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Season 8 · Episode 3
The Homer They Fall
B1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow
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on Disney PlusWhen Moe sees that Homer can absorb massive blows to the head, he turns him into a prizefighter and sets up a match with heavyweight champion Drederick Tatum.
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cinturón
beltnoun (masculine)Se me olvidó el cinturón y los pantalones me quedan muy anchos.I forgot my belt and my pants are way too loose.campeón
championnoun (masculine)El campeón mundial defenderá su título el próximo mes.The world champion will defend his title next month.agente
agent, managernoun (masculine/feminine)El boxeador contrató a un nuevo agente que consiguió peleas mejor pagadas.The boxer hired a new agent who secured better-paying fights.noquear
to knock outverbEl campeón noqueó a su rival en el segundo asalto.The champion knocked out his rival in the second round.asalto
round (in boxing)noun (masculine)La pelea duró doce asaltos antes de que el árbitro la detuviera.The fight lasted twelve rounds before the referee stopped it.soplar
to snitch, to tattleexpressioncolloquialIn this context soplar means to inform on someone to an authority figure. Its standard meaning is 'to blow', so the slang sense is completely non-compositional.
El niño sopló a la maestra y todos sus compañeros se enojaron con él.The kid snitched to the teacher and all his classmates got mad at him.recibo
receiptnoun (masculine)Sin el recibo no te pueden hacer el cambio en ninguna tienda.Without the receipt they can't give you an exchange at any store.fustigar
to thrash, to beat severelyexpressioncolloquialPrimarily means to whip or lash, but used colloquially in sports and fight contexts to mean beating someone badly. A learner familiar with the word 'fusta' (riding crop) might not connect it to this rough spoken usage.
El campeón fustigó al retador desde el primer asalto.The champion thrashed the challenger from the first round.apuesta
bet, wager, oddsnoun (feminine)Las apuestas estaban muy en contra del equipo visitante.The odds were heavily against the visiting team.
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