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Season 1 · Episode 15
Víctima de Tortura
C1Latin American42 min
on Netflix
on NetflixSantiago is the victim of Dris's envy, who decides to rat him out to the Moroccan police, but it is Lalo who is tortured for information.
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guardacostas
coast guard; coast guard vesselnoun (masculine, invariable)Los guardacostas patrullan esta zona del mar cada noche.The coast guard patrols this stretch of sea every night.trincar
to catch, to nab, to arrestexpressioncolloquialUsed the way 'agarrar' or 'pescar' can be used informally to mean catching or arresting someone. Feels slightly more emphatic and street-level than the standard 'detener'.
La policía lo trincó cuando intentaba cruzar la frontera.The police nabbed him when he was trying to cross the border.delatar
to inform on, to turn in, to rat outverbUno de los socios los delató a las autoridades.One of the partners informed on them to the authorities.cantar
to snitch, to talk under pressure, to give someone upexpressioncolloquialThe primary meaning is 'to sing', but in criminal or underground contexts it means to confess or inform on others. The shift in meaning is context-driven and unambiguous in these settings.
Cuando los agarraron, cantó todo lo que sabía.When they caught him, he spilled everything he knew.cargamento
cargo, shipment, loadnoun (masculine)La aduana inspeccionó todo el cargamento antes de dejarlo pasar.Customs inspected the entire cargo before letting it through.hachís
hashishnoun (masculine)La policía decomisó varios kilos de hachís en el puerto.Police seized several kilos of hashish at the port.zarpar
to set sail, to depart by seaverbEl barco zarpó al amanecer rumbo a las islas.The ship set sail at dawn heading to the islands.patera
small flat-bottomed boat, inflatable raft used for crossingsnoun (feminine)Encontraron una patera abandonada cerca de la costa.They found an abandoned raft near the coast.soplón
snitch, informantnoun (masculine)En ese ambiente, ser soplón es lo peor que te pueden llamar.In that world, being called a snitch is the worst thing they can say about you.
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