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Season 2 · Episode 4
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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rehén
hostagenoun (m)Los rehenes fueron liberados tras horas de negociación.The hostages were released after hours of negotiation.atraco
robbery, heistnoun (m)El atraco al banco duró menos de veinte minutos.The bank robbery lasted less than twenty minutes.coma
comanoun (m)El paciente lleva tres semanas en coma tras el accidente.The patient has been in a coma for three weeks after the accident.rendición
surrendernoun (f)El comandante anunció la rendición de sus tropas al amanecer.The commander announced the surrender of his troops at dawn.cabo suelto
loose endnoun phrase (m)Antes de cerrar el trato, hay que atar todos los cabos sueltos.Before closing the deal, all loose ends need to be tied up.trampa
trapnoun (f)La oferta parecía generosa, pero era una trampa bien tendida.The offer seemed generous, but it was a carefully laid trap.ir como la seda
to go smoothly, to go like clockworkexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiom. 'La seda' (silk) conveys the idea of something frictionless and smooth. Used to describe situations where everything is proceeding without problems.
La mudanza fue como la seda gracias a la empresa que contratamos.The move went smoothly thanks to the company we hired.dar el cambiazo
to do a switcheroo, to swap something out (secretly)expressioncolloquialRefers specifically to secretly swapping one object for another. Can also describe being deceived by a substitution.
En el mercadillo le dieron el cambiazo y se llevó un reloj de imitación.At the market they pulled a switcheroo on him and he ended up with a fake watch.infiltrado
undercover agent, infiltratednoun/adjective (m)Un agente infiltrado llevaba meses dentro de la organización.An undercover agent had been inside the organisation for months.
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joder
damn, fuck (general intensifier or exclamation)expressionvulgarExtremely common in informal speech as an expression of frustration, surprise, or emphasis. Loses much of its shock value in casual conversation but is still inappropriate in formal contexts.
¡Joder, no me puedo creer que hayas perdido las llaves otra vez!Damn, I can't believe you've lost the keys again!un puto / una puta
a fucking (intensifier)expressionvulgarUsed before nouns as a strong intensifier, either for anger/frustration or for emphasis. Frequently heard in informal speech. The adjective form 'puto/puta' precedes the noun it modifies.
Llevamos esperando una puta hora y el tren sigue sin llegar.We've been waiting a fucking hour and the train still hasn't arrived.
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