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Season 1 · Episode 5
Chapter 5: The Past
C1CastilianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 50 min
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Castilianon NetflixCarolina threatens to reveal who Lidia really is. Miguel tells Carlota she must decide about their relationship. Everything changes for Ángeles.
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maleta
suitcase, bagnoun (f)Encontré unas cartas viejas en el fondo de una maleta que no había abierto en años.I found some old letters at the bottom of a suitcase I hadn't opened in years.amante
lover (romantic, often illicit)noun (m/f)La novela gira en torno a una mujer que descubre que su marido tiene una amante.The novel revolves around a woman who discovers that her husband has a lover.aborto
miscarriage; abortionnoun (m)El médico confirmó que había sufrido un aborto espontáneo durante el primer trimestre.The doctor confirmed she had suffered a miscarriage during the first trimester.hacerse con
to get hold of, to obtain, to acquire (often with effort or cunning)expressionA very versatile verb phrase. The reflexive construction implies actively securing something for oneself. Context determines whether the acquisition is legitimate or not.
Consiguió hacerse con las entradas justo antes de que se agotaran.She managed to get hold of the tickets just before they sold out.prototipo
prototypenoun (m)El ingeniero presentó el prototipo del nuevo dispositivo ante la junta directiva.The engineer presented the prototype of the new device to the board of directors.planos
plans, blueprints, schematicsnoun (m, pl)Alguien consiguió hacerse con los planos del edificio antes de que empezaran las obras.Someone managed to get hold of the building plans before construction began.las tantas de la madrugada
the small hours (of the night) / some ungodly hourexpressioncolloquialA very common phrase meaning an unspecified very late hour at night. 'Las tantas' implies an indeterminate but clearly unreasonable time. Often used with mild reproach.
Llegó a casa a las tantas de la madrugada sin avisar a nadie.He got home at some ungodly hour in the night without telling anyone.aferrarse
to cling to, to hold on to, to gripverbEs difícil avanzar en la vida si te aferras demasiado al pasado.It's hard to move forward in life if you cling too much to the past.adúltero
adulterer; adulterousnoun/adjective (m)La novela narra la historia de un hombre adúltero y las consecuencias de sus mentiras.The novel tells the story of an adulterous man and the consequences of his lies.
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