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Season 1 · Episode 5
A Choice
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Castilianon Amazon Prime VideoAntonia and Jon find out Ezequiel's daughter is helping him, but things don't add up. They have committed too many mistakes. But when the Kidnapping Unit falls into a trap, they realize they weren't mistakes. Carla discovers the truth about the kidnapped woman in the other cell. Jon makes a blunder that causes Mentor to close the case and remove Antonia from her position as the Spanish Red Queen.
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autorizado
authorized, permittedadjective/past participleSolo el personal autorizado puede acceder a esa zona del edificio.Only authorized personnel can access that area of the building.huella dactilar
fingerprintnoun phrase (f)Los investigadores encontraron una huella dactilar en el cristal roto.The investigators found a fingerprint on the broken glass.trampa
trap, tricknoun (f)Sospechaban que la oferta era una trampa para obtener información.They suspected the offer was a trap to obtain information.localización
location, whereaboutsnoun (f)El sistema de GPS nos dio la localización exacta del vehículo.The GPS system gave us the exact location of the vehicle.echarse un farol
to bluff, to call someone's bluffexpressioncolloquialDerived from card games. Means to pretend you have more power, information, or resources than you actually do in order to get what you want. Non-compositional: 'farol' literally means lantern or headlight.
Dijo que tenía pruebas contundentes, pero solo se estaba echando un farol.He said he had solid evidence, but he was just bluffing.las cloacas del Estado
the dark underbelly of the state, the murky unofficial side of government operationsexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'the sewers of the state'. A fixed journalistic and political expression referring to covert, off-the-books, or semi-legal state operations and the agents who carry them out. Non-compositional: the sewage metaphor conveys corruption and secrecy, not plumbing.
El periodista lleva años investigando las cloacas del Estado.The journalist has spent years investigating the dark underbelly of the state.declaración pública
public statement, public declarationnoun phrase (f)El director de la empresa hizo una declaración pública para explicar los cambios.The company director made a public statement to explain the changes.cómplice
accomplicenoun (m/f)La policía detuvo al ladrón y también a su cómplice.The police arrested the thief and also his accomplice.matrícula
number plate, license platenoun (f)La cámara de tráfico grabó la matrícula del coche que se dio a la fuga.The traffic camera recorded the number plate of the car that fled.
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no jodas
no way, you're kidding meexpressionvulgarExclamation of surprise or disbelief. Literally uses the verb 'joder' (to fuck), but functions here as a fixed exclamation equivalent to 'you're joking' or 'seriously?'. Very common in casual speech between friends.
¿Te han dado el trabajo? ¡No jodas, qué notición!They gave you the job? No way, that's amazing news!mandanga
drugs, gear (illicit substances)expressionvulgarUsed in colloquial Madrid speech to refer to illegal drugs, particularly pills or pharmaceuticals obtained illegally. Highly informal and loaded with criminal connotation.
La policía encontró mandanga escondida detrás de un armario.The police found drugs hidden behind a wardrobe.
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