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Season 5 · Episode 13
Homer and Apu
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusHomer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.
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vencido
expired (of food or documents)adjectiveNo comas ese yogur, está vencido desde la semana pasada.Don't eat that yogurt, it's been expired since last week.despedido
fired, dismissed from a jobadjective/past participleLlegó tarde tres veces seguidas y lo dejaron despedido.He showed up late three times in a row and they fired him.cable
wire (as in a wire worn to secretly record someone)noun (masculine)El periodista llevaba un cable escondido bajo la camisa para grabar la conversación.The journalist wore a hidden wire under his shirt to record the conversation.cámara oculta
hidden cameranoun phrase (feminine)El programa usó una cámara oculta para filmar a los empleados deshonestos.The show used a hidden camera to film the dishonest employees.estafa
rip-off, scamexpressioncolloquialUsed broadly in everyday speech to express that something is overpriced or unfair, beyond its legal meaning of 'fraud'. Very common in consumer complaints.
Pagar eso por una taza de café es una estafa.Paying that much for a cup of coffee is a total rip-off.ajustar cuentas
to settle scores, to get evenexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to adjust accounts', but used to mean seeking revenge or confronting someone who has wronged you. The meaning cannot be deduced from the individual words in this context.
Después de lo que me hizo, es hora de ajustar cuentas.After what he did to me, it's time to settle scores.vejación
humiliation, degradationnoun (feminine)Ese trato fue una vejación para todos los empleados que lo presenciaron.That treatment was a humiliation for all the employees who witnessed it.rutina diaria
daily routinenoun phrase (feminine)Mantener una rutina diaria ayuda a reducir el estrés.Keeping a daily routine helps reduce stress.
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