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Season 3 · Episode 10
Refugees in Time
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Castilianon ViX PremiumMoorish refugees from 1609 inundate the Ministry headquarters. Alonso and Pacino must stop an assassination plot against Simón Bolívar in 1828 Bogotá.
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refugiado
refugeenoun (m)El campo de refugiados se llenó rápidamente tras el estallido del conflicto.The refugee camp filled up quickly after the conflict broke out.misión
missionnoun (f)El equipo cumplió la misión sin bajas.The team completed the mission without casualties.atentado
attack, assassination attemptnoun (m)La policía desarticuló el atentado antes de que pudiera llevarse a cabo.The police foiled the attack before it could be carried out.expulsar
to expel, to drive outverbLas autoridades decidieron expulsar a los extranjeros que no tenían documentación.The authorities decided to expel the foreigners who had no documentation.traidor
traitornoun (m)El general fue considerado un traidor por haber revelado información al enemigo.The general was considered a traitor for having revealed information to the enemy.ejecución
executionnoun (f)La ejecución del prisionero fue suspendida en el último momento.The prisoner's execution was suspended at the last moment.infiltrado
infiltrator, undercover agentnoun/adjective (m)El infiltrado llevaba meses dentro de la organización sin ser descubierto.The infiltrator had been inside the organization for months without being discovered.quedarse de brazos cruzados
to stand by and do nothing, to sit on one's handsexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiomatic phrase meaning to remain passive when action is expected or needed. Usually appears in negative constructions to say someone will not accept inaction.
El sindicato advirtió que no se quedaría de brazos cruzados ante los despidos.The union warned that it would not stand by and do nothing in the face of the layoffs.trágala
swallow it (a defiant taunt telling an opponent to accept a humiliating defeat)expressioncolloquialHistorically the title of a liberal anthem sung to taunt absolutists in 19th-century Spain. Used here as a battle cry by a character aligned with a secret society. In modern speech it survives as a colloquial taunt meaning 'take that' or 'like it or not, deal with it'.
Ganamos el juicio. ¡Trágala!We won the case. Take that!qué pesado
what a drag, what a pain (said of someone who is annoying, insistent, or tiresome)expressioncolloquial'Pesado' literally means heavy, but as a colloquial adjective applied to people it means tedious, annoying, or relentlessly bothersome. 'Qué pesado' is a very common exclamation of mild exasperation.
Qué pesado es ese compañero, no para de mandar correos a todas horas.That colleague is such a pain, he doesn't stop sending emails at all hours.
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