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Season 3 · Episode 6
Blood Ties
Gran Hotel
B2Castilian75 min
CastilianJulio and Alicia discover the gold knife killer is willing to do anything to keep his identity a secret. Angela's younger sister shows up at the hotel.
Expressions to listen for
9fulanaloose woman / woman of low repute (derogatory term for a woman, implying she uses sex for gain)
vulgarAppears ~2× in this episode
Strongly offensive. Used in the episode as a deliberate insult by one character toward another woman. 'Fulano/a' in neutral contexts can simply mean 'so-and-so', but with the tone and context found here it becomes a derogatory slur. Learners should recognise it but handle it with care.
No me gusta cómo le habla; siempre la llama fulana delante de todos.I don't like how he talks to her; he always calls her a slut in front of everyone.
meterse donde no le llamanto stick one's nose in / to interfere where one isn't wanted
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pelandruscatramp / loose woman (highly insulting, archaic-flavoured term for a woman of supposed loose morals)
vulgarAppears ~1× in this episode
Old-fashioned and strongly pejorative. Rarer than 'fulana' but used in the episode with full contemptuous force. Learners will likely not produce this, but should recognise it as a severe insult.
Le gritó 'pelandrusca' en plena calle y todo el mundo se quedó mirando.He yelled 'tramp' at her in the middle of the street and everyone stared.
Key vocabulary
17el asesino·murderer / killer / assassin
noun (m)essential
La policía tardó meses en identificar al asesino.The police took months to identify the murderer.
el documento·document / legal paper
noun (m)essential