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Season 3 · Episode 7
Circle of Noon
C1Castilian60 min
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Castilianon ViX PremiumAlicia and Julio finally track down Don Carlos' killer. Dona Teresa has a change of heart regarding Andres' future. But her proposal comes with a price.
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frasco
bottle / vial / small flasknoun (m.)Guardó el medicamento en un frasco de cristal pequeño.She stored the medicine in a small glass bottle.incapacitación
legal incapacitation / declaration of legal incompetencenoun (f.)El juez estudió el expediente de incapacitación del anciano.The judge examined the file for the old man's legal incapacitation.huellas
fingerprints / footprints / tracesnoun (f. pl.)La policía encontró huellas dactilares en el vaso.The police found fingerprints on the glass.desertar
to desert (military)verbEl soldado desertó antes de llegar al frente de batalla.The soldier deserted before reaching the front line.sentencia
court ruling / sentence / judgmentnoun (f.)La sentencia del juez fue inapelable y se cumplió de inmediato.The judge's ruling was final and was carried out immediately.salpicar
to taint / to implicate (someone in a scandal)expressionLiterally means to splash or spatter. Used figuratively when a scandal or wrongdoing spreads to affect others who were not directly involved. The figurative sense is not derivable from the literal meaning alone without context.
El escándalo financiero acabó salpicando a varios políticos inocentes.The financial scandal ended up tainting several innocent politicians.dar el pésame
to offer one's condolencesexpressionformalA fixed social ritual phrase. While pésame appears in vocabulary, the fixed verbal construction dar el pésame is a culturally obligatory formula used at funerals and on hearing of a death. It is not compositionally guessable: dar (to give) plus pésame does not signal the full ritual meaning to a learner.
Llamó por teléfono para dar el pésame a la familia en nombre de toda la empresa.She called to offer condolences to the family on behalf of the whole company.chantajear
to blackmailverbIntentaron chantajearle con unas fotos comprometedoras.They tried to blackmail him with some compromising photos.salirse con la suya
to get away with it / to get one's own wayexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiomatic expression meaning to succeed in doing what one wanted, often despite opposition or when it involves getting away with something. The phrase is not compositionally transparent to a learner.
Siempre encuentra la manera de salirse con la suya, aunque nadie esté de acuerdo.He always finds a way to get his own way, even when nobody agrees.
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