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Season 1 · Episode 10
Buenas noticias
B2ColombianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 40 min
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Colombianon NetflixA resourceful wife leads a double life, expertly juggling separate households and husbands while trying to keep her elaborate charade from falling apart.
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álbum
photo albumnoun (masculine)Mi abuela guarda todas las fotos de la familia en un álbum.My grandmother keeps all the family photos in an album.resultado
result, test resultnoun (masculine)Los resultados del laboratorio llegaron esta mañana.The lab results arrived this morning.parce
buddy, mate, palexpressioncolloquialShort form of parcero/parcera. One of the most common terms of address between friends in Colombian Spanish. Used regardless of the actual closeness of the relationship and signals informal, friendly tone.
Oye, parce, ¿vamos al partido esta noche o qué?Hey buddy, are we going to the game tonight or what?equivocarse
to make a mistake, to be wrongverb (reflexive)El mesero se equivocó y trajo el plato que no era.The waiter made a mistake and brought the wrong dish.embarazada
pregnantadjective (feminine)Su hermana está embarazada de cuatro meses.Her sister is four months pregnant.mamado
fed up, exhausted, done with somethingexpressioncolloquialIn Colombian Spanish, mamado/mamada means thoroughly fed up or sick and tired of something. It does not carry the vulgar connotation it might in some other contexts. Very common in everyday speech.
Estoy mamada de esperar. Nos vamos sin él.I'm fed up with waiting. We're leaving without him.estar hasta acá
to be completely fed up, to have had it up to hereexpressioncolloquialSaid with a gesture at throat or forehead level to indicate the limit of one's patience. The phrase is non-compositional: the words alone do not signal 'fed up'. Common in heated or emotional conversations.
Estoy hasta acá con tanto ruido. No puedo concentrarme.I've had it up to here with all this noise. I can't concentrate.tiquete
ticket (especially plane or bus ticket, Colombian usage)noun (masculine)Compré el tiquete de avión con dos semanas de anticipación.I bought the plane ticket two weeks in advance.acuerdo
agreement, arrangement made between peoplenoun (masculine)Hicieron un acuerdo para no hablar del pasado.They made an agreement not to talk about the past.visaje
deal, thing going on, situation (often something shady or dramatic)expressioncolloquialColombian slang for a situation, scheme, or dramatic event. Asking '¿cuál es el visaje?' means 'what's going on?' or 'what's the deal?' It often implies something odd or problematic is happening.
¿Cuál es el visaje con ese tipo? Lleva horas dando vueltas afuera.What's the deal with that guy? He's been circling outside for hours.dedicatoria
dedication, inscription (written inside a gift)noun (feminine)El libro tenía una dedicatoria muy bonita del autor.The book had a very nice dedication from the author.ADN
DNAnoun (masculine, acronym)La prueba de ADN confirmó que eran hermanos.The DNA test confirmed they were brothers.
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