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Season 4 · Episode 3
Anatomy Lesson
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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atraco
robbery, heistnoun (m)El atraco al banco duró menos de veinte minutos.The bank robbery lasted less than twenty minutes.carpa
tent (here: command tent / operations tent)noun (f)Los mandos coordinaron el operativo desde la carpa instalada frente al edificio.The commanders coordinated the operation from the tent set up in front of the building.inspectora
inspector (female), detective inspectornoun (f)La inspectora llegó a la escena del crimen antes que el resto del equipo.The inspector arrived at the crime scene before the rest of the team.rehén
hostagenoun (m/f)Los negociadores consiguieron liberar a dos rehenes antes del mediodía.The negotiators managed to free two hostages before noon.coartada
alibinoun (f)El sospechoso presentó una coartada sólida para la noche del crimen.The suspect presented a solid alibi for the night of the crime.tregua
truce, ceasefirenoun (f)Las dos partes acordaron una tregua temporal para reanudar las negociaciones.Both sides agreed to a temporary truce to resume negotiations.custodiar / custodia
to guard / custodyverb / noun (f)El juez otorgó la custodia de los hijos a la madre.The judge granted custody of the children to the mother.
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cojones
balls (testicles); used as an intensifier or exclamation of frustration/surpriseexpressionvulgarExtremely common all-purpose intensifier. '¡Qué cojones pasa!' = 'What the hell is going on!' Can also express admiration ('tiene cojones' = has guts) or pure disbelief. Tone shifts entirely with context and intonation.
¡Qué cojones está haciendo este tío a estas horas!What the hell is this guy doing at this hour!hostia
literally the Eucharist wafer; used as a very strong expletive (damn!, hell!, hit/punch)expressionvulgar'Darse una hostia' = to smash into something / have a nasty fall. 'Dar una hostia' = to punch someone. Also used as a pure exclamation of shock. One of the most frequent strong expletives.
Al salir corriendo, se dio una hostia contra el bordillo y se torció el tobillo.Running out, he slammed into the kerb and twisted his ankle.cagando leches
at full speed, rushing out like hellexpressionvulgarFixed idiomatic expression. Always refers to moving or leaving very fast under pressure. Highly visual and very widely used in informal speech.
Cuando sonó la alarma, salieron cagando leches por la puerta trasera.When the alarm went off, they rushed out at full speed through the back door.
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