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Season 2 · Episode 1
Lights and Shadows
B2Castilian60 min
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Castilianon ViX PremiumThe lavish period drama returns with more twists, heartache, deaths and deceptions. Julio makes a discovery that indicates Andres' fate was no accident.
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el parto
childbirth, labournoun (m)El parto duró más de doce horas, pero tanto la madre como el bebé estaban bien.The labour lasted more than twelve hours, but both the mother and the baby were fine.la huella
fingerprint, footprint, tracenoun (f)La policía encontró huellas dactilares en el cristal roto de la ventana.The police found fingerprints on the broken window glass.la descarga eléctrica
electric shocknoun phrase (f)El electricista sufrió una descarga eléctrica al tocar el cable pelado.The electrician suffered an electric shock when he touched the bare wire.la matrona / la comadrona
midwifenoun (f)La matrona llegó a tiempo para atender el nacimiento del bebé.The midwife arrived in time to attend the birth of the baby.manipular
to tamper with, to manipulateverbAlguien había manipulado el freno del coche para provocar un accidente.Someone had tampered with the car's brake to cause an accident.el heredero
heirnoun (m)El heredero del negocio familiar tomó las riendas cuando su padre se jubiló.The heir to the family business took the reins when his father retired.el cinematógrafo
cinematograph (early film projector/camera)noun (m)El cinematógrafo fue uno de los inventos más fascinantes de finales del siglo XIX.The cinematograph was one of the most fascinating inventions of the late nineteenth century.no se le caen los anillos
she doesn't think it's beneath her (lit. 'her rings don't fall off')expressioncolloquialUsed to say someone is willing to do a task that might seem below their status. Often heard with 'por' followed by an infinitive: 'no se le caen los anillos por fregar los platos'.
Mi jefe no se le caen los anillos por atender él mismo el teléfono cuando hace falta.My boss doesn't think it's beneath him to answer the phone himself when needed.en mala hora
at the worst possible moment, it was a bad ideaexpressioncolloquialExpresses regret about a decision or action that turned out badly. Often used to assign blame indirectly: 'en mala hora lo hizo', it was a mistake for them to have done it.
En mala hora acepté ese trabajo; no hago más que trabajar el doble por la mitad del sueldo.It was a terrible idea to take that job; all I do is work twice as hard for half the pay.no pinto nada aquí
I have no business being here / I don't belong hereexpressioncolloquialPintarse / pintar used negatively signals that someone's presence has no justification in a given place or situation. Very natural in spontaneous speech.
Un camarero no pinta nada en una reunión del consejo de dirección.A waiter has no business being at a board meeting.
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