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Season 1 · Episode 16
Amor a la Mexicana
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixA promise of love seduces The Mexican, who decides to leave her life behind and give herself to Santiago and the security of joining him in life and death.
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llanito
person from Gibraltar; the mixed Spanish-English dialect of GibraltarexpressioncolloquialInformal demonym used affectionately or neutrally for Gibraltar residents. Also refers to the creole-like speech mixing Spanish and English native to the territory.
Mi vecino es llanito y a veces mezcla el inglés con el español sin darse cuenta.My neighbor is from Gibraltar and sometimes mixes English with Spanish without realizing it.guardacostas
coast guardnoun (m, invariable)El guardacostas interceptó la embarcación a tres millas de la costa.The coast guard intercepted the vessel three miles from shore.presentimiento
premonition, gut feelingnoun (m)Tengo un presentimiento de que algo malo va a pasar hoy.I have a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen today.patera
small flat-bottomed boat, smuggling dinghynoun (f)Encontraron una patera abandonada cerca del puerto.They found an abandoned dinghy near the harbor.blanquear
to launder (money)verbLo arrestaron por intentar blanquear dinero a través de negocios falsos.He was arrested for trying to launder money through fake businesses.merca
merchandise; slang for drug cargonoun (f)La policía decomisó toda la merca antes de que pudieran venderla.The police confiscated all the cargo before they could sell it.peda
drunkexpressioncolloquialCommon in Mexican Spanish. Equivalent expressions exist throughout the Spanish-speaking world but this form is distinctly associated with Mexican and Central American usage.
Llegó a la fiesta y a la hora ya estaba bien peda.She arrived at the party and within an hour she was already really drunk.cuero
attractive, hot (used for people)expressioncolloquialUsed in Mexican and other Latin American Spanish to describe someone physically attractive. Entirely positive in tone when applied to a person.
Todos decían que el nuevo maestro estaba bien cuero.Everyone was saying the new teacher was really hot.soplón
informant, snitchnoun (m)Nadie confiaba en él porque lo sospechaban de ser un soplón.Nobody trusted him because they suspected him of being a snitch.paraíso fiscal
tax havennoun phrase (m)Muchas empresas registran sus cuentas en un paraíso fiscal para pagar menos impuestos.Many companies register their accounts in a tax haven to pay fewer taxes.
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gilipollas
idiot, moron, dumbassexpressionvulgarStrong insult, very common in informal speech. Can be affectionate between close friends but is genuinely offensive toward strangers or in conflict. Also used in self-deprecating humor.
¡No seas gilipollas y piensa antes de hablar!Don't be an idiot and think before you speak!
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