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Season 1 · Episode 7
'Til Dawn
C1Mexican39 min
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Mexicanon NetflixWhile investigating Anita, a series of misunderstandings spark a fight among the band members. Meanwhile, Esteban learns a painful truth about himself.
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güey
dude, man, idiot (context-dependent)expressioncolloquialExtremely common Mexican address term between friends. Tone shifts entirely with context: affectionate between close friends, dismissive or insulting toward strangers. Written also as 'wey'. One of the most frequent words in informal Mexican speech.
¿Qué onda, güey? ¿Ya terminaste el trabajo?What's up, dude? Did you finish the assignment?traicionar
to betrayverbNo puedo creer que mi mejor amiga me haya traicionado así.I can't believe my best friend betrayed me like that.prueba
proof, evidencenoun (feminine)El abogado presentó las pruebas ante el juez.The lawyer presented the evidence before the judge.confesar
to confess, to admitverbAl final, tuvo que confesar que había roto el jarrón.In the end, he had to confess that he had broken the vase.pedo
problem, mess, situation, issueexpressioncolloquialIn Mexican slang, 'pedo' most commonly means a problem or complicated situation, not its literal meaning. 'Tenemos un pedo' means 'we have a problem.' Also used in '¿qué pedo?' meaning 'what's the deal?' or 'what's going on?'
Se armó un pedo enorme cuando llegó la policía a la fiesta.A huge mess broke out when the police showed up at the party.sabotear
to sabotageverbAlguien saboteó el sistema de sonido justo antes del concierto.Someone sabotaged the sound system right before the concert.descalificado
disqualifiedadjective/past participleEl equipo quedó descalificado por llegar tarde a la competencia.The team was disqualified for arriving late to the competition.asistente
assistant, aidenoun (masculine/feminine)La asistente del director organiza todas las reuniones.The director's assistant organizes all the meetings.coreografía
choreographynoun (feminine)Pasaron semanas perfeccionando la coreografía del show.They spent weeks perfecting the show's choreography.
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no mames
no way, you're kidding, what the hellexpressionvulgarLiterally derives from a vulgar verb but functions as a general strong exclamation of disbelief, surprise, or frustration. Extremely common in informal Mexican speech across many contexts.
¿Te comiste toda la pizza tú solo? ¡No mames!You ate the whole pizza by yourself? No way!cabrón
bastard, asshole (also affectionate between close friends)expressionvulgarHighly context-dependent. Used as a strong insult in arguments but also affectionately between close male friends. Tone and relationship make all the difference.
¡Ese cabrón me robó el lugar de estacionamiento!That bastard stole my parking spot!
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