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Season 3 · Episode 25
Fairytale
A2LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow· 7 min
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on Disney PlusDad tells Bluey and Bingo a real-life fairy tale about growing up in a wild place called the 80s, about a boy who was cursed when he was mean to his little brother.
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cuento
story, talenoun (masculine)Mi abuela siempre me contaba un cuento antes de dormir.My grandmother always told me a story before bed.hechizo
spell, hexnoun (masculine)La bruja lanzó un hechizo sobre el pueblo entero.The witch cast a spell over the entire village.chispas
a game-rule exclamation called when two people say the same word simultaneously, triggering a countdown challengeexpressioncolloquialA playground word used in Latin America in the 1980s. It is a mild exclamation on its own (similar to 'dang' or 'shoot'), but in this childhood game context it functions as a fixed trigger word with specific rules attached. Its meaning as a game call cannot be guessed from the word itself.
Dijimos la misma palabra al mismo tiempo, así que grité '¡chispas!' antes que él.We said the same word at the same time, so I shouted 'chispas!' before him.maldecir
to curse, to hexverbSegún la leyenda, la reina maldijo a todos los que entraran al castillo.According to the legend, the queen cursed everyone who entered the castle.gallina
chicken (coward)noun (feminine) / adjectiveNo seas gallina, salta al agua, que no está fría.Don't be a chicken, jump in the water, it's not cold.como sea
anyway, whatever (dismissive transition)expressioncolloquialUsed to brush past a digression and return to the main point, or to dismiss something as unimportant. The literal words ('however it may be') do not signal this dismissive, scene-shifting function.
Como sea, lo importante es que ya llegamos.Anyway, the important thing is that we're already here.deshacer
to undo, to break (a spell)verbSolo el amor verdadero puede deshacer ese encantamiento.Only true love can undo that enchantment.ambientar
to set (a story), to establish a settingverbLa novela está ambientada en la Ciudad de México durante los años cincuenta.The novel is set in Mexico City during the fifties.
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