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Season 1 · Episode 11
Money Heist
C1Castilian60 min
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Castilianon NetflixTo carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.
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hostagenoun (m)Los negociadores intentaron liberar a los rehenes sin violencia.The negotiators tried to free the hostages without violence.indulto
pardon, clemency (granted by the government)noun (m)El presidente firmó el indulto y el preso salió de la cárcel esa misma tarde.The president signed the pardon and the prisoner left jail that same afternoon.subinspector
sub-inspector (police rank below inspector)noun (m)El subinspector redactó el informe antes de entregárselo a su superiora.The sub-inspector wrote up the report before handing it to his superior.topo
mole, informant (inside traitor)noun (m)Descubrieron que había un topo dentro del equipo de investigación.They discovered there was a mole inside the investigation team.explosivo plástico
plastic explosivenoun phrase (m)Los artificieros inspeccionaron el edificio en busca de explosivo plástico.The bomb disposal officers inspected the building for plastic explosive.fiscalía
prosecution, public prosecutor's officenoun (f)La fiscalía solicitó la pena máxima para los acusados.The prosecution requested the maximum sentence for the defendants.rotativa
printing press (rotary press)noun (f)Las rotativas del periódico funcionaban toda la noche para imprimir la edición matinal.The newspaper's printing presses ran all night to print the morning edition.ir de farol
to bluff, to be bluffingexpressioncolloquialComes from card-game vocabulary. Used when someone suspects another person is making an empty threat or false claim. Very common in everyday speech.
Decía que tenía pruebas, pero todos sabíamos que iba de farol.He claimed to have evidence, but we all knew he was bluffing.no es trigo limpio
something is fishy / not above boardexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'it's not clean wheat'. Implies something or someone is suspicious or not what they seem. Fixed idiomatic expression.
Ese negocio no me convence, hay algo que no es trigo limpio.That business doesn't convince me, there's something that isn't above board.
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hijo de la gran puta
son of a bitch (intensified form)expressionvulgarA strongly intensified insult, more emphatic than the base form. Used in moments of shock, anger, or betrayal. Extremely common in colloquial speech but only in informal, heated contexts.
Cuando se enteró de que le habían robado la cartera, soltó un '¡hijo de la gran puta!' en mitad de la calle.When he realised his wallet had been stolen, he blurted out a 'you son of a bitch!' in the middle of the street.cabrona
bitch (feminine), treacherous womanexpressionvulgarFeminine form of cabrón. Can denote a treacherous or despicable woman. Between close friends it can also be affectionate-insulting, but in argumentative contexts it is always an insult.
Le llamó cabrona cuando descubrió que le había mentido durante meses.She called her a bitch when she found out she had been lying to her for months.
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