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Season 5 · Episode 6
Chapter 38: Power
B2CastilianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 50 min
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Castilianon NetflixLidia's defiance gets her into trouble at the prison camp, while Francisco concocts a plan to free her. Marga confides her secrets to Isidro.
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presa
prisoner / inmatenoun (f)Las presas del módulo tres salieron al patio a las nueve.The inmates from module three went out to the yard at nine.aval
guarantee / endorsement (official backing that clears someone's record)noun (m)Sin un aval firmado por una autoridad reconocida, no podrá tramitar la solicitud.Without an endorsement signed by a recognised authority, she won't be able to process the application.campo
camp (here: detention / re-education camp)noun (m)Miles de personas fueron enviadas a campos de trabajo durante la posguerra.Thousands of people were sent to labour camps during the post-war period.cargamento
shipment / cargonoun (m)El cargamento de suministros médicos llegó con tres días de retraso.The shipment of medical supplies arrived three days late.tifus
typhusnoun (m)El tifus se propaga principalmente a través de piojos y pulgas infectados.Typhus spreads mainly through infected lice and fleas.epidemia
epidemic / outbreaknoun (f)Las autoridades intentaron ocultar la epidemia para evitar el pánico.The authorities tried to hide the epidemic to avoid panic.contagio
contagion / infection spreadnoun (m)Hay que aislar a los enfermos para evitar el contagio entre el resto de la población.The sick must be isolated to prevent the spread of infection among the rest of the population.a lo mejor
maybe / perhapsexpressioncolloquialOne of the most common ways to express possibility in everyday spoken language. Unlike quizás or tal vez, it does not trigger the subjunctive, it is always followed by the indicative.
A lo mejor viene esta tarde, pero no me ha confirmado nada.Maybe she'll come this afternoon, but she hasn't confirmed anything.busca y captura
wanted by the police / fugitive statusexpressionAn official-sounding fixed phrase used in both formal and everyday contexts to describe someone the police are actively hunting. Often appears in the phrase estar en busca y captura.
Llevan meses en busca y captura tras escaparse del centro penitenciario.They've been wanted by the police for months after escaping from the prison.
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