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Season 1 · Episode 8
The Useful Idiot
C1ArgentineFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 60 min
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Argentineon Amazon Prime VideoYosi realizes he must move quickly if he wants to avoid being the scapegoat. But as he remembers the events during his time as a spy, the puzzle pieces start to fit, and reveal a devastating truth.
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embajada
embassynoun (f.)Hay una larga fila afuera de la embajada para pedir visas.There is a long line outside the embassy to apply for visas.quilombo
mess, chaos, serious problemexpressioncolloquialExtremely common in everyday Argentine speech. Conveys a situation that is chaotic, complicated, or deeply problematic. Intensity scales with context: a minor inconvenience or a full-blown crisis can both be a quilombo.
Se cortó la luz en plena reunión y se armó un quilombo tremendo.The power went out right in the middle of the meeting and it turned into a huge mess.escombros
rubble, debrisnoun (m. pl.)Los bomberos tardaron horas en sacar a las víctimas de los escombros.The firefighters spent hours pulling victims from the rubble.atentado
terrorist attacknoun (m.)El atentado destruyó varios edificios del centro.The attack destroyed several buildings in the city center.explosión
explosionnoun (f.)La explosión se escuchó desde varios kilómetros de distancia.The explosion could be heard from several kilometers away.custodia
security detail, guard, custodynoun (f.)La custodia del edificio fue reforzada después del incidente.The building's security detail was reinforced after the incident.Servicios de Inteligencia
Intelligence Servicesnoun phrase (m. pl.)Los Servicios de Inteligencia manejaban información clasificada.The Intelligence Services handled classified information.madrugó
got ahead of us, beat us to itexpressioncolloquialFrom madrugar (to get up early). Used figuratively to mean someone acted first and caught others off guard. Not about the time of day.
La competencia nos madrugó: lanzaron el producto una semana antes que nosotros.The competition beat us to it: they launched the product a week before us.infiltrarse
to infiltrate, to go undercover inverb (reflexive)El agente tardó años en infiltrarse en la organización criminal.The agent spent years infiltrating the criminal organization.echar el fardo
to dump the blame on someone, to pin something on someoneexpressioncolloquialFardo means a heavy bale or bundle. The phrase evokes offloading a heavy burden onto another person. Used when someone is being made the scapegoat.
Cuando todo salió mal, le echaron el fardo al jefe de área.When everything went wrong, they dumped the blame on the area manager.tráfico ilegal de armas
illegal arms traffickingnoun phrase (m.)Varios funcionarios fueron detenidos por su vínculo con el tráfico ilegal de armas.Several officials were arrested for their connection to illegal arms trafficking.
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