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Season 6 · Episode 8
That Darn Katz!
B2LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to followon Hulu
Earth is invaded by a race of intelligent cats.
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Fonfon Ru
a soul-bonded romantic partner; a term specific to Kif's amphibiosan culture meaning the one whose touch imprints lifeexpressionA fictional cultural term from the show's alien lore, but functions in the dialogue as an untranslatable bond-word similar to 'soulmate' with a legal and biological dimension. Used earnestly by characters, never ironically.
En la tradición de su pueblo, el Fonfon Ru es la persona cuyo contacto determina el destino de tu descendencia.In the tradition of his people, the Fonfon Ru is the person whose touch determines the fate of your offspring.bolsas de carne
meat bags; a dehumanizing term robots use to refer to biological/human beingsexpressioncolloquialUsed exclusively by robots toward humans in this dialogue. The insult is non-compositional in tone: knowing the individual words does not tell you it functions as a fixed derogatory label for organic life, equivalent to calling humans 'flesh sacks'.
El robot se negó a obedecer y les gritó a los técnicos: '¡No voy a trabajar para ustedes, bolsas de carne!'The robot refused to obey and shouted at the technicians: 'I'm not going to work for you, meat bags!'duelo
duel; also grief/mourningnoun (m)Los dos caballeros se encontraron al amanecer para resolver su disputa en un duelo.The two gentlemen met at dawn to settle their dispute in a duel.reto
challengenoun (m)Acepté el reto aunque sabía que sería difícil ganarlo.I accepted the challenge even though I knew it would be hard to win.anomalía
anomaly, irregularitynoun (f)Los científicos detectaron una anomalía en los datos del experimento.The scientists detected an anomaly in the experiment's data.perverso
perverted, wicked, depravedadjEl cuento presenta a un villano perverso que disfruta hacerles daño a los demás.The story features a depraved villain who enjoys harming others.compromiso
commitment; also obligation or engagementnoun (m)Después de dos años de novios, finalmente se comprometieron y fijaron una fecha.After two years of dating, they finally made a commitment and set a date.celos
jealousynoun (m pl)Los celos pueden destruir una relación si no se hablan con honestidad.Jealousy can destroy a relationship if it is not discussed honestly.
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genitáculos
genital-tentacles; a portmanteau blending 'genitales' and 'tentáculos'expressionvulgarA coined word in the script formed by blending two Spanish nouns. The humor relies on recognizing both component words while being surprised by the merge. Appears as a plot-revealing correction of the word 'tentáculos'.
El biólogo marino tuvo que inventar un término nuevo porque ninguna palabra existente describía esa extraña estructura: la llamó 'genitáculo'.The marine biologist had to coin a new term because no existing word described that strange structure: he called it a 'genitáculo'.
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