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Season 1 · Episode 18
Uno más uno: tres
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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cucho
old man, dad (affectionate or informal term for an older man or one's father)expressioncolloquialWidely used in Bogotá and Colombian urban speech. Can be affectionate between family members or slightly distancing when used by a third party. Context determines warmth vs. distance.
El cucho llegó tarde pero traía la comida para todos.The old man arrived late but brought food for everyone.mellizos
twins (fraternal, from separate eggs)noun (masculine plural)Mi tía tuvo mellizos el año pasado, un niño y una niña.My aunt had twins last year, a boy and a girl.prueba de ADN
DNA testnoun phrase (feminine)Solicitaron una prueba de ADN para confirmar la paternidad del niño.They requested a DNA test to confirm the child's paternity.sangrado
bleeding, hemorrhagenoun (masculine)El médico le dijo que el sangrado era leve y que no debía preocuparse.The doctor told her the bleeding was mild and she should not worry.ecografía
ultrasound scannoun (feminine)Le hicieron la ecografía a las doce semanas de embarazo.They did the ultrasound scan at twelve weeks of pregnancy.pille
look (at this), check it out, see hereexpressioncolloquialFrom pillar (to catch, to notice). Used to direct someone's attention to something, equivalent to 'look at this' or 'check it out'. Common in Colombian informal speech.
Pille, trajeron las nuevas camisetas del equipo.Check it out, they brought the new team jerseys.qué hubo
what's up, hey, how's it goingexpressioncolloquialA very common Colombian greeting, often shortened in speech to 'quiubo'. Equivalent to 'what's up' or 'how are things'. Grammatically it is a frozen past subjunctive form, but it functions purely as a greeting.
Qué hubo, vecino, ¿cómo le fue en el partido?Hey neighbor, how did the game go for you?desmayarse
to faint, to pass outverbLa niña se desmayó en el calor del estadio.The girl fainted in the heat of the stadium.votos
vows (religious); here, priestly vows of ordinationnoun (masculine plural)El sacerdote renovó sus votos frente a la comunidad.The priest renewed his vows in front of the community.bigamia
bigamy (being married to two people simultaneously)noun (feminine)La bigamia es un delito en la mayoría de países de América Latina.Bigamy is a crime in most Latin American countries.brazalete
bracelet; here, ankle monitor (electronic monitoring device)noun (masculine)Le quitaron el brazalete electrónico después de que el juez levantó la medida.They removed the ankle monitor after the judge lifted the order.
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