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Season 1 · Episode 14
Carrera de Hachís
B2Latin American42 min
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on NetflixTeresa starts narcotics career, since she must start dealing hashish in order to save her life, not knowing that her ambition will be her doom, along with Santiago.
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hachís
hashishnoun (masculine)La policía encontró un cargamento de hachís en el puerto.The police found a shipment of hashish at the port.pasta
money / cashexpressioncolloquialWidely used slang for money in informal conversation. A learner familiar with the culinary meaning (pasta as food) may briefly misread it in financial contexts.
Con la pasta que gana, podría comprarse un coche nuevo fácilmente.With the money he makes, he could easily buy a new car.cargamento
cargo / load / shipmentnoun (masculine)Revisaron el cargamento completo antes de que saliera el barco.They inspected the entire cargo before the ship departed.currar
to work / to grindexpressioncolloquialVery common in everyday informal speech. Interchangeable with 'trabajar' in casual registers. Also gives the noun 'curro' (a job/gig).
Llevo tres años currando en el mismo restaurante y ni me han subido el sueldo.I've been working at the same restaurant for three years and they haven't even given me a raise.alijo
drug shipment / contraband haulnoun (masculine)Los agentes interceptaron un alijo de drogas cerca de la costa.The agents intercepted a drug haul near the coast.estrecho
strait (narrow waterway between two bodies of water)noun (masculine)El barco tardó dos horas en cruzar el estrecho.The boat took two hours to cross the strait.mercancía
merchandise / cargo (here used as a euphemism for drugs)noun (feminine)El camionero dijo que no sabía qué había en la mercancía.The truck driver said he didn't know what was in the cargo.piloto
pilot / operator (of a boat or aircraft)noun (masculine/feminine)El piloto de la lancha conocía muy bien las corrientes del río.The speedboat operator knew the river currents very well.lana
money / cashexpressioncolloquialMexican Spanish slang for money. Literally means 'wool'. Common in Mexican and Mexican-American speech; used as a direct synonym of 'pasta' or 'dinero' in informal contexts.
Necesito más lana para pagar la renta de este mes.I need more money to pay rent this month.patera
small flat-bottomed boat used by migrants to cross the Strait of Gibraltarnoun (feminine)Muchas familias arriesgan su vida cruzando el mar en una patera.Many families risk their lives crossing the sea in a small migrant boat.
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zorra
slut / bitch (used as a sexual insult toward women)expressionvulgarHighly charged insult used to attack a woman's sexual behavior or morality. Its use in arguments signals deep disrespect or rage. The word literally means 'female fox' but the insult meaning completely dominates in these contexts.
En la pelea se dijeron de todo, hasta la llamó zorra delante de todos.In the fight they said everything to each other, he even called her a slut in front of everyone.
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