Cable Girls S02E02: Spanish study pack

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armarse la de San Quintínall hell to break loose / a huge row to kick off

colloquial

A very common fixed phrase referring to a chaotic, explosive conflict or uproar. The reference is to a historical battle. Used to predict or describe serious trouble or a major argument.

Como le digas eso delante de sus padres, se va a armar la de San Quintín.If you say that in front of his parents, all hell is going to break loose.

qué remediowhat choice do I have / there's nothing for it

colloquial

A resigned expression indicating the speaker has no real alternative. Often delivered with a shrug or sigh. The full form is 'no hay más remedio' or 'qué le voy a hacer'.

Qué remedio, tendré que quedarme a trabajar el fin de semana.What choice do I have. I'll have to stay and work at the weekend.

quedarse de brazos cruzadosto do nothing / to sit on one's hands

colloquial

A fixed idiom meaning to remain passive when action is clearly called for. Used to express that inaction is not an option.

No podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados mientras la situación empeora.We can't just sit on our hands while the situation gets worse.

dar vueltas a algoto go over something again and again / to turn something over in one's mind

colloquial

Used for mental rumination, endlessly revisiting a worry or problem. Often appears as 'no paro de dar vueltas a…'.

Llevo toda la noche dando vueltas a lo que me dijiste y no puedo dormir.I've spent the whole night going over what you told me and I can't sleep.

pegar ojoto sleep a wink

colloquial

Almost always used in the negative: 'no pegar ojo' meaning to get no sleep at all. Very common in everyday speech.

Con tanto ruido en la calle, no pegué ojo en toda la noche.With all that noise in the street, I didn't sleep a wink all night.

en finwell / anyway / so that's that

colloquial

A versatile filler used to signal resignation, wrap up a point, or express mild exasperation. Tone is determined entirely by context and delivery.

En fin, ya no se puede cambiar lo que pasó, así que sigamos adelante.Well, what's done is done, so let's move on.

Key vocabulary

cárcel·prison / jail

noun (feminine)essential

Pasó tres años en la cárcel por un delito que no había cometido.She spent three years in prison for a crime she had not committed.

entregarse·to turn oneself in / to hand oneself in

verb phrase (pronominal)essential

El sospechoso decidió entregarse a la policía al día siguiente.The suspect decided to turn himself in to the police the following day.

denunciar·to report (to the police) / to press charges against

verbessential

Decidió denunciar al vecino por los continuos ruidos nocturnos.She decided to report the neighbour to the police for the constant night-time noise.

deshacerse de·to get rid of

verb phrase (pronominal)essential

Tuvimos que deshacernos de todos los muebles viejos antes de la mudanza.We had to get rid of all the old furniture before the move.

nulidad matrimonial·marriage annulment

noun phrase (feminine)essential

Solicitó la nulidad matrimonial ante el Tribunal de la Rota después de muchos años.She applied for a marriage annulment before the Rota Tribunal after many years.

coartada·alibi

noun (feminine)essential

La coartada del acusado resultó ser completamente sólida.The accused's alibi turned out to be completely solid.

paradero·whereabouts

noun (masculine)essential

Nadie conocía el paradero del testigo tras la vista oral.Nobody knew the witness's whereabouts after the hearing.

incapacitarla·to have someone declared legally incapacitated

verb (infinitive: incapacitar)essential

La familia inició los trámites para incapacitar al anciano después del diagnóstico.The family began the process to have the elderly man legally incapacitated after the diagnosis.

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delito·crime / offence

noun (masculine)

Robar en tiendas pequeñas también es un delito con consecuencias legales.Shoplifting from small shops is also a crime with legal consequences.

cometí / cometió

Chapter 10: Pact

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