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Season 2 · Episode 2
Chapter 10: Pact
B2CastilianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 50 min
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Castilianon NetflixLidia directs a cover-up plan, but a theft complicates things and Marga is later caught in a lie. Carlos and Francisco negotiate an alliance.
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cárcel
prison / jailnoun (feminine)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 inverb phrase (pronominal)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 againstverbDecidió denunciar al vecino por los continuos ruidos nocturnos.She decided to report the neighbour to the police for the constant night-time noise.a posta
on purpose / deliberatelyexpressioncolloquialEquivalent to 'adrede' or 'a propósito' but more informal and conversational. Very natural in everyday spoken denial of intent.
No te lo rompí a posta, se me cayó sin querer.I didn't break it on purpose, it just fell out of my hands.deshacerse de
to get rid ofverb phrase (pronominal)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 annulmentnoun phrase (feminine)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.encima
on top of that / to make matters worseexpressioncolloquialWhen used as a discourse connector rather than a spatial adverb, 'encima' adds indignation, 'and to top it all off'. A very frequent feature of complaint or grievance speech.
Me cancelaron el vuelo y encima me cobraron una penalización.They cancelled my flight and on top of that they charged me a penalty.tener algo claro
to be clear about something / to have made up one's mindexpressioncolloquialSignals certainty or a firm decision. 'Ahora lo tengo claro' is a very natural way of saying 'Now I know exactly where I stand' or 'I've made up my mind'.
Después de pensarlo mucho, lo tengo claro: me quedo con este piso.After thinking about it a lot, my mind is made up: I'm keeping this flat.coartada
alibinoun (feminine)La coartada del acusado resultó ser completamente sólida.The accused's alibi turned out to be completely solid.paradero
whereaboutsnoun (masculine)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 incapacitatedverb (infinitive: incapacitar)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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