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Season 1 · Episode 5
A Carpet
C1ArgentineFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 60 min
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Argentineon Amazon Prime VideoFighting between life and death, Yosi goes to Saúl, who agrees to help him repay him a debt he owed on the first trip they made together. In that trip, Yosi makes some surprising discoveries about his father-in-law’s business, and a dramatic event drives them closer.
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suero
saline solution / IV dripnoun (masculine)La enfermera conectó el suero antes de que llegara el médico.The nurse connected the IV drip before the doctor arrived.causa
legal case / criminal casenoun (feminine)Le abrieron una causa por evasión impositiva.They opened a criminal case against him for tax evasion.alfombra
rug / carpetnoun (feminine)Las alfombras tejidas a mano pueden valer miles de dólares.Hand-woven rugs can be worth thousands of dollars.expediente
case file / official dossiernoun (masculine)El abogado pidió acceso a todos los expedientes del caso.The lawyer requested access to all the case files.colimba
compulsory military service (Argentina)noun (feminine)Su padre hizo la colimba en los años setenta.His father did compulsory military service in the seventies.hacer buena letra
to behave well / to play nice / to stay on good behavior to win favorexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to write nicely'. Implies behaving strategically to avoid conflict or regain trust, often temporarily and not entirely sincerely.
Después de llegar tarde tantas veces, ahora está haciendo buena letra con el jefe.After being late so many times, he's now playing nice with the boss.pasar factura
to make someone pay / to hold something against someoneexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to send an invoice'. Used figuratively when someone demands compensation, emotional or otherwise, for a past grievance or mistake.
Por años no dijo nada, pero ahora le está pasando factura por todo.For years she said nothing, but now she's making him pay for everything.carpetazo
a thick dossier of compromising information used for blackmail or leverageexpressioncolloquialFrom 'carpeta' (folder/binder). In Argentine political and criminal slang, a 'carpetazo' is a collection of damaging material compiled to pressure or blackmail someone, typically a public figure.
Dicen que tiene un carpetazo sobre varios senadores.They say he has a thick blackmail file on several senators.tobillera
ankle monitoring braceletnoun (feminine)Salió en libertad condicional pero con tobillera electrónica.He was released on parole but with an electronic ankle bracelet.fusil
riflenoun (masculine)Los soldados dejaron los fusiles afuera del cuartel.The soldiers left the rifles outside the barracks.grabación
recordingnoun (feminine)Las grabaciones demostraron que había mentido en el juicio.The recordings proved that he had lied at the trial.
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potz
idiot / fool / useless person (Yiddish-origin insult used in Argentine Jewish community)expressionvulgarBorrowed from Yiddish into Argentine Spanish, particularly in the Jewish community of Buenos Aires. Used as a dismissive insult implying someone is worthless or contemptible.
No me explico cómo ese potz llegó a gerente.I can't figure out how that fool ended up as manager.
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