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Season 4 · Episode 9
Mr. Plow
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusHomer and Barney become competitors in the snow-plowing business.
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barredora
snow plow / street sweepernoun (f)La barredora municipal limpió todas las calles antes del amanecer.The municipal snow plow cleared all the streets before dawn.entrada
driveway / entrancenoun (f)Después de la tormenta, mi entrada quedó completamente bloqueada por la nieve.After the storm, my driveway was completely blocked by snow.nieve
snownoun (f)Cayó tanta nieve anoche que no pudimos salir de casa.So much snow fell last night that we couldn't leave the house.camión
trucknoun (m)Compró un camión usado para hacer entregas los fines de semana.He bought a used truck to make deliveries on weekends.comercial
advertisement / commercial (TV or radio spot)noun (m)Grabaron un comercial gracioso que se volvió viral en las redes sociales.They recorded a funny commercial that went viral on social media.socio
business partner / buddynoun (m)Decidieron hacerse socios y abrir un taller mecánico juntos.They decided to become partners and open a repair shop together.me da miedo
it scares me / I'm afraidexpressioncolloquialUses the verb dar rather than tener or estar asustado to express fear. This dar + noun construction for emotions (dar miedo, dar asco, dar risa, dar pena) is a fundamental pattern in Latin American Spanish that cannot be predicted from knowing 'dar' as 'to give'.
Me da mucho miedo hablar en público frente a tanta gente.Speaking in public in front of so many people scares me a lot.competencia
competition / rivalrynoun (f)Hay mucha competencia entre las tiendas del centro de la ciudad.There is a lot of competition among the stores in the city center.manos a la obra
let's get to work / let's get startedexpressionFixed expression signaling the moment someone stops planning and starts actually doing a task. Equivalent to 'let's get down to business' in the sense of beginning physical or practical work. Very common and used across all registers in Latin American Spanish.
Ya tenemos todo el material, así que manos a la obra.We already have all the materials, so let's get to work.me da asco
it disgusts me / you disgust me / it grosses me outexpressioncolloquialSame dar + noun emotional construction as me da miedo. Asco (disgust/revulsion) combined with dar creates a strong expression of physical or moral disgust. Tone ranges from playful to genuinely cutting depending on context and delivery.
Me da asco ver cómo tiran basura en el parque sin ninguna vergüenza.It disgusts me to see how they throw trash in the park without any shame.
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