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Season 7 · Episode 17
Homer the Smithers
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusForced to take a vacation, Smithers needs to find a temporary replacement who won't outshine him. Homer seems the perfect choice until a sudden outburst forces Mr. Burns to assert his independence.
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vacaciones
vacation, holidaysnoun (feminine, plural)Mi jefe me pidió que tomara vacaciones antes de fin de año.My boss asked me to take vacation before the end of the year.obligación
duty, obligation, responsibilitynoun (feminine)Cumplir con las obligaciones del trabajo es fundamental para cualquier empleado.Fulfilling work duties is fundamental for any employee.reemplazo
replacement, substitutenoun (masculine)Buscaremos un reemplazo temporal mientras el gerente está de viaje.We'll look for a temporary replacement while the manager is traveling.despedir
to fire (from a job), to dismissverb (reflexive: despedirse)La empresa lo despidió después de descubrir que llegaba tarde todos los días.The company fired him after discovering he was late every day.Olé-olé
Hello, hello (used when picking up the phone in a non-standard or comedic way)expressioncolloquialUsed in the dialogue as a clumsy or comic substitute for 'Aló' or 'Bueno' when answering the phone. Not a standard phone greeting anywhere but lands as humorous precisely because it is so wrong for the context.
Cuando le pregunté cómo contestaba el teléfono en su trabajo, me dijo que a veces decía 'olé-olé' para hacer reír a sus compañeros.When I asked how he answered the phone at work, he said he sometimes said 'olé-olé' to make his coworkers laugh.ni siquiera
not evenexpressionA fixed negative intensifier meaning 'not even.' It reinforces a negative statement to show that a minimum threshold was not reached. Common in both spoken and written Latin American Spanish.
Llegó tan cansada que ni siquiera pudo terminar la cena.She arrived so tired that she couldn't even finish dinner.autosuficiente
self-sufficient, independentadjectiveDesde que aprendió a cocinar, es completamente autosuficiente.Since he learned to cook, he is completely self-sufficient.impulsar
to boost, to advance, to drive forwardverbAceptar ese proyecto podría impulsar mucho tu carrera profesional.Accepting that project could really boost your professional career.disculpar
to apologize, to excuse oneselfverb (reflexive: disculparse)Deberías disculparte con ella por lo que dijiste ayer.You should apologize to her for what you said yesterday.
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