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Season 1 · Episode 72
The country is shocked with the loss of this brave
C1Colombian45 min
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Colombianon NetflixThe loss of a great warrior, overthrown by the terror and crime of the Medellín Cartel, shocks and makes an entire country react. Luis Carlos Galán's legacy will endure and his ideals will prevail.
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entregar(se)
to turn oneself in / to surrender (to authorities)verbEl sospechoso decidió entregarse a la policía antes del amanecer.The suspect decided to turn himself in to the police before dawn.patrón
boss / chief (form of address)expressioncolloquialUsed by subordinates to address their boss or leader directly, functioning like 'jefe' but with a stronger sense of loyalty and hierarchy. Very common in criminal and working-class contexts in the show.
¿Patrón, a qué hora arrancamos para la finca?Boss, what time are we heading out to the farm?rastrear
to track / to trace (a signal or person)verbLa agencia de inteligencia logró rastrear la señal del teléfono en menos de dos minutos.The intelligence agency managed to trace the phone signal in less than two minutes.abrámonos
let's get out of here / let's splitexpressioncolloquialFrom 'abrir(se)', used in Colombian slang to mean 'to leave quickly' or 'to get out of a place'. The reflexive 'abrirse' in this context signals urgency and is especially common in street and criminal registers.
Esto se puso feo, abrámonos antes de que llegue más gente.Things got ugly, let's split before more people show up.dinamita
dynamite / explosivesnoun (f)Las autoridades incautaron varios kilos de dinamita en una bodega abandonada.Authorities seized several kilos of dynamite in an abandoned warehouse.atentado
attack / bombing / terrorist actnoun (m)El atentado con carro bomba dejó decenas de heridos en el centro de la ciudad.The car bomb attack left dozens of wounded in the city center.acorralado
cornered / trapped / backed into a corneradjectiveEl fugitivo, acorralado por los agentes, no tenía adónde huir.The fugitive, cornered by the agents, had nowhere to run.someterse
to submit to (justice) / to surrender to (a process or authority)verbDespués de meses huyendo, el acusado decidió someterse a la justicia colombiana.After months on the run, the accused decided to submit to Colombian justice.carro bomba
car bombnoun phrase (m)Un carro bomba fue desactivado a tiempo por el equipo antiexplosivos.A car bomb was defused in time by the bomb disposal team.
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hijueputa
son of a bitch / damn (expletive)expressionvulgarColombian contraction of 'hijo de puta'. Used as a sharp insult directed at a person or as a general expletive expressing frustration or disbelief. One of the most common strong profanities in Colombian Spanish.
¡Hijueputa, me robaron la billetera en el bus!Son of a bitch, they stole my wallet on the bus!huevón
idiot / fool / dude (highly context-dependent)expressionvulgarExtremely common in Colombian informal speech. Tone shifts entirely with context: between friends it can be affectionate or neutral ('dude'); directed at someone in anger it becomes a strong insult ('idiot', 'fool'). Pitch and body language carry the difference.
¡Huevón, te dije que no fueras por ese camino!Dude, I told you not to go that way!
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