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Season 2 · Episode 9
Oil Painting Over Time
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Castilianon ViX PremiumA Velázquez painting is auctioned off in 2016. The only problem is it burned in a 1734 fire. The team heads to the Alcázar of Madrid to investigate.
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cuadro
painting, picturenoun (m)El museo ha adquirido un cuadro del siglo XVII por una cifra récord.The museum has acquired a 17th-century painting for a record sum.majestad
majesty (royal title and form of address)noun (f)Los embajadores se presentaron ante su majestad para entregar las credenciales.The ambassadors appeared before his majesty to present their credentials.original
original (artwork or document); uniquenoun (m) / adjectiveEl comprador pagó una fortuna por lo que creyó que era un original, pero resultó ser una copia.The buyer paid a fortune for what he thought was an original, but it turned out to be a copy.robar
to steal, to robverbAlguien intentó robar la cartera de un turista en el metro.Someone tried to steal a tourist's wallet on the metro.misión
mission, assignmentnoun (f)El equipo recibió una misión urgente y partió esa misma noche.The team received an urgent mission and set off that very night.lienzo
canvas, painted canvasnoun (m)El restaurador trabajó durante meses para recuperar el lienzo dañado.The restorer worked for months to recover the damaged canvas.incendio
fire, blazenoun (m)El incendio destruyó toda la planta baja del edificio en cuestión de horas.The fire destroyed the entire ground floor of the building within hours.falsificación
forgery, fake, falsificationnoun (f)Los peritos confirmaron que el documento era una falsificación elaborada.The experts confirmed that the document was an elaborate forgery.basta de pamplinas
enough of this nonsense, cut the rubbishexpressioncolloquial'Pamplinas' refers to trivialities, excuses, or nonsense. The phrase is a fixed dismissive expression used to cut short evasive talk or irrelevant chatter. 'Pamplinas' on its own is already opaque; in the fixed phrase the meaning intensifies.
Basta de pamplinas y dime exactamente qué ha pasado con el dinero.Enough of this nonsense and tell me exactly what happened to the money.estar como una regadera
to be completely off one's rocker, to be mentally unhingedexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiomatic comparison. A 'regadera' is a watering can, but the phrase has no transparent connection to watering cans; the meaning is entirely non-compositional and refers to severe eccentricity or mental instability.
No le hagas caso, ese tipo está como una regadera y dice cosas sin sentido.Don't pay attention to him, that guy is completely off his rocker and says nonsensical things.a sobar
off to sleep, time to hit the sackexpressioncolloquial'Sobar' colloquially means 'to sleep'. The phrase 'a sobar' is used as a directive or exclamation meaning 'off to bed' or 'time to sleep'. The meaning is completely opaque without knowing this informal sense of 'sobar'.
Son las dos de la madrugada, niños. ¡A sobar todo el mundo!It's two in the morning, kids. Everyone off to sleep!
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