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Season 1 · Episode 5
The Death
Green Frontier
C1Colombian40 min
ColombianHelena and a local cop willing to help her bring the prisoner back to town. A flashback examines Helena's birth and mission.
Expressions to listen for
9hijueputason of a bitch (extremely strong insult)
vulgar
One of the most common strong insults in Colombian Spanish. Appears in many phonetic spellings: hijoeputa, hijueputa, hijuepucha (softened). Can be directed at a person or used as a general exclamation of anger or frustration. Very high frequency in heated confrontations.
Cuando le rayaron el carro, soltó un '¡hijueputa!' y golpeó el volante.When his car got scratched, he shouted 'son of a bitch!' and hit the steering wheel.
huevónidiot, dumbass (insult, but also affectionate between close friends depending on tone)
vulgar
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estar vuelto mierdato be beaten up, to be in really bad shape (physically or emotionally)
vulgarAppears ~1× in this episode
A graphic colloquial phrase indicating someone or something is completely destroyed or exhausted. Common in Colombian speech to describe a person who has been badly hurt or an object that is broken beyond use.
Después de la pelea quedó vuelto mierda, con la cara llena de golpes.After the fight he was in terrible shape, his face covered in bruises.
Key vocabulary
17selva·jungle, rainforest
noun (f)essential
La selva tropical alberga miles de especies que no existen en ningún otro lugar.The tropical jungle is home to thousands of species that exist nowhere else.
refuerzos·backup, reinforcements
noun (m, plural)essential