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Season 2 · Episode 8
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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túnel
tunnelnoun (m)Tardaron semanas en excavar el túnel bajo el río.It took them weeks to dig the tunnel under the river.grabación
recording, footagenoun (f)Las grabaciones de las cámaras mostraron al sospechoso entrando al edificio.The camera footage showed the suspect entering the building.alcantarilla
sewer, drainnoun (f)Los técnicos inspeccionaron la red de alcantarillas bajo el centro de la ciudad.The technicians inspected the sewer network under the city centre.requisar
to requisition, to seize (officially)verbEl juez ordenó requisar todos los documentos de la empresa.The judge ordered the seizure of all the company's documents.rehén
hostagenoun (m/f)Los negociadores intentaban conseguir la liberación de los rehenes.The negotiators were trying to secure the release of the hostages.intervenir
to intervene, to move in (police/military), to operate on (medical)verbLas fuerzas de seguridad decidieron intervenir antes del amanecer.The security forces decided to move in before dawn.no me sale
I can't bring myself to (do it), it doesn't come naturally to meexpressioncolloquialA highly idiomatic way of saying something feels impossible or unnatural, not a physical inability but an emotional or character-based one. 'No me sale mentirle' means 'I just can't lie to him/her'.
Sé que debería pedirle disculpas, pero no me sale.I know I should apologise to him, but I just can't bring myself to do it.acotar
to narrow down, to delimit, to mark off (an area)verbLos investigadores consiguieron acotar la zona de búsqueda a dos manzanas.The investigators managed to narrow the search area down to two blocks.impacto de bala
bullet wound, bullet impactnoun phrase (m)El médico forense contó tres impactos de bala en el cuerpo.The forensic doctor counted three bullet wounds on the body.
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joder
damn, bloody hell, fuck (general intensifier/exclamation)expressionvulgarExtremely common as a filler exclamation expressing frustration, surprise, or emphasis. Losing much of its original shock value in casual everyday speech, though still vulgar in formal contexts.
¡Joder, se me ha olvidado el cargador del móvil otra vez!Damn, I've forgotten my phone charger again!cojones
balls (testicles); used as a strong intensifier or exclamationexpressionvulgarFunctions as a multi-purpose intensifier. 'De los cojones' after a noun adds contempt or frustration (e.g. 'ese tío de los cojones'). 'Qué cojones...' challenges or dismisses something indignantly.
Que cojones te importa a ti lo que haga en mi tiempo libre.What the hell do you care what I do in my free time.hijo de puta
son of a bitch; used as a strong insult or, between close friends, as an exclamation of disbeliefexpressionvulgarOne of the most common strong insults. Context determines whether it is a genuine insult or affectionate shock between intimates.
Ese tío le vendió la moto con el motor fundido, vaya hijo de puta.That guy sold him the motorbike with a blown engine, what an absolute bastard.
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