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Season 3 · Episode 3
The Kidnapping
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Castilianon ViX PremiumAs a member of the Alarcon family learns of Julio and Alicia's affair, Julio finds himself blackmailed into another dangerous scheme.
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el secuestro / secuestrar
kidnapping / to kidnapnoun (m) / verbLa policía investigó el secuestro del empresario durante semanas.The police investigated the businessman's kidnapping for weeks.el rescate
ransom; rescuenoun (m)La familia se negó a pagar el rescate exigido por los secuestradores.The family refused to pay the ransom demanded by the kidnappers.la nulidad
annulment (of a marriage)noun (f)Ella solicitó la nulidad matrimonial ante el tribunal eclesiástico.She applied for a marriage annulment before the ecclesiastical court.el veneno / envenenado
poison / poisonednoun (m) / adjectiveEl forense confirmó que la víctima había sido envenenada con arsénico.The forensic examiner confirmed that the victim had been poisoned with arsenic.la caja fuerte
safe, strongboxnoun (f)El director guardó todos los contratos en la caja fuerte de su oficina.The director kept all the contracts in his office safe.el testimonio
testimony, statementnoun (m)Su testimonio ante el juez resultó decisivo para el resultado del juicio.Her testimony before the judge proved decisive for the outcome of the trial.meter en un lío
to get someone into trouble, to drag someone into a messexpressioncolloquialLío (mess, trouble) is extremely common in everyday speech. Meterse en un lío (to get oneself into trouble) and meter a alguien en un lío (to drag someone into it) are both high-frequency.
No quiero que me metas en ningún lío con el jefe, así que mantente al margen.I don't want you getting me into any trouble with the boss, so stay out of it.ni se le ocurra
don't even think about it, don't you dareexpressioncolloquialA sharp prohibition formed with the subjunctive of ocurrírsele (to occur to someone). Strong in register without being vulgar, signals real authority or warning between speakers.
Ni se te ocurra marcharte sin terminar el informe.Don't even think about leaving without finishing the report.quedamos en
we agreed to, we arranged toexpressioncolloquialQuedar en + infinitive is the everyday way to say two or more people have made an arrangement. More casual and conversational than acordar.
Quedamos en vernos a las ocho en la puerta del cine.We agreed to meet at eight o'clock at the cinema entrance.la custodia
custody (of a child)noun (f)El juzgado otorgó la custodia del niño a la madre tras el divorcio.The court awarded custody of the child to the mother after the divorce.
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