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Season 6 · Episode 19
Lisa's Wedding
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusA fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student from an upper-crust British family.
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gemelos
cufflinks (also: twins)noun (m, pl)Mi padre siempre usa gemelos de plata cuando va a una ceremonia formal.My father always wears silver cufflinks when he goes to a formal ceremony.tírame del dedo
pull my finger (a joke/prank phrase)expressioncolloquialA fixed phrase tied to a well-known body-humor prank. Used here as a running gag and a cultural touchstone. The meaning is entirely non-compositional: knowing 'tirar' and 'dedo' separately does not reveal the joke.
El niño le insistía a su abuelo: 'Anda, tírame del dedo, ¡te va a gustar!'The boy kept insisting to his grandfather: 'Come on, pull my finger, you'll like it!'a ver
let's see / come on then / go aheadexpressioncolloquialUsed as a challenge or prompt, not as a literal invitation to see something. It signals impatience, mild skepticism, or a call to prove something. Extremely common in everyday Latin American speech across all age groups.
A ver, si sabes tanto de cocina, prepara tú la cena.Come on then, if you know so much about cooking, you make dinner.abono
compost / fertilizer / manurenoun (m)Usamos abono orgánico en el jardín para que las plantas crezcan mejor.We use organic compost in the garden so the plants grow better.seguirle la corriente
to go along with someone / to humor someone / to play alongexpressioncolloquialMeans to act as if you agree or comply without truly meaning it, often to avoid conflict or because it is easier. The literal image of 'going with the current' is transparent in Spanish, but the idiomatic meaning (humoring someone) is non-compositional.
No quería discutir con él, así que simplemente le seguí la corriente.I didn't want to argue with him, so I just went along with what he said.ramo
bouquet (of flowers)noun (m)La novia lanzó el ramo al final de la recepción.The bride threw the bouquet at the end of the reception.recepción
reception (wedding or social gathering)noun (f)La recepción se llevó a cabo en un salón enorme junto al lago.The reception was held in a huge hall by the lake.graduada
graduate / person who has completed a degree or programmeadjective / noun (f)La única graduada de su generación en ese pueblo fue contratada de inmediato.The only graduate of her generation in that town was hired immediately.
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