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Season 3 · Episode 4
Family Album
B2Castilian60 min
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Castilianon ViX PremiumMagician Houdini pays the hotel a visit and offers Julio a new lead into Don Carlos murder. Former maitre Benjamin makes a surprising return to the hotel.
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secuestrar
to kidnap, to abductverbLos criminales secuestraron al empresario y pidieron un rescate millonario.The criminals kidnapped the businessman and demanded a million-dollar ransom.envenenar
to poisonverbEl médico sospechaba que alguien había envenenado la comida del paciente.The doctor suspected that someone had poisoned the patient's food.caja fuerte
safe, strongboxnoun (feminine)Guardaron los documentos importantes en la caja fuerte de la oficina.They stored the important documents in the office safe.petaca
hip flask, small flask for liquornoun (feminine)Mi abuelo siempre llevaba una petaca de plata en el bolsillo del saco.My grandfather always carried a silver hip flask in his jacket pocket.coartada
alibinoun (feminine)El sospechoso presentó una coartada sólida: estaba en otra ciudad esa noche.The suspect presented a solid alibi: he was in another city that night.reconocer
to acknowledge, to recognize (a child as one's own, or a fact)verbEl hombre decidió reconocer legalmente a su hija ante un juez.The man decided to legally acknowledge his daughter before a judge.tender una trampa
to set a trap for someone, to frame someoneexpressionA fixed verb phrase. While 'trampa' (trap) is known, 'tender' in this sense (to lay/set) is not its most common use, and the combined phrase specifically means to deliberately deceive or frame someone. Very common in crime and intrigue contexts.
Sus socios le tendieron una trampa para quedarse con su parte del negocio.His partners set a trap for him to take his share of the business.cubrir
to cover for someone, to protect someone by hiding the truthexpressioncolloquialIn interpersonal contexts, 'cubrir' means to cover for someone by concealing their actions or making excuses. This social meaning is distinct from the plain sense of physically covering something and is not reliably guessable from the base word alone.
Sus amigos lo cubrieron cuando llegó tarde, diciéndole al jefe que había estado enfermo.His friends covered for him when he arrived late, telling the boss he had been sick.autopsia
autopsy, post-mortem examinationnoun (feminine)Los resultados de la autopsia confirmaron que la muerte no había sido accidental.The autopsy results confirmed that the death had not been accidental.hacerse a la idea
to come to terms with something, to get used to the ideaexpressioncolloquialA fixed reflexive phrase meaning to mentally accept or adjust to a reality, especially an unwelcome one. The construction is non-compositional: 'hacerse' here does not mean 'to make oneself' in any literal sense.
Tardé meses en hacerme a la idea de que ya no vivíamos en la misma ciudad.It took me months to come to terms with the fact that we no longer lived in the same city.dar pie a
to give rise to, to provide grounds for, to invite or encourage somethingexpressionA fixed verb phrase. 'Pie' (foot) has no transparent connection to its idiomatic meaning of 'occasion' or 'grounds'. Used to describe actions that inadvertently or deliberately create the conditions for something else, often something undesirable.
Sus comentarios dieron pie a una larga discusión sobre el tema en la reunión.His comments gave rise to a long discussion about the topic in the meeting.
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