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Season 3 · Episode 3
Time of Witchcraft
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Castilianon ViX PremiumWhen Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer writes one too many "Letters from My Cell," the patrol travels to 1864 Trasmoz, where a woman is accused of witchcraft.
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bruja
witchnoun (f)En la Edad Media, acusar a alguien de bruja podía costarle la vida.In the Middle Ages, accusing someone of being a witch could cost them their life.arpía
harpy; shrew, vicious womannoun (f)Los vecinos llamaban arpía a cualquier mujer que se atreviera a vivir sola.The neighbours called any woman who dared to live alone a harpy.celda
cell (monastic or prison)noun (f)El monje pasaba horas en su celda dedicado a la lectura y la oración.The monk spent hours in his cell devoted to reading and prayer.excomunión
excommunicationnoun (f)La excomunión era uno de los castigos más temidos de la Iglesia medieval.Excommunication was one of the most feared punishments of the medieval Church.maldición
cursenoun (f)Según la leyenda, la maldición recaía sobre todos sus descendientes.According to legend, the curse fell upon all their descendants.linchar
to lynch, to mob and killverbLa turba enfurecida intentó linchar al acusado antes del juicio.The enraged mob tried to lynch the accused before the trial.batida
search (organised), manhunt, sweepnoun (f)La guardia civil organizó una batida por el monte para encontrar al desaparecido.The civil guard organised a search sweep across the hillside to find the missing person.
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joder
damn, for fuck's sake, bloody hell (general expletive)expressionvulgarExtremely common in everyday speech and registers shock, frustration, or emphasis. Loses much of its shock value in casual conversation between friends.
¡Joder, se me ha olvidado el móvil en el taxi!Bloody hell, I left my phone in the taxi!mierda
shit (expletive expressing frustration or failure)expressionvulgarUsed as a standalone exclamation when something goes wrong, or in the phrase 'la he cagado' (see below). Very common spoken expression with no strong taboo among peers.
¡Mierda! Se me ha quemado la cena otra vez.Shit! I've burnt dinner again.la he cagado
I've screwed up, I've really messed upexpressionvulgarLiterally 'I've shat it'; used to admit a serious mistake. Very direct and self-critical, but natural in informal speech.
La he cagado diciéndole la verdad sin pensármelo dos veces.I've screwed up by telling her the truth without thinking it through.
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