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Season 3 · Episode 39
Ask for What You Want
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixEpifanio arranges for Cárdenas to spend time alone with Danilo. Genoveva orchestrates her chance to escape from her husband. The Pale Rider is unmasked.
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llave
keynoun (f)Dejé la llave encima de la mesa antes de salir.I left the key on the table before leaving.diputado
congressman, representative, deputynoun (m)El diputado presentó una nueva ley ante el congreso.The representative introduced a new law before congress.reelección
reelectionnoun (f)El gobernador anunció su campaña para la reelección.The governor announced his reelection campaign.prueba
proof, evidence, testnoun (f)El abogado presentó varias pruebas ante el juez.The lawyer presented several pieces of evidence before the judge.secuestro
kidnapping, abductionnoun (m)El secuestro del empresario duró tres días.The businessman's kidnapping lasted three days.escopolamina
scopolamine (drug used to incapacitate victims)noun (f)La escopolamina puede borrar los recuerdos de corto plazo.Scopolamine can erase short-term memories.hacerle una cama
to set someone up, to frame someoneexpressioncolloquialWidespread idiomatic expression meaning to secretly sabotage or frame someone. Literally 'to make someone a bed', implying a trap was prepared for them.
Sus propios socios le hicieron una cama para quedarse con el negocio.His own partners set him up to take the business.apurado
in a hurry, rushedadjectiveSiempre llega apurado porque vive lejos de la oficina.He always arrives in a rush because he lives far from the office.
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cabrón
bastard, jerk (strong insult between men)expressionvulgarExtremely common in Mexican Spanish as a strong insult, but among close male friends it can soften to an affectionate term. Context determines the charge, a raised voice makes it hostile, a laugh makes it familiar.
Ese cabrón se fue sin pagar su parte de la cuenta.That bastard left without paying his share of the bill.gonorrea
bastard, son of a bitch (extreme insult)expressionvulgarIn Colombian speech, 'gonorrea' is repurposed from its medical meaning into a heavy insult. Intensely offensive, not softened by familiarity the way some other vulgar terms can be.
No me puedo creer que ese gonorrea me haya mentido así.I can't believe that son of a bitch lied to me like that.ni madres
absolutely nothing, no wayexpressionvulgarMexican vulgar intensifier meaning total negation, stronger than 'nada'. Can express 'no chance' or emphasize that someone understands nothing at all.
De ese tema yo sé ni madres, pregúntale a ella.About that topic I know absolutely nothing, ask her.
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