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Season 2 · Episode 27
Operación Caballo de Troya
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixZurdo hosts a party in Teresa's honor and presents the Queen of the South with a very generous gift. Sofia asks Lupo about his feelings for her mother.
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órale
okay, let's go, all right, come on; also used to express agreement or excitementexpressioncolloquialQuintessentially Mexican. Functions as a one-word sentence in many situations: agreement, encouragement, an invitation to act, or simply acknowledgment. Tone shifts entirely with context and intonation.
¿Vamos al partido esta noche? — ¡Órale, vamos!Are we going to the game tonight? — All right, let's go!rancho
ranch, rural property; in Mexican slang, one's place or homenoun (masculine)La reunión va a ser en el rancho de mi tío, lejos de la ciudad.The meeting is going to be at my uncle's ranch, far from the city.señal
signal, signnoun (feminine)No pudimos hablar porque no había señal en esa zona.We couldn't talk because there was no signal in that area.localizador
tracker, GPS locatornoun (masculine)Le pusieron un localizador al carro sin que él se diera cuenta.They put a tracker on the car without him noticing.morro / morra
kid, young person, dude/girl (informal address for young people)expressioncolloquialWidely used in northern Mexico and among Mexican communities. 'Morro' is masculine, 'morra' feminine. Can be affectionate or neutral; rarely derogatory.
Los morros del vecindario se juntaron a jugar en la calle.The kids from the neighborhood got together to play in the street.cargamento
shipment, cargo, loadnoun (masculine)El cargamento de mercancía llegó al puerto antes del amanecer.The shipment of merchandise arrived at the port before dawn.balacera
shootout, exchange of gunfirenoun (feminine)Los vecinos se encerraron cuando escucharon la balacera afuera.The neighbors locked themselves in when they heard the shootout outside.tapadera
front, cover operation, facadenoun (feminine)La lavandería era una tapadera para lavar dinero.The laundromat was a front for laundering money.exponer
to expose, to put at riskverbNo quiero exponerte a ningún peligro con esta situación.I don't want to expose you to any danger with this situation.
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cabrón
bastard, jerk; also used affectionately between close friendsexpressionvulgarOne of the most flexible terms in Mexican Spanish. Tone is entirely context-dependent: among close friends it can be warm and playful; directed at an enemy it is sharply hostile. The word appears very frequently in this episode across both uses.
¡Ese cabrón se fue sin pagar su parte de la cuenta!That bastard left without paying his share of the bill!chingada
damn, f***ing; used in exclamations to express frustration, surprise, or emphasisexpressionvulgarCore Mexican profanity with a very wide expressive range. Appears in compounds like '¡chingada madre!' (strong exclamation of surprise or frustration) and '¡cómo no, chingada madre!' The word itself is not always directed at anyone; it often just intensifies an emotion.
¡Chingada, se me olvidó el cargador del teléfono en casa!Damn, I forgot my phone charger at home!
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