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Season 3 · Episode 4
Time of the Enlightened
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Castilianon ViX PremiumIn the present-day Prado Museum, an invisible force slashes Goya's "Nude Maja," sending the Ministry to 1799 to convince the artist to repaint it.
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inclusa
foundling hospital, orphanage (historical)noun (f)Muchos niños abandonados en el siglo XIX acababan en la inclusa municipal, donde las condiciones eran muy duras.Many abandoned children in the 19th century ended up in the municipal foundling hospital, where conditions were very harsh.inquisición
Inquisitionnoun (f)La Inquisición tenía potestad para juzgar a quienes se apartaran de la doctrina católica.The Inquisition had the authority to judge those who strayed from Catholic doctrine.ilustrado
enlightened; a person of the Enlightenment, intellectualadjective / noun (m)Los ilustrados del siglo XVIII defendían la razón y la ciencia frente a la superstición.The intellectuals of the 18th century championed reason and science against superstition.expedición
expeditionnoun (f)La expedición científica tardó tres años en recorrer todos los territorios del continente.The scientific expedition took three years to travel through all the territories on the continent.sociedad secreta
secret societynoun phrase (f)La sociedad secreta llevaba años infiltrando las instituciones del Estado sin que nadie lo supiera.The secret society had been infiltrating state institutions for years without anyone knowing.en pelotas
stark naked, in the nudeexpressioncolloquialDerived from 'en pellote', an old garment term, not from 'pelota' (ball) as speakers often assume. Commonly used in informal speech to mean completely undressed. Not considered strongly vulgar but not appropriate in formal contexts.
Se metió al mar en pelotas porque hacía tanto calor que no le importó nada.He went into the sea stark naked because it was so hot he didn't care at all.ir al grano
to get to the pointexpressioncolloquialVery common fixed expression used to tell someone to stop preamble and say what they mean. Can be used as a mild rebuke or simply as a practical request.
Venga, ve al grano de una vez, que llevamos diez minutos con rodeos.Come on, get to the point for once, we've been going around in circles for ten minutes.valido
royal favourite, chief minister (historical)noun (m)El valido del rey tenía más poder real que el propio monarca en muchas decisiones de Estado.The king's chief minister held more real power than the monarch himself in many affairs of state.exilio
exilenoun (m)Muchos intelectuales españoles del siglo XX vivieron en el exilio durante décadas.Many Spanish intellectuals of the 20th century lived in exile for decades.éramos pocos y parió la abuela
just when things couldn't get more complicated, something else comes along; as if things weren't bad enough alreadyexpressioncolloquialFixed humorous expression used when an already difficult situation gets yet another unwelcome complication. Mildly ironic in tone. Very characteristically colloquial.
Ya teníamos el ordenador roto y la impresora sin tóner, y éramos pocos y parió la abuela: se fue la luz.We already had a broken computer and a printer with no toner, and as if that wasn't enough, the power went out.
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