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Season 8 · Episode 20
The Canine Mutiny
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusWhen Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper.
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tarjeta de crédito
credit cardnoun phrasePerdí mi tarjeta de crédito en el supermercado y tuve que cancelarla.I lost my credit card at the supermarket and had to cancel it.embargar
to seize (property), to repossessverbEl banco embargó los muebles porque el dueño no pagó la deuda.The bank repossessed the furniture because the owner didn't pay the debt.perrera
dog pound, kennelnoun (f)Encontramos a nuestro perro perdido en la perrera municipal.We found our lost dog at the municipal pound.adiestrado
trained (of an animal)adjective/past participleEl perro estaba perfectamente adiestrado para guiar a personas con discapacidad visual.The dog was perfectly trained to guide people with visual impairments.calificar
to qualify (for something)verbNo califico para la beca porque mis ingresos superan el límite.I don't qualify for the scholarship because my income exceeds the limit.metí la pata
I messed up, I put my foot in itexpressioncolloquialFixed idiom meaning to make a blunder or a mistake, often one with social consequences. The literal image (putting the paw/foot in something) gives no clue to the idiomatic meaning.
Metí la pata cuando le pregunté a mi jefe si ya se había jubilado.I put my foot in it when I asked my boss if he had already retired.andar en algo malo
to be up to something bad, to be involved in something shadyexpressioncolloquialThe verb andar is used in Latin American Spanish to describe ongoing states or suspicious behavior in a way that ser/estar does not capture. "Andar en" followed by a noun or adjective expresses what someone is currently involved in or how they have been behaving.
La vecina sospechaba que su sobrino andaba en algo malo porque llegaba muy tarde.The neighbor suspected her nephew was up to something bad because he came home very late.fraude postal
mail fraudnoun phraseCometió fraude postal al usar un nombre falso para recibir paquetes.He committed mail fraud by using a false name to receive packages.historial bancario
banking/credit historynoun phrasePara pedir un préstamo, el banco revisó su historial bancario.To apply for a loan, the bank reviewed his credit history.
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