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Season 4 · Episode 5
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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 (masculine/feminine)Los negociadores intentaron llegar a un acuerdo para liberar a los rehenes.The negotiators tried to reach an agreement to free the hostages.atraco
robbery, heistnoun (masculine)La policía detuvo a los tres hombres responsables del atraco al banco.The police arrested the three men responsible for the bank robbery.fundición
foundry, smelting (also the process of melting metal)noun (feminine)La fundición trabaja a temperaturas altísimas para derretir el metal.The foundry operates at very high temperatures to melt the metal.ahijado/a
godson / goddaughternoun (masculine/feminine)Mi ahijada cumple diez años el próximo mes y le voy a regalar una bici.My goddaughter turns ten next month and I'm going to give her a bike.chaleco
vest; in this context, bulletproof vestnoun (masculine)Los agentes de seguridad llevan chaleco antibalas en operaciones de riesgo.Security agents wear bulletproof vests during high-risk operations.golpe de Estado
coup d'état; within a group, a power grab or mutinynoun phrase (masculine)El general intentó dar un golpe de Estado pero fue detenido antes de actuar.The general attempted a coup d'état but was stopped before he could act.
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hostia / hostias
punch, hit; also used as a strong exclamation (bloody hell, damn)expressionvulgarOne of the most versatile and frequent vulgar exclamations. Literally refers to the communion wafer, but in everyday speech it functions as an intensifier, an exclamation of surprise or anger, or literally a punch. 'A hostia' or 'una somanta de hostias' means a serious beating.
Se me cayó el teléfono al suelo y se rompió la pantalla. ¡Hostia, qué rabia!I dropped my phone and the screen smashed. Bloody hell, how annoying!a tomar por culo
go to hell, piss off, screw thatexpressionvulgarA very direct dismissal, equivalent to telling someone or something to get lost entirely. Can be directed at a person or used to express total rejection of a situation. Common in heated arguments.
Le dije que no me interesaba su oferta y que se fuera a tomar por culo.I told him I wasn't interested in his offer and that he could go to hell.me cago en la puta
bloody hell, for f**k's sake (strong expletive of frustration)expressionvulgarAn extremely common vulgar exclamation used to express intense frustration, anger, or shock. The full expression is a fixed phrase; it is not parsed literally in normal speech. Softened variants ('me cago en la mar', etc.) exist for less offensive contexts.
¡Me cago en la puta, se me ha olvidado otra vez el cargador del móvil!For f**k's sake, I've forgotten my phone charger again!
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