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Season 3 · Episode 7
Treehouse of Horror II
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusMaggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns' science project.
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deseo
wish, desirenoun (m)Si pudieras pedir un solo deseo, ¿qué pedirías?If you could make just one wish, what would you ask for?pata de mono
monkey's pawnoun phrase (f)La pata de mono del cuento concede tres deseos, pero siempre trae consecuencias terribles.The monkey's paw in the story grants three wishes, but it always brings terrible consequences.pesadilla
nightmarenoun (f)Comí demasiado picante anoche y tuve una pesadilla espantosa.I ate too much spicy food last night and had a terrible nightmare.cerebro
brainnoun (m)Los científicos estudian el cerebro para entender mejor la memoria.Scientists study the brain to better understand memory.alienígena
alien, extraterrestrialnoun/adjective (m/f)La película trata de una invasión alienígena que nadie tomó en serio al principio.The film is about an alien invasion that no one took seriously at first.desgracia
misfortune, disaster, calamitynoun (f)Tras ganar la lotería, les llegó una desgracia que nadie esperaba.After winning the lottery, a misfortune no one expected came their way.esclavo
slavenoun (m)En la novela histórica, el protagonista logra liberarse de ser esclavo.In the historical novel, the protagonist manages to free himself from slavery.dulces o travesuras
trick or treatexpressionThe standard Latin American Spanish rendering of the Halloween phrase. 'Travesuras' literally means pranks or mischief, capturing the threat implied in the original.
Los niños tocaron el timbre y gritaron '¡dulces o travesuras!' con sus disfraces puestos.The kids rang the doorbell and shouted 'trick or treat!' in their costumes.el premio gordo
the jackpot, the big prizeexpressioncolloquialOriginally refers to the top lottery prize. Used broadly to mean hitting the best possible outcome in any situation. The meaning cannot be reliably guessed because 'gordo' (fat) does not obviously signal 'biggest prize' to a learner.
Con ese trabajo nuevo me saqué el premio gordo: buen sueldo y horario flexible.With that new job I hit the jackpot: good pay and flexible hours.metida de pata
blunder, screw-up, putting your foot in itexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'putting the paw in'. A fixed idiom for an embarrassing mistake or gaffe. Widely used across Latin America. The word 'pata' (animal leg/paw) combined with 'meter' (to put in) does not transparently signal this meaning.
Olvidar el nombre de la novia frente a sus papás fue una metida de pata terrible.Forgetting his girlfriend's name in front of her parents was a terrible blunder.
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