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Season 1 · Episode 5
You Sunk My Battleship
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Castilianon NetflixGreta takes a break from the Map of Longing after Will's confession to work on herself and begin planning for a future that belongs only to her.
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casilla
square (on a board game), box, slotnoun (f)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.liarla
to cause trouble, to stir things up, to make a mess of thingsexpressioncolloquialLiar has many meanings; liarla specifically means to create a problematic situation, often by doing or saying something ill-advised. Frequently heard in everyday conversation.
La liaste bien cuando llegaste tarde a tu propia boda.You really stirred things up when you arrived late to your own wedding.arreglárselas
to manage on one's own, to get by, to figure it outexpressioncolloquialA fixed reflexive phrase expressing self-sufficiency or determination to cope without help. Not deducible from the individual words arreglar (to fix/arrange) plus se las.
No me ayudes, que ya me las arreglo sola.Don't help me, I'll manage on my own.marrón
problem, mess, sticky situationnoun (m)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 plansnoun/adjective (f)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, tricknoun (f)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)noun (m)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)phrase (verbal)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, bereavementnoun (m)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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a mi puta bola
doing my own thing, minding my own business, keeping to myselfexpressionvulgarThe phrase signals deliberate disengagement from others. The expletive intensifies the sense of stubborn independence. Common in informal speech among adults.
Desde que me jubilé, vivo a mi puta bola y no le doy cuentas a nadie.Since I retired, I just do my own thing and answer to no one.
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