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Season 3 · Episode 19
The Health of the Dead
B2Castilian60 min
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Castilianon ViX PremiumBelén is back from the dead and a recently resurrected and naive Andrés welcomes her with open arms. While the hotel seems to be filled with ghosts, we finally learn where Alicia is trapped.
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herencia
inheritance, legacynoun (f)Cuando murió su abuelo, los tres hijos se disputaron la herencia durante meses.When her grandfather died, the three children fought over the inheritance for months.detenido
arrested, detained, under arrestadjective / past participleEl sospechoso quedó detenido en comisaría a la espera del juez.The suspect was held at the police station pending the judge's decision.testamento
will, testamentnoun (m)El notario leyó el testamento ante toda la familia reunida en el salón.The notary read the will in front of the whole family gathered in the living room.cadáver
corpse, bodynoun (m)Los bomberos encontraron el cadáver entre los escombros del edificio.The firefighters found the body among the rubble of the building.hacerse cargo
to take charge, to handle something, to be aware of a situationexpressionHas two distinct meanings depending on context. It can mean 'to take responsibility for' a task or person, or 'to grasp/understand' a situation (closer to 'realise the weight of something'). Context distinguishes which sense is meant.
Cuando su jefa se puso enferma, él se hizo cargo de todo el departamento.When his manager fell ill, he took charge of the entire department.acusado
accused, defendantnoun (m) / adjectiveEl acusado mantuvo la calma durante todo el juicio.The defendant remained calm throughout the entire trial.pasadizo
secret passage, corridor, tunnelnoun (m)Detrás de la estantería había un pasadizo que comunicaba las dos alas del palacio.Behind the bookcase there was a secret passage connecting the two wings of the palace.dar por muerto
to write someone off as dead, to assume someone is deadexpressionUsed when people conclude, incorrectly or prematurely, that someone has died. The phrase is notable because 'dar por' plus a past participle is a productive Spanish structure meaning 'to consider as' or 'to treat as', which is not obvious from the individual words alone.
Después de dos semanas sin noticias, ya lo daban por muerto.After two weeks without news, they had already written him off as dead.descubrirse
to give oneself away, to reveal oneselfexpressionIn this reflexive use, does not mean to uncover or to take off a hat. It means to inadvertently expose one's true identity, guilt, or intentions. Common in investigative or deceptive contexts.
El ladrón se descubrió cuando mencionó un detalle que solo el culpable podía saber.The thief gave himself away when he mentioned a detail that only the guilty party could have known.indulto
pardon, reprieve (from a sentence)noun (m)El presidente firmó el indulto y el preso salió libre esa misma tarde.The president signed the pardon and the prisoner was freed that very afternoon.querida
mistress (romantic, kept woman)noun (f)En la novela, el protagonista mantenía en secreto a su querida en otro barrio.In the novel, the protagonist secretly kept his mistress in another neighbourhood.
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