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Season 1 · Episode 49
Escobar 'sells' his own men
C1Colombian45 min
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Colombianon NetflixGildardo meets with Pablo to express his intention to settle accounts with Correa and Valencia, for this reason he offers him a large sum of money, so that he can take charge of the situation as he sees fit.
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escolta
bodyguard / armed escortnoun (m/f)El ministro viajó con seis escoltas armados.The minister traveled with six armed bodyguards.retén
police checkpoint / roadblocknoun (m)Nos detuvieron en un retén a la salida de la ciudad.We were stopped at a checkpoint leaving the city.extradición
extraditionnoun (f)Los narcotraficantes temían mucho la extradición a Estados Unidos.Drug traffickers greatly feared extradition to the United States.tombo
cop / police officerexpressioncolloquialWidely used across Colombia, especially in urban areas. Carries a dismissive or antagonistic tone toward police. Equivalent to calling an officer a 'cop' rather than 'officer'.
Corra que ahí viene un tombo y no tenemos los papeles.Run, there's a cop coming and we don't have the papers.sapar
to snitch / to inform on someoneexpressioncolloquialAlso 'sapear'. The person who does it is a 'sapo' (literally 'toad'). Considered a serious social offense in many Colombian communities.
Nadie en el barrio quiere hablar con él porque dicen que sapó a varios amigos.Nobody in the neighborhood wants to talk to him because they say he snitched on several friends.blindado
armored / bulletproofadjectiveEl carro del presidente es completamente blindado.The president's car is completely armored.paradero
whereabouts / locationnoun (m)La policía lleva meses buscando el paradero del fugitivo.Police have been looking for the fugitive's whereabouts for months.depurar
to purge / to clean out (an institution of corrupt members)verbEl nuevo director prometió depurar las filas del cuerpo de policía.The new director promised to purge the police force's ranks.detonador
detonatornoun (m)Los artificiales encontraron el detonador oculto en el maletero.The bomb squad found the detonator hidden in the trunk.
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chimbear
to mess around / to fool around / to jokeexpressionvulgarDerives from 'chimba', a very common Colombian vulgarity. In context it means wasting time or not being serious. Used among close male peers. Can also mean to tinker carelessly with something.
Deja de chimbear y ponte a hacer la tarea de una vez.Stop messing around and do your homework already.la chimba
damn! / no way! / awesome (depending on tone)expressionvulgarOne of the most versatile Colombian exclamations. As an exclamation of disbelief or frustration it means roughly 'damn!' or 'no way!'. In a positive context it means something is great. Tone and context are everything.
¡La chimba! ¿Me estás diciendo que se ganó la lotería?No way! Are you telling me he won the lottery?
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