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Season 3 · Episode 3
GERBERA (Symb. first love)
C1Mexican32 min
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Mexicanon NetflixVictoria sends Virginia to a strict all-girls school. Diego attempts to reconcile with his homophobic parents, who offer him a suggestion.
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güey
dude / man / buddyexpressioncolloquialOne of the most common terms of address in Mexican Spanish between people who know each other. Tone shifts entirely by context, it can be warm, neutral, or mildly reproachful. Spelling also appears as 'wey'. Very frequent in everyday casual speech.
Oye, güey, ¿ya viste el partido de anoche?Hey, dude, did you see last night's game?presa
prisoner / inmatenoun (f)La presa llevaba cinco años encerrada sin haber recibido una visita.The prisoner had been locked up for five years without having received a single visit.mota
weed / marijuanaexpressioncolloquialThe standard informal Mexican term for marijuana. Neither especially vulgar nor fully neutral, it is casual slang used freely in conversational contexts but would not appear in formal speech.
Le decomisaron mota en el aeropuerto y lo detuvieron.They confiscated weed from him at the airport and detained him.celadora
female prison guard / wardennoun (f)La celadora recorría los pasillos cada hora para revisar las celdas.The prison guard walked the hallways every hour to check the cells.fuga
escape / breakoutnoun (f)Planearon la fuga durante semanas, pero al final los descubrieron.They planned the escape for weeks, but in the end they were caught.acosar
to harass / to sexually harassverbEl jefe llevaba meses acosando a sus empleadas hasta que por fin lo denunciaron.The boss had been harassing his employees for months until they finally reported him.homosexual
homosexual / gayadjective / nounEn la reunión familiar, por fin se declaró homosexual frente a todos.At the family gathering, he finally came out as homosexual in front of everyone.mazmorra
dungeon / solitary confinement cellnoun (f)La castigaron metiéndola en la mazmorra durante tres días sin luz.They punished her by putting her in the dungeon for three days without light.tender una trampa
to set a trap / to set someone upverbal phraseLe tendieron una trampa grabándolo sin que se diera cuenta.They set him up by recording him without his knowledge.
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no mames
no way / you've got to be kidding / what the hellexpressionvulgarExtremely common in Mexican Spanish despite its technically vulgar origin. Used to express disbelief, surprise, or exasperation. The intensity ranges from playful to genuinely outraged depending on delivery. Familiar register; avoid in professional or formal settings.
¡No mames, ya te comiste toda la pizza tú solo!No way, you ate the whole pizza by yourself!qué pedo
what's going on / what the hell / what's upexpressionvulgarA core piece of Mexican slang. As a question it asks what is happening, often with a tone of surprise or confrontation. 'Pedo' literally means fart but in Mexican slang it covers a wide range of meanings (problem, situation, state). Very common across casual registers.
Llegó corriendo y todo agitado. ¿Qué pedo le pasó?He arrived running and all flustered. What the hell happened to him?
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