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Season 2 · Episode 18
Brush with Greatness
The Simpsons
B1LatAm dubRelaxedRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
Marge rediscovers her interest in art and takes up painting. When Mr. Burns hires her to paint his official portrait, Marge tries but fails to find his "inner beauty."
Expressions to listen for
5salirse por la tangenteto dodge the question, to go off on a tangent instead of answering directly
colloquialAppears ~1× in this episode
Used when someone avoids a direct answer by changing the subject or introducing irrelevant points. Common in everyday conversation across Latin American Spanish.
Le pregunté si había gastado el dinero y se salió por la tangente hablando del trabajo.I asked him if he had spent the money and he dodged the question by talking about work.