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Season 3 · Episode 5
Chapter 21: Sin
B2CastilianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 50 min
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Castilianon NetflixAngeles must deflect Guzman's suspicion of a mole. Carlos learns his mother's car was sabotaged and confronts Lidia. Marga has a horrible realization.
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mole (spy/informant inside an organisation)noun (m)La organización lleva meses buscando al topo que filtra información a la prensa.The organisation has been looking for months for the mole who is leaking information to the press.pecado
sinnoun (m)Mentirle a alguien querido es un pecado que pesa mucho en la conciencia.Lying to someone you love is a sin that weighs heavily on the conscience.quirófano
operating theatre / operating roomnoun (m)El paciente lleva tres horas en el quirófano.The patient has been in the operating theatre for three hours.arrepentirse
to regret, to repentverb (reflexive, stem-changing e→ie)Me arrepiento de no haber dicho la verdad cuando tuve la oportunidad.I regret not having told the truth when I had the chance.frenos
brakesnoun (m, pl)El mecánico revisó los frenos antes de que saliera a la carretera.The mechanic checked the brakes before she set off on the road.manipular
to tamper with, to manipulateverbAlguien había manipulado las pruebas antes de que llegara la policía.Someone had tampered with the evidence before the police arrived.pacto
pact, deal, agreementnoun (m)Los dos socios firmaron un pacto de confidencialidad.The two partners signed a confidentiality pact.
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hijo de puta
son of a bitch, bastardexpressionvulgarVery common insult in heated speech. Used here by a character in a moment of intense anger. Its force is real, not watered down in informal use the way milder terms are.
Cuando descubrió que le habían robado el coche, soltó un '¡hijo de puta!' y llamó a la policía.When he found out his car had been stolen, he let out a 'son of a bitch!' and called the police.¡Joder!
Damn! / Bloody hell! / For f***'s sake!expressionvulgarExtremely common general-purpose expletive. Depending on tone, it can express surprise, frustration, admiration, or exasperation. Its offensiveness scales with context, it is less taboo in casual speech than a direct translation might suggest.
¡Joder, no me habías dicho que la reunión era hoy!Bloody hell, you hadn't told me the meeting was today!
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