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Season 3 · Episode 7
Helplessness and Ice Hockey
C1Castilian29 min
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Castilianon NetflixCoral turns to an unexpected ally to help her get through withdrawal, while Wendy and Greta try to stay one step ahead of their pursuers on the road.
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el mono
withdrawal (drug), also: monkey, overallsnoun (masculine)Después de dejar la heroína, pasó una semana con el mono.After quitting heroin, he spent a week in withdrawal.estar puesto/a
to be high (on drugs)expressioncolloquialContext-dependent: 'estar puesto' in a drug context means intoxicated or high. In neutral contexts it simply means 'to be ready' or 'to be wearing something', so the surrounding situation is what signals the drug meaning.
No conduzcas si estás puesto, que es muy peligroso.Don't drive if you're high, it's very dangerous.meterse (algo)
to take drugs, to do drugs (literally: to put something into oneself)expressioncolloquialUsed with or without a direct object. 'Meterse coca' means to snort coke; 'seguir metiéndose' means to keep using drugs. Completely standard vocabulary in drug-related speech, not particularly vulgar.
Dejó de meterse pastillas cuando nació su hijo.He stopped taking pills when his son was born.seguirle el rollo
to play along, to go along with somethingexpressioncolloquial'Rollo' literally means 'roll' or 'spiel'; 'seguir el rollo' means to go with what someone else is doing or saying, without necessarily believing it. Very common in everyday informal speech.
El plan era absurdo, pero le seguimos el rollo para no crear problemas.The plan was absurd, but we played along to avoid making trouble.el sicario
hitman, hired killernoun (masculine)La policía detuvo a un sicario que trabajaba para el cartel.The police arrested a hitman who worked for the cartel.la codeína
codeinenoun (feminine)El médico le recetó codeína para calmar la tos seca.The doctor prescribed codeine to suppress the dry cough.la ubicación
location, positionnoun (feminine)Me mandó la ubicación por el móvil para que supiera dónde estaba.She sent me her location on the phone so I knew where she was.fulminante
instantaneous, lightning-fast; devastatingadjectiveEl veneno actuó de forma fulminante y no hubo tiempo de reaccionar.The poison acted instantaneously and there was no time to react.yonqui
junkie, drug addictexpressioncolloquialBorrowed from English 'junkie'. Widely understood across age groups. Blunt but not necessarily deeply offensive between speakers who use it plainly.
Lleva años viviendo en la calle y se ha convertido en un yonqui.He's been living on the street for years and has become a junkie.desangrarse
to bleed out, to lose blood until deathverb (reflexive)Si no le ponen un torniquete, se va a desangrar.If they don't apply a tourniquet, he's going to bleed out.el ataque de ansiedad
anxiety attack, panic attacknoun phrase (masculine)Tuvo un ataque de ansiedad en mitad de la reunión y tuvo que salir.She had a panic attack in the middle of the meeting and had to leave.
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