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Season 1 · Episode 2
Time of Glory
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Castilianon ViX PremiumThe patrol travels to Lisbon in 1588 to stop Lope de Vega from dying before he writes his greatest works.
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armada
navy, fleet (of warships)noun (f)La armada partió con cientos de buques hacia el norte.The fleet set out with hundreds of ships heading north.zarpar
to set sail, to depart (by sea)verbEl barco zarpará del puerto al amanecer.The ship will set sail from the port at dawn.enrolarse
to enlist, to sign up (military or naval)verbMuchos jóvenes se enrolaron en la armada para buscar aventuras.Many young men enlisted in the navy looking for adventure.tío / tía
guy / girl (informal address or reference)expressioncolloquialStandard informal way to refer to or address someone. Neutral in tone between peers; rarely offensive on its own.
Ese tío siempre llega tarde a las reuniones.That guy always arrives late to meetings.galeón
galleon (large sailing warship)noun (m)El galeón transportaba oro y especias desde las Indias.The galleon transported gold and spices from the Indies.tripulación
crewnoun (f)La tripulación del barco estaba formada por cincuenta hombres.The ship's crew was made up of fifty men.conmutar
to commute (a sentence), to exchange one penalty for anotherverbLe conmutaron la pena de muerte por cadena perpetua.His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.encallar
to run aground, to get stuck (a ship)verbEl velero encalló en los bajos durante la tormenta.The sailboat ran aground on the shallows during the storm.legajo
bundle of documents, file, dossier (archival)noun (m)El archivero tardó horas en revisar todos los legajos del siglo XVII.The archivist took hours to go through all the seventeenth-century files.
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joder
damn, bloody hell (general expletive expressing frustration or surprise)expressionvulgarExtremely common in everyday speech. Tone shifts widely with intonation, can be mild annoyance or genuine shock. Used freely in informal contexts between friends.
¡Joder, ya son las tres de la mañana y todavía no has terminado!Damn, it's already three in the morning and you still haven't finished!mierda
shit (expletive; also 'rubbish', 'useless thing')expressionvulgarUsed as a standalone exclamation or attached to a noun to dismiss something. 'Y una mierda' is a fixed refusal phrase meaning 'no way' or 'like hell'.
Y una mierda le voy a dejar el coche después de cómo lo trató la última vez.No bloody way am I lending him the car after how he treated it last time.
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