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Time Is What It Is
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Castilianon ViX PremiumA soldier from 1569, a female college student from 1880 and a modern-day paramedic must prevent two Frenchmen in 1808 from altering a war's outcome.
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la puerta (del tiempo)
door / gateway (of time)noun (f)Descubrieron una puerta oculta detrás de la estantería de la biblioteca.They discovered a hidden door behind the library bookshelf.la horca
the gallows / the noosenoun (f)El reo pasó la noche rezando antes de subir a la horca.The condemned man spent the night praying before going to the gallows.alterar
to alter / to disruptverbCualquier cambio en ese documento podría alterar el resultado final.Any change to that document could alter the final result.la guerrilla
guerrilla warfare / irregular fighting forcenoun (f)Las tropas locales adoptaron tácticas de guerrilla para resistir al invasor.The local troops adopted guerrilla tactics to resist the invader.el mamarracho
a laughingstock / an embarrassing fool / a clownexpressioncolloquialA colourful insult describing someone who is ridiculous, inept, or who has made a spectacle of themselves. Not obscene, but cutting.
Fue al acto oficial con esa ropa y quedó como un mamarracho.He turned up to the official event in that outfit and looked like a complete laughingstock.prender
to arrest / to seizeverbLa guardia civil fue a prenderlo antes de que pudiera huir.The Civil Guard went to arrest him before he could flee.el despacho secreto
secret bureau / intelligence officenoun phrase (m)Trabajaba para un despacho secreto del que muy pocos sabían.He worked for a secret bureau that very few people knew about.sellar
to seal / to close off permanentlyverbTuvieron que sellar la entrada para que nadie más pudiera usarla.They had to seal the entrance so no one else could use it.
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joder
damn / bloody hell / for f***'s sakeexpressionvulgarExtremely common in everyday speech across all ages. The intensity depends entirely on tone, it can express frustration, surprise, emphasis, or affection. In this dialogue it marks emotional outbursts.
¡Joder, qué susto me has dado entrando así sin llamar!Bloody hell, you scared me coming in like that without knocking!me cago en la leche
for crying out loud / bloody hell (literally: I sh** in the milk)expressionvulgarA common exclamation of shock or irritation. The literal meaning is completely inert, it functions purely as an emotional intensifier. Not considered extremely offensive in casual conversation, though clearly not formal.
¡Me cago en la leche, he perdido las llaves otra vez!For crying out loud, I've lost my keys again!a tomar por saco
miles away / out in the middle of nowhere (literally: go take it up the sack)expressionvulgarUsed to mean a place is far away or inconvenient. It is also used as a dismissive phrase meaning 'go to hell', but in this episode it describes a remote location. Context determines which meaning applies.
La reunión es en un pueblo que está a tomar por saco, tardamos dos horas.The meeting is in a village out in the middle of nowhere, it takes two hours to get there.
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