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Season 2 · Episode 13
Kung Shoo
A2LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow· 15 min
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on NetflixTrash Truck always collects every single trash can in town. But he’ll need Ms. Mona to help him fight off the ninja flies swarming his last pick-up.
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mosca
fly (insect)noun (f)Hay muchas moscas alrededor de la fruta madura.There are a lot of flies around the ripe fruit.fuera
get out / shoo / away (used as a sharp exclamation to chase away animals or pests)expressioncolloquialUsed as an abrupt interjection, not as a standard conjugated verb form. When shouted repeatedly at animals or insects it functions like English shoo or get away. Its extremely high frequency in this episode is the engine of the running gag and the pun behind the made-up martial art kung fuera.
Cuando el perro del vecino entró al jardín, la abuela gritó: ¡Fuera, fuera de aquí!When the neighbor's dog came into the yard, grandma shouted: Shoo, get out of here!basurero
trash can / garbage binnoun (m)El basurero de la cocina ya está lleno, hay que vaciarlo.The kitchen trash can is already full, we need to empty it.bicho
bug / insect / critternoun (m)Mi hermana le tiene miedo a cualquier bicho que vuele.My sister is scared of any bug that flies.vaciar
to emptyverbTienes que vaciar la mochila antes de lavarla.You have to empty the backpack before washing it.ahuyentar
to drive away / to scare offverbEncendieron fogatas para ahuyentar a los animales salvajes.They lit bonfires to drive away the wild animals.saltear
to skip / to pass oververbNo te saltes ninguna página del formulario o lo rechazarán.Don't skip any page of the form or they will reject it.kung fuera
made-up martial art whose name is a pun on kung fu and the command fuera (get out / shoo), meaning the art of driving pests awayexpressioncolloquialA playful in-universe coinage built on the word fuera (away / out) fused with kung fu. The humor only lands if you know that fuera is a shout used to chase away animals or pests, since the whole martial art is about shooing flies. Not a real term, but a good example of how Spanish speakers freely coin pun-based compound words in casual or humorous speech.
Inventó su propio kung fuera para espantar a las palomas del balcón.He invented his own kung fuera to shoo the pigeons off the balcony.alboroto
commotion / uproar / fussnoun (m)Los vecinos se quejaron por el alboroto que hicieron los chicos en el pasillo.The neighbors complained about the commotion the kids made in the hallway.
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