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Season 2 · Episode 8
Chapter 16: Innocence
C1CastilianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 50 min
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Castilianon NetflixCarlota gets news about Miguel. Guilt-stricken Marga goes into seclusion. Lidia learns Francisco has made a decision. Angeles finds herself cornered.
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inocente
innocent; an innocent personadjective / nounEl tribunal declaró al acusado inocente de todos los cargos.The court declared the accused innocent of all charges.testigo
witnessnoun (m/f)El testigo declaró que había visto el coche abandonado cerca del río.The witness stated that he had seen the car abandoned near the river.detener
to arrest, to detainverbLa policía detuvo al sospechoso a primera hora de la mañana.The police arrested the suspect first thing in the morning.entregar(se)
to turn oneself in (to authorities); to hand oververb (reflexive)Después de pensarlo mucho, decidió entregarse a la policía.After thinking it over, he decided to turn himself in to the police.confesar
to confessverbAl final confesó que había mentido sobre su paradero aquella noche.In the end she confessed that she had lied about her whereabouts that night.¡ya vale!
that's enough!, stop it!expressioncolloquialA sharp, impatient interjection used to cut off an argument or tell someone to stop. Stronger than a polite request; signals the speaker has reached their limit.
¡Ya vale de discutir! Estamos diciendo lo mismo desde hace una hora.That's enough arguing! We've been saying the same thing for an hour.estar harto/a de
to be fed up with, sick and tired ofexpressioncolloquialVery common expression of exhaustion or frustration, followed by an infinitive or noun. The intensity depends on context and intonation; can express strong emotion or just mild weariness.
Estoy harta de que siempre me toque limpiar a mí.I'm fed up with always being the one who has to clean.cómplice
accomplice, partner in crimenoun (m/f)No dijo nada cuando vio lo que hacían, así que se convirtió en cómplice.She said nothing when she saw what they were doing, so she became an accomplice.delincuente
criminal, offendernoun (m/f)No somos delincuentes por amar a quien amamos.We are not criminals for loving whom we love.irse al traste
to go down the drain, to fall apart, to be ruinedexpressioncolloquialUsed for plans, relationships, or lives that collapse completely. Equivalent in weight to 'go to pieces' or 'fall apart'. Common in spoken registers.
Todos nuestros planes se fueron al traste cuando cancelaron el vuelo.All our plans went down the drain when the flight was cancelled.
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