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Season 1 · Episode 62
The war escalates between the State and the drug traffickers
C1Colombian45 min
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Colombianon NetflixCarlos Mauro Hoyos, Attorney General of the Nation, suffers an attack in which he ends up kidnapped in Medellín. The governmental apparatus organizes a great deployment to intelligence the Medellín Cartel.
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The war escalates between the State and the drug traffickers
S01E62 · Pablo Escobar, el patrón del mal
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decreto
decree / executive ordernoun (masculine)El presidente firmó un decreto para cambiar las reglas del proceso.The president signed a decree to change the rules of the process.sometimiento
submission / surrender (to justice)noun (masculine)El sometimiento voluntario a la justicia puede reducir la condena.Voluntary surrender to justice can reduce the sentence.extradición
extraditionnoun (feminine)La no extradición fue la condición principal que exigieron los narcotraficantes.Non-extradition was the main condition demanded by the drug traffickers.secuestro
kidnappingnoun (masculine)El secuestro de empresarios fue una táctica usada por varios grupos armados.The kidnapping of businesspeople was a tactic used by various armed groups.guerrillero
guerrilla fighter / guerrillanoun / adjective (masculine)El jefe guerrillero llevaba años sin aparecer en público.The guerrilla leader had not appeared in public for years.datear
to tip off / to inform on someoneexpressioncolloquialFrom English 'data'. In Colombian criminal and street slang, means to pass along information, especially intelligence about a person's location or movements. The person who does it is sometimes called a 'sapo' (informant).
Alguien lo dateó a la policía y cayó esa misma noche.Someone tipped off the police about him and he was caught that very night.sapo
snitch / informantexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'toad'. Used throughout Colombia to describe someone who reports on others to authorities or rivals. Carries a strong negative social stigma in criminal contexts but can also be used lightly among friends to mean a tattletale.
Nadie quería hablar porque todos sospechaban que había un sapo en el grupo.Nobody wanted to talk because everyone suspected there was a snitch in the group.chiva
scoop / exclusive news storynoun (feminine)El periodista consiguió una chiva enorme al entrevistar al funcionario antes de la rueda de prensa.The journalist got a huge scoop by interviewing the official before the press conference.caleta
hideout / stash locationnoun (feminine)La policía encontró una caleta con armas y dinero debajo del piso de la finca.The police found a hideout with weapons and money under the floor of the farm.
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huevón
dude / idiot / fool (highly variable tone)expressionvulgarOne of the most frequent informal address terms in Colombian Spanish between men who know each other well. Can range from affectionate ('man', 'dude') to insulting ('fool', 'idiot') depending entirely on tone and relationship. The 'h' is silent, so it sounds like 'güevón'.
Ese huevón siempre llega tarde a todo.That guy always shows up late to everything.chimba
by pure luck / awesome (context-dependent)expressionvulgarExtremely versatile in Colombian Spanish. In the expression 'de chimba' it means 'by sheer luck' or 'by the skin of one's teeth'. Used on its own or as an adjective, it can mean something is great or cool. Tone depends heavily on context and intonation. Very common in Medellín and surrounding areas.
Llegamos de chimba antes de que cerraran la puerta del avión.We made it by the skin of our teeth before they closed the plane door.
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