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Season 3 · Episode 11
The Cyber House Rules
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to followon Hulu
Leela meets up with her former orphanarium playmate Adlai Atkins, now a plastic surgeon, who offers to grant Leela surgery that will give her two eyes. Meanwhile, Bender adopts twelve orphans in order to collect $1200 in government stipends.
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huérfano
orphannounEl pequeño huérfano fue adoptado por una familia del barrio.The little orphan was adopted by a family from the neighborhood.orfanato
orphanagenounElla creció en un orfanato al norte de la ciudad.She grew up in an orphanage in the north of the city.adoptar
to adoptverbLa pareja decidió adoptar a una niña después de años de intentarlo.The couple decided to adopt a girl after years of trying.cíclope
cyclops (used as a taunting nickname)expressioncolloquialWhile literally the mythological one-eyed giant, its repeated use in the dialogue as a nickname functions as a taunt or slur directed at a character with one eye. Used mockingly in this register rather than descriptively.
Los niños le gritaban cíclope al chico que usaba un parche en el ojo.The kids would shout 'cyclops' at the boy who wore an eye patch.cirugía
surgerynounEl médico le explicó los riesgos de la cirugía antes de proceder.The doctor explained the risks of the surgery before proceeding.estipendio
stipend, government allowancenounEl gobierno otorga un estipendio mensual a las familias con hijos adoptados.The government gives a monthly stipend to families with adopted children.reunión
reunion, meetingnounDespués de diez años, organizaron una reunión de excompañeros de clase.After ten years, they organized a reunion of former classmates.abandono
abandonmentnounLas autoridades investigaron el caso de abandono del menor.Authorities investigated the child abandonment case.deshacerse de
to get rid ofexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to undo oneself of', but the idiomatic meaning is to rid oneself of something or someone, often implying urgency or that the thing is a burden. The reflexive construction and the non-compositional meaning trip up learners.
Necesito deshacerme de toda esta ropa que ya no me queda.I need to get rid of all these clothes that don't fit me anymore.
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