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Season 1 · Episode 7
No eres tú, soy yo
C1ColombianFast 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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fundación
foundation, nonprofit organizationnoun (f)La fundación del barrio reparte comida todos los sábados.The neighborhood foundation distributes food every Saturday.¿qué hubo?
what's up? / hey! / come on, move it! (context-dependent)expressioncolloquialOne of the most common Colombian greetings and attention-getters. When used as a greeting it means 'what's up?'. When directed at someone to get them moving or acting, it functions as a sharp prompt meaning 'come on' or 'let's go'. The shift in meaning is entirely tonal and contextual.
¿Qué hubo, parcero? ¿Cómo te fue en el partido?What's up, buddy? How did the game go for you?campaña
campaign (political or otherwise)noun (f)El candidato invirtió millones en su campaña electoral.The candidate invested millions in his electoral campaign.pruebas
evidence, proofnoun (f, plural)Sin pruebas, no podemos acusar a nadie.Without evidence, we cannot accuse anyone.parcero
buddy, mate, close friendexpressioncolloquialExtremely common Colombian term of address between friends, equivalent to 'buddy' or 'mate'. Often shortened to 'parce'. Used across age groups in informal speech. It signals warmth and familiarity.
Parce, te presto la moto pero me la cuidas, ¿okey?Buddy, I'll lend you the bike but take care of it, okay?hurgar
to dig around, to rummage, to snoopverbTuvo que hurgar en todos los cajones para encontrar el contrato.She had to rummage through all the drawers to find the contract.confianza
trust, confidencenoun (f)Se necesitan meses para ganarse la confianza de alguien nuevo en el equipo.It takes months to earn the trust of someone new on the team.brazalete
bracelet; here specifically an ankle/wrist monitor (house arrest device)noun (m)Al salir de la cárcel, le pusieron un brazalete de monitoreo.Upon leaving prison, they put a monitoring bracelet on him.infiltrar
to infiltrate, to plant a spyverbDecidieron infiltrar a un agente en el grupo sospechoso.They decided to infiltrate an agent into the suspicious group.donación
donationnoun (f)La empresa hizo una gran donación a la fundación del hospital.The company made a large donation to the hospital foundation.
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joder
to mess up, to screw over, to harm (someone's interests)expressionvulgarIn Colombian Spanish this verb is used to mean harming or sabotaging someone rather than its literal obscene meaning. It functions as a strong but common expression of intent to cause trouble for someone. Marked vulgar because of its origin, though its practical use here is closer to 'to screw over'.
Ese político siempre busca cómo joder a sus rivales antes de las elecciones.That politician is always looking for ways to screw over his rivals before the elections.
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