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Season 5 · Episode 8
The Elegance Theory
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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tonelada
tonne, tonnoun (f)El camión transportaba cinco toneladas de mercancía.The lorry was carrying five tonnes of goods.mi vida
my love, my darlingexpressioncolloquialA common term of endearment used between romantic partners or very close people. Warm and intimate in tone, not melodramatic despite the literal meaning.
Tranquila, mi vida, que todo va a salir bien.Don't worry, my love, everything is going to be fine.atraco
robbery, heistnoun (m)El atraco al museo duró menos de una hora.The museum robbery lasted less than an hour.tubería
pipe, pipelinenoun (f)Se rompió una tubería y el sótano se inundó.A pipe burst and the basement flooded.bomba
pump (here); bomb (other contexts)noun (f)La bomba industrial extraía el agua del pozo a gran velocidad.The industrial pump drew water from the well at high speed.canalización
channel, conduit, piping systemnoun (f)Las canalizaciones subterráneas de la ciudad tienen más de cien años.The city's underground conduits are over a hundred years old.cámara acorazada
vault, strongroomnoun phrase (f)Los billetes guardados en la cámara acorazada eran de gran valor.The banknotes kept in the vault were of great value.succión
suctionnoun (f)El efecto de succión del desagüe arrastró los restos hacia abajo.The suction effect of the drain pulled the debris downward.estanque de tormentas
storm-water tank, storm retention basinnoun phrase (m)El estanque de tormentas evita que las calles se inunden cuando llueve mucho.The storm-water tank prevents the streets from flooding when it rains heavily.peinando / peinar
to comb through, to sweep (an area in a search)expressionIn law-enforcement or search contexts, peinar means to go through an area thoroughly and systematically. Borrowed from the image of a comb passing through hair.
Los agentes peinaron el bosque durante horas sin encontrar nada.The officers combed through the forest for hours without finding anything.
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de los cojones
bloody, damn, wretched (intensifier expressing frustration)expressionvulgarPlaced after a noun to express strong annoyance or contempt toward something or someone. Very common in heated speech; entirely idiomatic, the literal anatomical meaning is irrelevant.
El semáforo de los cojones lleva diez minutos en rojo.That bloody traffic light has been on red for ten minutes.
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