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Season 5 · Episode 3
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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 (m)La policía negoció durante horas para liberar a los rehenes.The police negotiated for hours to free the hostages.pulso
pulse (heartbeat)noun (m)El médico le tomó el pulso al paciente antes de operar.The doctor took the patient's pulse before operating.intervención
intervention; military or police raidnoun (f)Las autoridades ordenaron la intervención policial al amanecer.The authorities ordered the police intervention at dawn.espabila(r)
wake up / get a move on / get your act togetherexpressioncolloquialUsed as a sharp command to snap someone out of slowness, distraction, or naivety. More urgent and pointed than 'despierta'. Can also mean to wise up to a situation.
¡Espabila, que el tren sale en diez minutos!Get a move on, the train leaves in ten minutes!descarga eléctrica
electric shock / defibrillator shocknoun phrase (f)El desfibrilador aplica una descarga eléctrica para restablecer el ritmo cardíaco.The defibrillator applies an electric shock to restore heart rhythm.dilatar
to dilate (obstetric); to delay, to drag outverbLa comadrona comprobó que la paciente había empezado a dilatar.The midwife checked that the patient had started to dilate.rueda de prensa
press conferencenoun phrase (f)La ministra convocó una rueda de prensa para explicar su dimisión.The minister called a press conference to explain her resignation.a saco
full force / going in hard / without restraintexpressioncolloquialUsed to describe acting with total force and no holding back. 'Entrar a saco' specifically means to storm in or attack without mercy.
Los inspectores entraron a saco en la empresa y requisaron toda la documentación.The inspectors went in hard and seized all the documentation.nalgas
buttocks; breech (obstetric context)noun (f, plural)El bebé venía de nalgas, así que fue un parto más complicado.The baby was breech, so it was a more complicated delivery.
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coño
for fuck's sake / damn it (strong exclamation)expressionvulgarOne of the most common strong expletives. Used freely to punctuate frustration, impatience, or disbelief. Despite its literal meaning, it is so common in informal speech that speakers of all registers use it, though it remains inappropriate in formal settings.
¡Coño, cuánto tardas! Llevamos media hora esperándote.For fuck's sake, you're so slow! We've been waiting half an hour.hostias
hell / damn / shit (exclamation of frustration or urgency)expressionvulgarVery high-frequency vulgar interjection. Can express frustration, urgency, or disbelief. Tone shifts dramatically with intonation, barked sharply it signals anger or a command to act immediately.
¡Hostias, se me ha olvidado el pasaporte en casa!Damn it, I left my passport at home!
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