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Season 2 · Episode 16
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C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixSofia's plan to escape Morgana goes awry. Teresa offers to help Cayetana in exchange for being left alone. Epifanio visits his estranged wife's priest.
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nieta
granddaughternoun (f)La señora viajó tres horas para ver a su nieta recién nacida.The woman traveled three hours to see her newborn granddaughter.secuestro
kidnapping, abductionnoun (m)El secuestro del empresario conmocionó a toda la ciudad.The kidnapping of the businessman shocked the entire city.prueba de ADN
DNA testnoun phrase (f)La prueba de ADN confirmó que los dos hombres eran hermanos.The DNA test confirmed that the two men were brothers.violar
to rape, to sexually assaultverbEl juicio duró meses porque el acusado negó haber violado a la víctima.The trial lasted months because the accused denied having raped the victim.güey
dude, man, fool (all-purpose address term)expressioncolloquialExtremely common in Mexican Spanish. Can be neutral and friendly between close friends or mildly insulting depending on tone. Also spelled 'wey' or 'buey'. One of the most frequent filler address terms in informal Mexican speech.
Oye güey, ya son las tres de la mañana, ¿no deberías estar dormido?Hey dude, it's already three in the morning, shouldn't you be asleep?abortar
to have an abortion, to abortverbElla pasó semanas reflexionando antes de decidir si abortar o no.She spent weeks reflecting before deciding whether to have an abortion or not.embarazada
pregnantadjective (f)Mi vecina está embarazada de seis meses y ya sabe que es niño.My neighbor is six months pregnant and already knows it's a boy.trato
deal, agreementnoun (m)Llegaron a un trato: él pagaría la mitad y ella pondría el terreno.They reached a deal: he would pay half and she would provide the land.morrilla
young girl, little kid (affectionate or descriptive)expressioncolloquialUsed in Mexican Spanish, especially in Sinaloa and northwestern Mexico, to refer to a young girl or child. Can be affectionate or simply descriptive. The masculine form is 'morro' or 'morillo'.
La morrilla del vecino ya habla dos idiomas y apenas tiene ocho años.The neighbor's little girl already speaks two languages and she's barely eight years old.en friega
right away, fast, in a hurryexpressioncolloquialMexican colloquial expression meaning very quickly or immediately. Common in northern Mexican speech. Equivalent to 'ahorita' or 'de volada' in other contexts.
Termina eso en friega porque ya nos están esperando afuera.Finish that right away because they're already waiting for us outside.
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madres
stuff, mess, things (vulgar intensifier; varies by context)expressionvulgarIn Mexican Spanish 'madres' appears in many fixed expressions. Here used in 'mamadas' (nonsense, BS) and implied in similar intensifiers. The root 'madre' powers a large family of vulgar but very common Mexican expressions. Tone ranges from angry to playful.
No me vengas con mamadas, sé exactamente lo que pasó anoche.Don't come at me with that BS, I know exactly what happened last night.
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