The Map of Longing S01E05: Spanish study pack

Key vocabulary

casilla·square (on a board game), box, slot

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Avanzó tres casillas y cayó en la que te manda de vuelta al principio.She moved forward three squares and landed on the one that sends you back to the start.

marrón·problem, mess, sticky situation

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noun (m)essential

Le cayó un marrón enorme cuando le dijeron que tenía que arreglarlo todo él solo.He landed in a huge mess when they told him he had to fix everything on his own.

lianta·schemer, someone who drags others into trouble or complicated plans

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noun/adjective (f)essential

Cuidado con Elena, es muy lianta y siempre te mete en sus líos.Watch out for Elena, she's a real schemer and always gets you caught up in her messes.

trampa·trap, trick

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noun (f)essential

Me pusieron una trampa para que confesara y caí sin darme cuenta.They set a trap to make me confess and I fell for it without realising.

tránsito·transit, a passing-through state (here used metaphorically for being unsettled/in transition)

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noun (m)essential

Después de dejar el trabajo, vivió un año en tránsito sin saber qué hacer.After leaving his job, he spent a year in a kind of limbo not knowing what to do.

abrir en canal·to open oneself up completely, to lay oneself bare (emotionally)

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phrase (verbal)essential

Le costó mucho, pero al final se abrió en canal y contó todo lo que sentía.It was hard for him, but in the end he laid himself completely bare and shared everything he felt.

duelo·grief, mourning, bereavement

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noun (m)essential

El proceso de duelo es distinto para cada persona y no tiene un tiempo fijo.The grieving process is different for each person and has no fixed timeline.

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promoción·development, housing scheme (real estate context)

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noun (f)

You Sunk My Battleship

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