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Season 1 · Episode 3
Detener Inocentes
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixPromising to reveal the location of the planner, Teresa persuades Willy to take her to San Diego, where she discovers El Ratas has followed her.
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güero
fair-skinned or light-haired person; used as a nicknameexpressioncolloquialExtremely common in Mexican and Mexican-American speech as both a physical descriptor and an affectionate or informal nickname. Can be used with or without a name attached. The feminine form is 'güera.' Neither offensive nor formal, it is the neutral everyday register for this physical trait.
Oye, güero, ¿me ayudas a cargar estas cajas?Hey, fair-haired guy, can you help me carry these boxes?agenda
notebook / planner / (here) ledger of contacts and secretsnoun (f)El contador guardó todos los números de sus clientes en una agenda de cuero.The accountant kept all his clients' numbers in a leather notebook.patrón
boss / chief (used as direct address to a powerful superior)noun (m)Los trabajadores del rancho siempre le decían 'patrón' al dueño de las tierras.The ranch workers always called the landowner 'boss.'bronca
problem / trouble / fightexpressioncolloquialCovers a wide range from a minor hassle to a serious fight. Tener broncas means to have problems. Very high frequency in everyday informal Mexican and Mexican-American speech.
No quiero meterme en broncas con nadie; prefiero resolver las cosas en paz.I don't want to get into trouble with anyone; I'd rather settle things peacefully.cartel
drug cartel / criminal organizationnoun (m)Las autoridades llevan años investigando a ese cartel del norte del país.The authorities have been investigating that northern cartel for years.avioneta
small private plane / light aircraftnoun (f)Rentaron una avioneta para llegar más rápido a la sierra.They rented a small plane to reach the mountains faster.pelarse
to escape / to slip away / to take offexpressioncolloquialVery common in Mexican and Mexican-American informal speech. Literally related to peeling away. Signals that someone left quickly and unexpectedly, often to avoid trouble.
Antes de que llegara la cuenta, ese tipo ya se había pelado del restaurante.Before the bill arrived, that guy had already slipped out of the restaurant.balazo
gunshot wound / bullet hitnoun (m)El médico dijo que el hombre llegó al hospital con un balazo en el hombro.The doctor said the man arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.declarar
to make a statement / to testify (to authorities)verbEl testigo no quería declarar por miedo a represalias.The witness did not want to testify for fear of retaliation.transferencia
bank transfer / wire transfernoun (f)Hizo una transferencia internacional para pagar el departamento en el extranjero.She made an international transfer to pay for the apartment abroad.
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