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Season 1 · Episode 1
Four Wheels & Flies
A1LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow· 15 min
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on NetflixTrash Truck gets upset after learning he wasn't built to fly, so Hank, Walter, Donny and Ms. Mona help find a special way for him to take flight.
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to flyverbLos pájaros vuelan muy alto en el cielo durante el verano.Birds fly very high in the sky during the summer.alas
wingsnoun (plural)El niño dibujó un dragón con alas enormes y fuego en la boca.The boy drew a dragon with enormous wings and fire in its mouth.camión
trucknoun (masculine)El camión de carga bloqueó la calle por más de una hora.The cargo truck blocked the street for more than an hour.cielos
goodness, oh my, wow (exclamation of surprise)expressioncolloquialLiterally 'skies', but used as a mild interjection expressing surprise, mild alarm, or wonder. It carries no reference to the sky in actual use. Common in everyday Latin American Spanish as a softened reaction, suitable across ages.
¡Cielos, no me di cuenta de que ya eran las once de la noche!Goodness, I didn't realize it was already eleven at night!empujar
to pushverbTuvimos que empujar el carro porque se quedó sin gasolina en la colina.We had to push the car because it ran out of gas on the hill.pesado
heavyadjectiveLa caja era tan pesada que entre dos personas apenas podían levantarla.The box was so heavy that two people could barely lift it.será pan comido
it will be a piece of cake, it will be easyexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiom meaning something will be effortless. The literal words (bread, eaten) give no clear signal of the metaphorical meaning, making it non-compositional. Widely used across Latin American Spanish in casual speech.
No te preocupes por el examen, con todo lo que estudiaste, será pan comido.Don't worry about the exam, with everything you studied, it will be a piece of cake.fuerte
fort, clubhousenoun (masculine)Los niños construyeron un fuerte con cobijas y sillas en la sala.The kids built a fort with blankets and chairs in the living room.
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