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Season 4 · Episode 3
Capítulo 3
C1Argentine54 min
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Argentineon NetflixMiguel and Diosito arrive at a dangerous detente. Cesár's gang attacks the Borges' business. And Mario's partner finds herself defenseless at home.
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guacho / guachín
dude / kid / mateexpressioncolloquialExtremely common address term in Rioplatense speech. 'Guacho' is used peer-to-peer with a rough-affectionate tone; 'guachín' is the diminutive, often aimed at someone younger or treated as a junior. Neither carries the literal meaning of 'orphan' in these vocative uses. Signals in-group familiarity.
Guachín, traé esas cajas acá que se nos hace tarde.Kid, bring those boxes over here, we're running late.laburar
to workverb (informal)Mañana tengo que laburar todo el día, no voy a poder salir.Tomorrow I have to work all day, I won't be able to go out.merca
cocaine; also goods/merchandise in neutral contexts, but here always drugsnoun (f., informal)La policía encontró merca escondida en el depósito.The police found cocaine hidden in the warehouse.guita
moneynoun (f., informal)No tengo guita para salir esta noche, me quedé sin nada.I have no money to go out tonight, I'm completely broke.lavandería
laundry room / laundry facilitynoun (f.)Toda la ropa sucia se manda a la lavandería del edificio.All the dirty clothes are sent to the building's laundry room.quilombo
mess / chaos / serious troublenoun (m., informal)Se armó un quilombo enorme en la reunión cuando anunciaron los cambios.A huge mess broke out at the meeting when they announced the changes.pabellón
prison ward / wingnoun (m.)Los nuevos presos fueron asignados al pabellón del fondo.The new prisoners were assigned to the back ward.despacho
office (of a person in authority)noun (m.)El director me llamó a su despacho para hablar del informe.The director called me to his office to discuss the report.trasladar
to transfer (a person to another location)verbLo trasladaron a otra prisión sin avisarle a la familia.They transferred him to another prison without notifying the family.
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la concha de tu madre / la concha de su madre
go to hell / what the fuck / son of a bitch (intense expletive)expressionvulgarOne of the most emphatic insults in Rioplatense speech. Functions as an exclamation of fury, a direct insult toward someone, or a general expression of outrage at a situation. The referent shifts with possessive ('tu', 'su', 'su hermana', etc.). Heard across all social classes in heated moments but is strongly offensive in formal or mixed company.
¡La concha de tu madre, me dijiste que ibas a avisar y no avisaste nada!What the fuck, you told me you were going to let me know and you didn't say anything!boludos / boludo
idiot / dumbass / dude (context-dependent)expressionvulgarHighly versatile in Rioplatense speech. In anger it is a genuine insult meaning fool or idiot; between close friends it softens into an affectionate address term very close to 'mate' or 'man'. Tone, facial expression, and relationship between speakers determine meaning entirely. One of the most distinctive markers of the Rioplatense register.
¿Sos boludo, vos? Te dije mil veces que no dejes la puerta abierta.Are you an idiot? I've told you a thousand times not to leave the door open.merca
cocaine / coke (drug slang)expressionvulgarWidely understood Rioplatense slang term for cocaine. Used matter-of-factly in criminal or street contexts with no attempt at euphemism. Appears in cumbia villera lyrics as well as street speech. Completely opaque to anyone not familiar with this register.
Dicen que encontraron merca escondida en el galpón de atrás.They say they found coke hidden in the back warehouse.
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