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Season 1 · Episode 13
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B2ArgentineFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 45 min
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Argentineon Disney PlusA musically-talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires after living in Europe.
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ingreso
admission / entry (to a school or program)noun (m)Mañana tengo la prueba de ingreso al conservatorio y estoy muy nervioso.Tomorrow I have the conservatory admission test and I'm very nervous.institutriz
governess / live-in tutornoun (f)La institutriz de los chicos les enseñaba francés y piano todas las tardes.The children's governess taught them French and piano every afternoon.compromiso
engagement (romantic) / commitmentnoun (m)Anunciaron su compromiso en una cena familiar y todos se sorprendieron.They announced their engagement at a family dinner and everyone was surprised.arreglo
musical arrangementnoun (m)El arreglo para cuatro voces que hizo el productor quedó increíble.The four-voice arrangement the producer made turned out incredible.coreo
choreography (informal shortening of coreografía)noun (f)Tardaron tres semanas en aprender la coreo del espectáculo de fin de año.They took three weeks to learn the choreography for the end-of-year show.solicitud
application / request formnoun (f)Completé la solicitud de beca y la mandé por correo electrónico.I filled out the scholarship application and sent it by email.partituras
sheet music / scoresnoun (f, plural)Dejé las partituras sobre el piano para que los alumnos las estudien.I left the sheet music on the piano so the students could study it.rompete una pierna
break a leg (theatrical good-luck wish)expressioncolloquialThe standard theatrical phrase used in place of 'buena suerte' before a performance or audition. Saying 'suerte' directly is considered bad luck in performance contexts.
Antes de que saliera al escenario, su maestra le dijo: rompete una pierna.Before she went on stage, her teacher said: break a leg.pavada
silly thing / trivial nonsense / trifleexpressioncolloquialVery common in Rioplatense speech. 'Pavada' refers to something trivial, stupid, or not worth attention. 'Distraerse con cualquier pavada' means getting sidetracked by the slightest nonsense.
No pierdas el tiempo con pavadas y concentrate en lo que importa.Don't waste time on nonsense and focus on what matters.no dar más
to be completely exhausted / to have nothing leftexpressioncolloquialUsed to express total physical or emotional depletion. 'No doy más' is the first-person form. Very common in Rioplatense everyday speech.
Después de diez horas de trabajo no doy más, me voy a dormir.After ten hours of work I have nothing left, I'm going to sleep.
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