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Season 1 · Episode 3
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Argentineon Disney PlusA musically-talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires after living in Europe.
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institutriz
governess, live-in tutornoun (f)La institutriz llegó a las ocho para darle clases de francés a los chicos.The governess arrived at eight to give the kids French lessons.ático
attic, top-floor storage roomnoun (m)Guardamos todas las cajas viejas en el ático porque no teníamos otro lugar.We stored all the old boxes in the attic because we had no other place.coreografía
choreographynoun (f)Pasaron semanas practicando la coreografía antes del show.They spent weeks practicing the choreography before the show.hacerse el vivo
to act clever at someone else's expense, to try to outsmart or take advantageexpressioncolloquialA classic River Plate expression. Vivo in this sense means cunning or streetwise, not 'alive'. Hacerse el vivo implies someone is trying to pull a fast one or take advantage in a social situation, usually with a negative, accusatory tone.
No te hagas el vivo conmigo porque yo te conozco bien y sé exactamente qué estás haciendo.Don't try to outsmart me because I know you well and I know exactly what you're doing.reprobar
to fail (a course or exam)verbSi no entregás el trabajo a tiempo, vas a reprobar el semestre.If you don't hand in the work on time, you're going to fail the semester.traicionar
to betrayverbNo puedo creer que me haya traicionado después de todo lo que hice por él.I can't believe he betrayed me after everything I did for him.despedir
to fire (from a job)verbLo despidieron sin previo aviso después de diez años en la empresa.They fired him without notice after ten years at the company.
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