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Season 5 · Episode 4
The Body
Elite
C1Castilian50 min
CastilianWhile helping her father with an auction, Mencía makes a shocking discovery. Outside of the event, Omar is surprised by what he finds in the water.
Expressions to listen for
10que te jodanscrew you, go to hell
vulgarAppears ~1× in this episode
Extremely blunt dismissal used to cut someone off completely. Said in anger or contempt; not softened in any way.
Cuando le dijo que no le iba a pagar, le respondió que le jodan y colgó el teléfono.When he told her he wasn't going to pay her, she told him to go to hell and hung up.
puñalada traperastab in the back, treacherous betrayal
colloquialAppears ~1× in this episode
Fixed idiom for a covert, unexpected betrayal by someone trusted. 'Trapero/a' historically referred to underhanded dealings; the full phrase is always figurative.
Contarle eso al jefe sin avisarme antes fue una auténtica puñalada trapera.Telling the boss that without warning me first was a real stab in the back.
a tomar por culoto hell with it, stuff it
vulgarAppears ~1× in this episode
Very strong expression of rejection or frustration. Used to abandon something decisively or tell someone/something to get lost. Very common in spoken informal registers.
Después de tantos problemas, mandó el proyecto a tomar por culo.After so many problems, she told the project to go to hell.
me cago endamn it, bloody hell (expression of frustration)
vulgarAppears ~1× in this episode
Literally scatological but functions as a general intensifier of irritation or anger. Followed by a noun: 'me cago en tu madre', 'me cago en todo'. Ubiquitous in heated speech.
Se le cayó el café encima del teclado y exclamó: '¡Me cago en todo!'He spilled coffee on his keyboard and exclaimed: 'Damn it all!'
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estar hasta las naricesto be fed up, to have had it up to here
colloquialAppears ~1× in this episode
Idiomatic for reaching the limit of one's patience. Interchangeable with 'estar hasta el gorro' or 'estar harto/a', but more vivid and conversational.
Estoy hasta las narices de que siempre llegues tarde a las reuniones.I'm fed up with you always being late to meetings.
Key vocabulary
17subasta·auction
noun (f)essential
La subasta de arte recaudó miles de euros para obras benéficas.The art auction raised thousands of euros for charitable causes.
recaudación·proceeds, funds raised
noun (f)essential