly offensive. Also spelled 'siesón' for emphasis.
No seas tan sieso y únete a la fiesta con nosotros.Don't be such a killjoy, come and join the party with us.salir pitando
to rush off; to leave at full speedexpressioncolloquialVivid idiomatic phrase implying someone left very quickly, often urgently or in a hurry. The image is of a whistle (pito) signalling a sprint.
En cuanto sonó el teléfono, salió pitando hacia el hospital.As soon as the phone rang, she rushed off to the hospital.pelar la pava
to flirt; to court; to chat someone upexpressioncolloquialAn older idiomatic expression for spending time sweet-talking or courting someone, often used with mild irony or teasing. More common among older speakers or in regional dialogue set in the mid-20th century.
Llevaba una hora pelando la pava con la chica de la frutería.He'd been flirting with the girl from the fruit shop for an hour.fulana
so-and-so; a woman of ill repute (derogatory)noun (f)No me gusta cómo habla de ella; la llama fulana sin conocerla de nada.I don't like the way he talks about her; he calls her a tramp without even knowing her.
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