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Season 1 · Episode 1
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusHomer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.
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aguinaldo
Christmas bonus (extra month's pay given to employees)noun (masculine)Mi papá cobró el aguinaldo y nos llevó de vacaciones.My dad got his Christmas bonus and took us on vacation.tatuaje
tattoonoun (masculine)Se hizo un tatuaje en el brazo izquierdo.She got a tattoo on her left arm.carrera
racenoun (feminine)El perro número seis ganó la primera carrera.Dog number six won the first race.¡qué padre!
how cool! awesome! great!expressioncolloquialLiterally 'what a father,' but used as an exclamation of enthusiasm or approval. Core Mexican colloquialism with no relation to the word's literal meaning.
¡Qué padre que te dieron el trabajo, te lo mereces!How awesome that you got the job, you deserve it!villancico
Christmas carolnoun (masculine)Los niños cantaron villancicos frente a la iglesia.The children sang Christmas carols in front of the church.ay caramba
expression of shock or dismay, roughly 'oh no' or 'good grief'expressioncolloquialA mild exclamation of surprise or frustration common across Latin America. Can signal anything from minor annoyance to genuine alarm depending on tone.
¡Ay caramba, se me olvidó el pastel en el horno!Oh no, I forgot the cake in the oven!mesada
monthly allowance (given to a child)noun (feminine)Ahorré tres meses de mesada para comprar ese videojuego.I saved three months of allowance to buy that video game.apuesta
bet, wagernoun (feminine)Hizo una apuesta de cien pesos y perdió todo.He placed a bet of a hundred pesos and lost everything.arruinar
to ruin, to spoilverbLa lluvia arruinó el picnic que teníamos planeado.The rain ruined the picnic we had planned.
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