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Season 1 · Episode 25
Apuesta Rusa
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixTeresa makes a deal with the Russian mafia when her audacity helps protect Oleg and his drugs; she doesn't know that this is why she puts her own loyalty at stake.
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cargamento
shipment, cargo, loadnoun (m)El cargamento de café llegó al puerto esta mañana.The coffee shipment arrived at the port this morning.lancha
speedboat, launch, motorboatnoun (f)Cruzaron la bahía en una lancha pequeña.They crossed the bay in a small motorboat.perico
cocaine (slang)expressioncolloquialCommon street slang for cocaine widely used in Latin American Spanish-speaking communities. Literally means 'parakeet' in standard usage. Entirely context-dependent, in other contexts it can simply refer to the bird or to scrambled eggs with herbs in some regions, so the surrounding conversation matters.
Dicen que ese tipo gasta todo su dinero en perico.They say that guy spends all his money on coke.traicionar
to betrayverbNunca esperé que mi mejor amigo me fuera a traicionar así.I never expected my best friend to betray me like that.merca
merchandise (drug slang for product/drugs)expressioncolloquialShort for mercancía. In criminal or street contexts it refers to drugs as 'product' or 'goods'. In neutral everyday speech it can mean merchandise or bargain goods without any drug connotation, so register and context determine meaning entirely.
El jefe dijo que no se toca la merca hasta que llegue el cliente.The boss said don't touch the product until the client arrives.decomisado
seized, confiscatedadjective/past participleLa mercancía decomisada fue llevada al almacén del gobierno.The seized merchandise was taken to the government warehouse.narcotraficante
drug traffickernoun (m/f)El narcotraficante fue capturado después de años de búsqueda.The drug trafficker was captured after years of searching.expediente
record, file, dossiernoun (m)Quiero que mi expediente quede limpio antes de solicitar el trabajo.I want my record to be clean before applying for the job.soborno
bribe, briberynoun (m)El funcionario fue despedido por aceptar sobornos.The official was fired for accepting bribes.cantar como un canario
to sing like a canary, to snitch, to talk to the policeexpressioncolloquialFixed idiomatic phrase meaning to confess everything or inform on others to authorities. Direct calque of the English idiom 'to sing like a canary', equally understood across Spanish-speaking communities.
En cuanto los arrestaron, uno de ellos cantó como un canario.As soon as they were arrested, one of them sang like a canary.cómplice
accomplice, partner in crimenoun (m/f)La policía arrestó al cómplice horas después del robo.The police arrested the accomplice hours after the robbery.
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