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Season 5 · Episode 9
The Sting
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to followon Hulu
The Planet Express crew attempt the mission that killed the last crew: raiding a massive alien beehive for its honey.
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miel
honeynoun (feminine)Le puse una cucharada de miel al té para endulzarlo.I added a spoonful of honey to the tea to sweeten it.misión
missionnoun (feminine)El equipo completó la misión antes del plazo establecido.The team completed the mission before the established deadline.jalea real
royal jellynoun phrase (feminine)La jalea real es la única fuente de alimento de la abeja reina.Royal jelly is the sole food source of the queen bee.reina
queennoun (feminine)La abeja reina puede vivir varios años, mucho más que las obreras.The queen bee can live several years, far longer than the worker bees.tripulación
crewnoun (feminine)La tripulación del barco tenía experiencia en rutas internacionales.The ship's crew had experience on international routes.apestar
to stink / to be terrible at somethingexpressioncolloquialLiterally means to smell bad, but used figuratively throughout the episode to mean being incompetent or useless. The figurative use is very common in casual Latin American speech.
Mi equipo apestó en el torneo; perdimos todos los partidos.My team stank at the tournament; we lost every game.panal
honeycomb / beehivenoun (masculine)Los apicultores retiran el panal con cuidado para no dañar a las abejas.Beekeepers remove the honeycomb carefully so as not to harm the bees.aguijón
stingernoun (masculine)La abeja dejó su aguijón en el brazo del niño.The bee left its stinger in the child's arm.coma
comanoun (masculine)El médico explicó que el paciente lleva dos semanas en coma.The doctor explained that the patient has been in a coma for two weeks.a pescar
go fish / go figure / get lost (dismissive send-off)expressioncolloquialUsed as a dismissive phrase to tell someone to go away or take a hike, similar to 'go fly a kite' in English. The literal image of 'go fishing' is entirely incidental; the phrase signals rejection or ridicule.
¿Que me prestes dinero otra vez? ¡A pescar!You want me to lend you money again? Get lost!
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