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Season 2 · Episode 4
De regreso a España
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixTeresa travels to Málaga, just as Cayetana contacts Spanish authorities. Sofía and her mom exchange video messages. The DEA punishes Manuela.
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güey
dude, man, bro (general address or filler)expressioncolloquialExtremely common filler and address term in Mexican Spanish. Can be affectionate between friends or neutral. Spelled also as 'wey'. Used by both men and women in casual speech.
Oye, güey, ¿me prestas tu cargador? Es que se me acabó la pila.Hey, dude, can you lend me your charger? My battery died.secuestrar
to kidnap, to abductverbSecuestraron al empresario para pedir un rescate millonario.They kidnapped the businessman to demand a million-dollar ransom.traidor
traitornoun/adjectiveNadie en el grupo quería creer que su amigo más cercano era un traidor.Nobody in the group wanted to believe that their closest friend was a traitor.rescate
rescue; ransomnounLa familia reunió todo el dinero posible para pagar el rescate.The family gathered as much money as possible to pay the ransom.paradero
whereabouts, location of a personnounLa policía lleva semanas buscando el paradero del sospechoso.The police have been searching for the suspect's whereabouts for weeks.transmisor
transmitter, tracking devicenounLe colocaron un transmisor en el carro sin que él se diera cuenta.They placed a tracker in his car without him noticing.delincuente
criminal, delinquentnounEl vecindario estaba cansado de que los delincuentes actuaran sin consecuencias.The neighborhood was tired of criminals acting without consequences.orden de detención
arrest warrantnoun phraseEl juez firmó la orden de detención después de revisar las pruebas.The judge signed the arrest warrant after reviewing the evidence.
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pinche
damn, freaking, lousy (intensifier, usually negative)expressionvulgarUsed before a noun to add strong negative emphasis. One of the most common Mexican Spanish intensifiers. Its strength varies by context, can be frustration, insult, or mild venting.
No encuentro mis llaves. ¡Esta pinche bolsa tiene un hoyo!I can't find my keys. This damn bag has a hole in it!chingado
damn (expletive, general-purpose intensifier or exclamation)expressionvulgarDerived from 'chingar', one of the strongest expletives in Mexican Spanish. Appears in many fixed expressions. Frequency here counts all closely related forms in the dialogue.
¡Ya me cansé! ¡Chingado, nadie me escucha en esta casa!I'm fed up! Damn it, nobody listens to me in this house!cabrón
bastard, jerk (insult or strong address between people in conflict)expressionvulgarLiteral meaning is 'male goat' but functions as a heavy insult or, between close friends in other contexts, can be playfully rough. In this episode it is used in confrontation and anger.
Ese cabrón me mintió en la cara y ni siquiera se disculpó.That bastard lied to my face and didn't even apologize.
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