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Film · 2025 · Comedy
The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2
La Navidad en sus manos 2
B2Castilian93 minIMDb 4.6
on Netflix
Castilianon NetflixWhen Santa vanishes during a chaotic Christmas, a quirky actor tries to replace him. A father, his teen son and special friends must rescue Santa to save Christmas.
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elfo
elfnoun (m.)En los cuentos nórdicos, los elfos son seres mágicos que ayudan a los humanos.In Norse tales, elves are magical beings who help humans.trineo
sleigh, slednoun (m.)Los niños bajaron la colina nevada en un trineo de madera.The children went down the snowy hill on a wooden sled.taller
workshop, studionoun (m.)El carpintero pasaba horas en su taller fabricando muebles a mano.The carpenter spent hours in his workshop making furniture by hand.secuestrar
to kidnap, to abductverbLos villanos intentaron secuestrar al alcalde durante la celebración.The villains tried to kidnap the mayor during the celebration.impostor
impostor, fakenoun (m.)Descubrieron que el médico era un impostor sin ningún título.They discovered that the doctor was an impostor with no qualifications.espíritu navideño
Christmas spiritnoun phrase (m.)Con tanta lluvia y trabajo, es difícil mantener el espíritu navideño.With so much rain and work, it is hard to keep the Christmas spirit.venirse arriba
to get carried away, to get overexcited, to get too big for one's bootsexpressioncolloquialDescribes someone who lets success or enthusiasm push them beyond sensible limits. Can be self-deprecating ('me he venido arriba') or used to criticize someone else.
Gané un pequeño premio en el concurso y me vine arriba: me apunté a cinco categorías más.I won a small prize in the contest and got completely carried away: I signed up for five more categories.antecedentes
criminal record, prior offensesnoun (m. pl.)No le dieron el trabajo porque tenía antecedentes por robo.They didn't give him the job because he had a criminal record for theft.salir rana
to turn out to be a disappointment, to go wrong, to backfireexpressioncolloquialSaid when a plan, person, or investment turns out to be much worse than expected. The image is of kissing a frog and not getting a prince. Fully idiomatic and non-guessable.
Contraté a aquel fontanero tan barato y me salió rana: inundó la cocina entera.I hired that very cheap plumber and he turned out to be a disaster: he flooded the entire kitchen.
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mandar algo a la mierda
to say 'to hell with it', to throw something out, to give up on somethingexpressionvulgarVery common informal expression of exasperation. The speaker is abandoning or rejecting something with force. Tone is frustrated but often darkly humorous.
Después de tres horas intentando arreglar el ordenador, lo mandó todo a la mierda y llamó al técnico.After three hours trying to fix the computer, he said to hell with it all and called the technician.
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