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Season 1 · Episode 3
Rotten to the Core
C1Castilian
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Castilianon NetflixMat enlists Zoe, a private investigator, to help him track down Olivia. Lorena tries to figure out how Mat fits into the death of the mysterious nun.
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huella
fingerprint; footprint; tracenoun (f)Los agentes encontraron huellas en el pomo de la puerta.The officers found fingerprints on the door handle.internado
boarding schoolnoun (m)Sus padres lo enviaron a un internado religioso en las afueras.His parents sent him to a religious boarding school on the outskirts.condena
sentence, prison termnoun (f)Cumplió su condena en un centro penitenciario de máxima seguridad.He served his sentence in a maximum-security prison.cadáver
corpse, dead bodynoun (m)La forense examinó el cadáver durante varias horas.The forensic examiner examined the corpse for several hours.canguro
babysitternoun (m/f)Tuvimos que buscar una canguro de urgencia para esa noche.We had to find an emergency babysitter for that night.cadena de custodia
chain of custodynoun phrase (f)El abogado cuestionó la cadena de custodia de las pruebas.The lawyer questioned the chain of custody of the evidence.atestado
official police reportnoun (m)El inspector redactó el atestado antes de salir de guardia.The inspector wrote up the official report before ending his shift.levantar la liebre
to tip someone off, to blow someone's coverexpressioncolloquialA hunting metaphor meaning to startle the prey before you are ready. Used when warning against alerting a suspect or target prematurely.
Si llamas directamente al hotel, levantarás la liebre.If you call the hotel directly, you'll tip him off.tener ganas
to have it in for someone, to be itching for a fight with someoneexpressioncolloquialIn the pattern 'tenerle ganas a alguien', this shifts from its usual meaning of 'to feel like doing something' to meaning a desire for confrontation or revenge against a specific person. Context distinguishes the two uses.
Se nota que le tiene ganas desde lo que pasó el año pasado.You can tell he's had it in for him since what happened last year.
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me cago en
expression of intense anger or frustration (roughly: 'what the hell', 'damn it')expressionvulgarExtremely common in heated speech. Literally involves defecating on something, but functions as a pure expletive. The full phrase varies: 'me cago en la mar', 'me cago en dios', etc. Severity depends on what follows.
Me cago en todo, otra vez se ha roto el ordenador.Damn it all, the computer has broken again.tener huevos
to have the nerve, to have the gutsexpressionvulgarRefers to audacity or nerve, often in disbelief that someone would dare do something. Used in both admiring and outraged tones depending on context.
¡Hay que tener huevos para aparecer así sin avisar!You've really got some nerve showing up like that without warning!
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