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Season 3 · Episode 24
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusHomer's half-brother asks for a loan after Homer is awarded some cash.
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traductor
translator, translating devicenoun (m)Inventó un traductor automático de señas para personas con discapacidad auditiva.He invented an automatic sign-language translator for hearing-impaired people.reconocimiento
recognition, award, acknowledgmentnoun (m)Recibió un reconocimiento especial por sus veinte años de servicio.She received a special award for her twenty years of service.demanda
lawsuitnoun (f)La empresa enfrentó una demanda millonaria por negligencia.The company faced a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for negligence.arruinado
ruined, broke, bankruptadjective/past participleDespués de perder su negocio, quedó completamente arruinado.After losing his business, he ended up completely ruined.maldita sea
damn itexpressioncolloquialA mild oath expressing frustration or anger. Common across Latin America and appropriate in most informal contexts without being harshly vulgar.
¡Maldita sea, dejé las llaves adentro del carro!Damn it, I left the keys inside the car!estéril
sterile, infertileadjectiveEl médico le informó que era estéril después de varios análisis.The doctor informed him he was infertile after several tests.prototipo
prototypenoun (m)Los ingenieros tardaron seis meses en construir el primer prototipo.The engineers took six months to build the first prototype.compensación
compensation, settlementnoun (f)Llegaron a un acuerdo de compensación sin necesidad de ir a juicio.They reached a compensation agreement without needing to go to trial.víbora
snake (used for a deceitful, untrustworthy person)expressioncolloquialLiterally means 'viper' or 'snake', but applied to people it means someone who is scheming, backstabbing, or not to be trusted. The insult is fully non-compositional because calling someone a snake in Spanish carries this specific moral charge in common usage.
No le cuentes nada a ese tipo, es una víbora que te traicionará en cuanto pueda.Don't tell that guy anything, he's a snake who'll betray you the first chance he gets.
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