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Season 2 · Episode 5
Hookers' Black Boxes
C1Castilian29 min
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Castilianon NetflixCoral proposes a new plan to get revenge on Romeo. Wendy has an idea of who can help them. Moisés and Christian struggle with their latest obstacle.
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atraco
robbery, hold-upnoun (masculine)La policía detuvo a los sospechosos pocas horas después del atraco al banco.The police arrested the suspects just a few hours after the bank robbery.furgoneta
vannoun (feminine)Aparcaron la furgoneta en el callejón y descargaron las cajas rápidamente.They parked the van in the alley and quickly unloaded the boxes.blanquear (dinero)
to launder (money)verb phraseLas autoridades sospechan que la empresa se usaba para blanquear dinero procedente del tráfico de drogas.The authorities suspect the company was used to launder money from drug trafficking.ferri
ferrynoun (masculine)Cogimos el ferri de madrugada para llegar a la isla antes del amanecer.We took the ferry in the early hours to reach the island before dawn.llevar la voz cantante
to call the shots / to be the one who speaks and leadsexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to carry the singing voice'. Means to be the dominant voice or decision-maker in a situation. Used here both literally (someone to speak during the heist) and figuratively.
En las reuniones siempre es ella quien lleva la voz cantante.She's always the one who calls the shots in meetings.interceptar
to intercept, to stopverbLos agentes lograron interceptar el vehículo antes de que cruzara la frontera.The agents managed to intercept the vehicle before it crossed the border.puerto franco
free portnoun phrase (masculine)Al ser un puerto franco, la mercancía entra y sale sin pasar por aduana.Being a free port, goods enter and leave without going through customs.paliza
beating, thrashingnoun (feminine)Llegó al hospital con heridas graves tras recibir una paliza en la calle.He arrived at the hospital with serious injuries after being given a beating in the street.sicario
hitman, hired killernoun (masculine)La investigación reveló que el empresario había contratado a un sicario para eliminar a su socio.The investigation revealed that the businessman had hired a hitman to eliminate his partner.
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puta (intensifier)
f*cking (intensifier)expressionvulgarAppears constantly as a pre-noun intensifier. In this register it no longer means its literal meaning but simply intensifies the noun that follows, expressing frustration, emphasis, or contempt. Its very high frequency makes it part of the rhythmic texture of informal speech in this register.
No aguanto más este puto tráfico, llevamos una hora parados.I can't take this f*cking traffic anymore, we've been stuck for an hour.cagarse
to be scared stiff / to sh*t oneself (with fear)expressionvulgarLiterally means to defecate, but in context se caga todo dios means everyone gets terrified. Todo dios is itself a colloquial intensifier meaning absolutely everybody. The phrase is crude but completely normal in informal speech to express extreme fear or shock.
Cuando arrancó la alarma sin avisar, se cagaron todos de miedo.When the alarm went off without warning, everyone was scared stiff.hostias
damn it / for f*ck's sake (exclamation of frustration)expressionvulgarDerives from hostia (communion wafer) but functions as a general-purpose strong expletive. Used as a standalone exclamation of anger, shock, or exasperation. One of the most common strong swear words in colloquial speech.
Hostias, se me ha caído el móvil al váter.For f*ck's sake, I've dropped my phone in the toilet.
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