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Season 2 · Episode 4
Return to the Past
C1Castilian60 min
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Castilianon ViX PremiumThe mystery surrounding the death of Alicia's father grows as Julio makes a new discovery. A man shows up at the hotel with strong connections to Andres.
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manco
one-handed, one-armed; a person missing a hand or armadjective / noun (masculine)El carpintero manco aprendió a trabajar la madera con una sola mano con gran habilidad.The one-handed carpenter learned to work wood with a single hand with great skill.heredar
to inheritverbAl morir su abuelo, heredó una casa enorme en el campo.When his grandfather died, he inherited a huge house in the countryside.exhumar
to exhume, to dig up a bodyverbLas autoridades decidieron exhumar el cuerpo para determinar la causa real de la muerte.The authorities decided to exhume the body to determine the real cause of death.certificado de defunción
death certificatenoun phrase (masculine)Sin el certificado de defunción, no pudimos tramitar la herencia.Without the death certificate, we couldn't process the inheritance.falsificar
to falsify, to forgeverbEl contador falsificó los documentos para ocultar el dinero robado.The accountant falsified the documents to hide the stolen money.reconocer
to acknowledge legally, to recognize (a child or person as one's own)verbEl padre decidió reconocer al niño ante el registro civil.The father decided to legally acknowledge the child at the civil registry.ruina
financial ruin, bankruptcynoun (feminine)Tras varios negocios fallidos, la familia quedó en la ruina.After several failed businesses, the family was left in financial ruin.sonsacar
to worm information out of someone, to get someone to spillexpressioncolloquialImplies extracting information from someone who is reluctant to share it, through persistence, charm, or cunning. The person being sonsacado does not realize they are being manipulated.
Le costó horas, pero al final le sonsacó la verdad a su hermano.It took her hours, but she finally wormed the truth out of her brother.nodriza
wet nursenoun (feminine)En el siglo XIX era común contratar a una nodriza para amamantar a los bebés de las familias adineradas.In the 19th century it was common to hire a wet nurse to breastfeed babies of wealthy families.
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