Iosi, el espía arrepentido S01E05: Spanish study pack

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Iosi, el espía arrepentido S01E05: Spanish study pack

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geltsmoney (Yiddish-origin slang)

colloquial

From Yiddish 'gelt'. Used informally in the Buenos Aires Jewish community to refer to money, often in business or deal-making contexts.

Al final del negocio siempre aparece alguien pidiendo sus gelts.At the end of any deal, someone always shows up asking for their money.

pinchar un faxto tap / intercept a fax line

colloquial

'Pinchar' in this context means to wiretap or intercept a communications line. The same verb is used for tapping phones. Refers to clandestine surveillance of communications.

Sospechaban que alguien les había pinchado la línea del fax.They suspected someone had tapped their fax line.

cuidarse el culoto cover one's ass / to protect oneself

vulgar

Very direct, crude expression for self-protection against risk or exposure. Common in informal speech between people who trust each other.

Firmó todo por duplicado para cuidarse el culo si algo salía mal.He signed everything in duplicate to cover his ass if anything went wrong.

emparcharto patch up / to stitch someone up (medical, informal)

colloquial

From 'parche' (patch). Used informally for emergency or improvised medical treatment, often suggesting conditions that are far from ideal.

Lo emparcharon como pudieron hasta que llegó la ambulancia.They patched him up as best they could until the ambulance arrived.

pegarse un tiroto shoot oneself / to take one's own life by gunshot

colloquial

Literal phrase used conversationally to refer to suicide by firearm. The register is notably matter-of-fact in this context, reflecting a hardened, unsentimental tone between the speakers.

Nadie esperaba que un hombre tan fuerte terminara pegándose un tiro.Nobody expected such a strong man to end up shooting himself.

idiotas útilesuseful idiots (people manipulated into serving someone else's agenda)

colloquial

A fixed political expression, widely used in Argentine journalistic and political speech. Refers to people who are exploited by those in power without realizing it, then discarded.

Los activistas sin información terminan siendo los idiotas útiles del sistema.Activists without information end up being the system's useful idiots.

pescado podridorotten fish / a discredited or foul story (something nobody should believe)

colloquial

Used figuratively to describe a narrative or piece of information that is so obviously false or discredited that accepting it is shameful. The emphasis is on the absurdity of believing it.

Ese rumor es un pescado podrido que nadie con dos dedos de frente acepta.That rumor is rotten fish that nobody with half a brain accepts.