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Season 3 · Episode 12
Insane in the Mainframe
B2LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to followon Hulu
Accused of robbing a bank, Fry and Bender plead insanity and are both sent to a robot insane asylum. While Bender and his buddy Roberto plan an escape, Fry is brainwashed into thinking that he is a robot.
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jubilación
retirement, retirement fundnoun (f)Mi abuela cobró su jubilación durante veinte años.My grandmother collected her retirement pension for twenty years.manicomio
psychiatric hospital, asylumnoun (m)La película transcurre en un antiguo manicomio abandonado.The film takes place in an old abandoned asylum.asalto
robbery, hold-upnoun (m)El asalto al banco ocurrió en plena tarde.The bank robbery happened in broad daylight.rehén
hostagenoun (m/f)La policía negoció durante horas para liberar a los rehenes.The police negotiated for hours to free the hostages.internado
committed (to an institution), admittedadjective/past participleEl paciente fue internado en la clínica por dos semanas.The patient was admitted to the clinic for two weeks.colorado
red-faced one, redhead (used as a teasing nickname)expressioncolloquialLiterally 'colored red'. Used in Latin America as a nickname for someone who blushes easily or has reddish coloring. The tone is mocking or familiar depending on context. Not a neutral descriptor.
Oye, colorado, ¿por qué te ponés así cuando te hablan?Hey, red-face, why do you get like that when people talk to you?declarar
to testify, to give a statementverbEl testigo se negó a declarar ante el juez.The witness refused to testify before the judge.toma de rehenes
hostage situation, hostage-takingexpressionA fixed compound noun used in news and legal language. Not something a learner would necessarily assemble from 'tomar' plus 'rehén' in real time, since 'toma' here functions as a nominalized action rather than an obvious derivative.
La toma de rehenes duró casi doce horas antes de resolverse.The hostage situation lasted almost twelve hours before it was resolved.
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