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Season 1 · Episode 15
Her fate is now
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
entrance exam / auditionnoun (m)Mañana tengo el ingreso al conservatorio y estoy muy nervioso.Tomorrow I have the conservatory entrance exam and I am very nervous.ático
attic / top-floor roomnoun (m)Guardamos todas las cajas viejas en el ático de la casa.We keep all the old boxes in the attic of the house.camafeo
cameo (piece of jewelry)noun (m)La abuela siempre usaba un camafeo de nácar en el cuello.Grandma always wore a mother-of-pearl cameo around her neck.licencia
leave of absencenoun (f)El profesor pidió una licencia de dos semanas por razones personales.The teacher requested a two-week leave of absence for personal reasons.ocultar
to hide / to concealverbIntentó ocultar su tristeza, pero todos se daban cuenta.She tried to hide her sadness, but everyone could tell.trampa
trap / trick / schemenoun (f)Le tendieron una trampa para que pareciera culpable.They set a trap for him so he would seem guilty.proteger
to protectverbLos padres siempre quieren proteger a sus hijos de las malas noticias.Parents always want to protect their children from bad news.hacer bien
to do good for / to be good for someoneexpressioncolloquialIn Rioplatense use, 'hacerte bien' directed at a person (rather than a thing) means to be a positive, healthy influence on that person emotionally or personally. It is non-compositional in this interpersonal sense.
Esa relación no te hace bien; desde que estás con él estás siempre triste.That relationship is not good for you; since you've been with him you're always sad.a las corridas
in a rush / in a hurryexpressioncolloquialRioplatense fixed expression. The plural corridas signals a frantic, scrambling kind of haste, not just being quick.
Me fui a las corridas y me olvidé el paraguas en casa.I left in such a rush that I forgot my umbrella at home.pacto de silencio
pact of silence / agreement to keep quietexpressionUsed here as a serious spoken agreement between two people to not reveal a shared secret. More emotionally weighted than 'acuerdo' in this context.
Hicieron un pacto de silencio para que nadie se enterara de lo que había pasado.They made a pact of silence so that nobody would find out what had happened.
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