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Season 1 · Episode 7
The Package
Valeria
B2Castilian45 min
CastilianVictor and Val discuss their feelings for each other while spending the day together. Lola confronts her estranged mother.
Expressions to listen for
10montarse una películato let your imagination run away with you, to make up a story in your head
colloquialAppears ~2× in this episode
Describes overthinking or creating dramatic scenarios that may not reflect reality. Very common in everyday conversation, especially about relationships.
Deja de montarte una película: no te ha enviado un mensaje porque estará ocupado.Stop imagining things. He hasn't messaged you because he's probably busy.
fliparto be amazed, to be shocked, to trip out
colloquialAppears ~4× in this episode
Extremely common in casual speech. Can express positive amazement, disbelief, or exasperation depending on tone and context. Also used as 'flipas' to mean 'you're out of your mind'.
Cuando vi el precio de las entradas, me quedé flipando.When I saw the ticket price, I was absolutely stunned.
rajarseto chicken out, to back out at the last minute
colloquialAppears ~3× in this episode
Used when someone loses their nerve and withdraws from a plan or commitment they had agreed to.
Al final se rajó y no se tiró del trampolín.In the end he chickened out and didn't jump off the diving board.
me cago enexpression of strong frustration or anger (equivalent to 'for f**k's sake' or 'damn it')
vulgarAppears ~2× in this episode
One of the most common Spanish expletive constructions. The full phrase varies ('me cago en mi puta madre', 'me cago en dios', etc.). Very strong in formal contexts but extremely frequent in informal speech.
¡Me cago en todo! Se me ha borrado el archivo sin guardarlo.For f**k's sake! The file deleted itself without saving.
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una mierdaa load of rubbish, crap, worthless
vulgarAppears ~4× in this episode
Used both as a noun ('es una mierda' = it's rubbish) and as an intensifier to dismiss something. Extremely frequent in informal speech across all age groups.
La película prometía mucho, pero al final era una mierda.The film promised a lot, but in the end it was rubbish.
Key vocabulary
17colectivo·collective, activist group
noun (masculine)essentialAppears ~5× in this episode
El colectivo lleva años luchando por la igualdad salarial.The collective has been fighting for equal pay for years.
escrache·public shaming protest, doorstep demonstration