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Season 5 · Episode 6
Can't Buy My Love
Elite
C1Castilian50 min
CastilianThe students auction off dates to raise money for Samuel's bail, but the results of the bidding cause more than one broken heart.
Expressions to listen for
10qué vano way, not at all, far from it
colloquialAppears ~4× in this episode
A very common dismissal or contradiction in everyday speech. Used to deny or downplay what was just said.
¿Estás cansado? Qué va, podría seguir corriendo una hora más.Are you tired? No way, I could keep running for another hour.
ni de coñaabsolutely not, no chance in hell
vulgarAppears ~2× in this episode
Very strong negation, widely used in informal speech. Emphatic and categorical refusal.
¿Vas a disculparte con él después de lo que hizo? Ni de coña.Are you going to apologise to him after what he did? Absolutely not.
mover el culoto get moving, to pull one's finger out
vulgarAppears ~2× in this episode
Blunt way to tell someone to stop being passive and take action. Used in frustration.
Si quieres aprobar el examen, tendrás que mover el culo y ponerte a estudiar.If you want to pass the exam, you'll have to get moving and start studying.
mi coñomy arse (used as an exclamation of disbelief or dismissal)
vulgarAppears ~2× in this episode
A vulgar interjection expressing angry rejection of what was just said. Follows the word or phrase being dismissed: 'Estrategias, mi coño.'
¿Que no tienes dinero? El dinero, mi coño, si te acabo de ver sacar el monedero.You have no money? My arse, I literally just saw you take out your wallet.
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estar forradoto be loaded, to be filthy rich
colloquialAppears ~2× in this episode
Informal adjective describing someone very wealthy. 'Estar forrada' is the feminine form.
Su familia lleva décadas en el negocio inmobiliario; están forrados.His family has been in the property business for decades; they're loaded.
Key vocabulary
18la fianza·bail (legal deposit to secure release from custody)
noun (f)essential
El juez fijó la fianza en veinte mil euros para que el acusado pudiera salir de prisión.The judge set bail at twenty thousand euros so the defendant could leave prison.
la tarjeta SIM·SIM card (used here as a data-storage device containing incriminating files)
noun phrase (f)essential