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Season 2 · Episode 8
Honk-ups
A2LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow· 15 min
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on NetflixTrash Truck gets the "honk-ups" after drinking a whole bottle of grape soda, so his friends try every secret remedy to cure them.
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hipo
hiccupsnoun (masculine)Tomé agua muy rápido y me dio hipo por diez minutos.I drank water very fast and had hiccups for ten minutes.remedio
remedy, curenoun (masculine)Mi abuela tiene un remedio casero para el dolor de garganta.My grandmother has a home remedy for a sore throat.miel
honeynoun (feminine)Le puse miel al té para endulzarlo un poco.I put honey in the tea to sweeten it a little.burbuja
bubblenoun (feminine)Las burbujas del agua con gas se sienten raras en la boca.The bubbles in sparkling water feel strange in your mouth.panal
honeycomb, beehivenoun (masculine)Los apicultores recogen la miel directamente del panal.Beekeepers collect honey directly from the honeycomb.gaseosa
soda, fizzy drinknoun (feminine)En el cumpleaños compramos gaseosa de naranja para todos los chicos.At the birthday party we bought orange soda for all the kids.susto
fright, scarenoun (masculine)El perro saltó de repente y me dio un susto enorme.The dog jumped out suddenly and gave me a huge scare.en un santiamén
in a flash, in no time at allexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiomatic phrase widely used across Latin America. The word 'santiamén' has no independent meaning outside this expression, so the phrase is completely non-compositional. Conveys that something happens almost instantly. Used in both spoken and informal written contexts.
Con esa nueva licuadora preparas el batido en un santiamén.With that new blender you make the smoothie in a flash.
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