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Season 3 · Episode 9
The First Day
C1Castilian60 min
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Castilianon ViX PremiumIn the aftermath of the explosion, Alicia is abducted. The hotel, turned into a makeshift hospital, struggles to cope with numerous injured.
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secuestrar
to kidnap, to abductverbLa policía investiga quién pudo secuestrar al empresario la semana pasada.The police are investigating who could have kidnapped the businessman last week.indulto
pardon, reprievenoun (m)El rey concedió un indulto a varios presos el día de la fiesta nacional.The king granted a pardon to several prisoners on the national holiday.metralla
shrapnelnoun (f)Le extrajeron varios fragmentos de metralla del brazo tras la explosión.Several fragments of shrapnel were extracted from his arm after the explosion.deserción
desertion (military)noun (f)El soldado fue acusado de deserción por abandonar su puesto durante el combate.The soldier was accused of desertion for abandoning his post during combat.hemorragia
haemorrhage, severe bleedingnoun (f)Los médicos lograron detener la hemorragia a tiempo.The doctors managed to stop the haemorrhage in time.gobernanta
housekeeper (hotel), head of housekeepingnoun (f)La gobernanta supervisa a todas las doncellas del hotel y organiza los turnos.The housekeeper supervises all the chambermaids in the hotel and organises the shifts.pelotón de fusilamiento
firing squadnoun phrase (m)La novela describe la espera de un condenado ante el pelotón de fusilamiento.The novel describes the wait of a condemned man before the firing squad.dar un susto de muerte
to scare someone half to deathexpressioncolloquialA fixed hyperbolic expression for being badly frightened. Very natural and common in everyday spoken language.
El gato saltó de detrás de la puerta y me dio un susto de muerte.The cat jumped out from behind the door and scared me half to death.de hoy en siete días
a week from today, seven days from nowexpressionformalA formal and slightly archaic way to express a date exactly one week away. More common in official or legal registers than in everyday speech.
La vista oral tendrá lugar de hoy en siete días.The oral hearing will take place a week from today.
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hijo de puta
son of a bitchexpressionvulgarA strong insult, used in moments of intense anger or betrayal. Widely understood and broadly heard in colloquial speech, but considered highly offensive in formal or mixed company.
Cuando descubrió que le habían robado el coche, soltó un '¡hijo de puta!' sin poder contenerse.When he found out his car had been stolen, he let out a 'son of a bitch!' without being able to hold back.
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