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Season 1 · Episode 37
Una desilusión, una canción
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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compromiso
engagement (romantic); commitment; obligationnoun (m)La fiesta de compromiso se celebra en el jardín de la casa.The engagement party is held in the garden of the house.espectáculo
show; performance; spectaclenoun (m)El espectáculo de fin de año fue increíble.The end-of-year show was incredible.protagonista
lead role; main characternoun (m/f)Ella consiguió el papel de protagonista después de años de estudio.She got the lead role after years of study.ensayo
rehearsal; essay; trialnoun (m)Mañana tenemos ensayo general a las diez de la mañana.Tomorrow we have the full rehearsal at ten in the morning.renuncia
resignation; renunciationnoun (f)Presentó su renuncia al director sin dar muchas explicaciones.She handed in her resignation to the director without giving many explanations.institutriz
governessnoun (f)La institutriz se encargaba de la educación de los niños de la familia.The governess was responsible for the children's education in the household.cuota
installment payment; membership fee; quotanoun (f)Todavía tengo que pagar tres cuotas del curso de música.I still have to pay three installments for the music course.ni loco
no way; not a chance; absolutely notexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'not even crazy.' A strong, emphatic refusal. The speaker implies that even if they were crazy they would not do the thing. Common in Rioplatense informal speech.
¿Que llame a todos esos clientes yo sola? ¡Ni loca!Me call all those clients by myself? No way!ponete las pilas
get your act together; snap out of itexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'put your batteries in.' Used to tell someone to stop being distracted or lazy and start paying attention or performing. Very common in everyday Rioplatense speech, typically between peers.
Che, ponete las pilas que el examen es mañana.Come on, get your act together, the exam is tomorrow.hacerse el inocente
to play dumb; to act innocentexpressioncolloquialA reflexive fixed phrase meaning to pretend you do not know something or have not done anything wrong. 'Hacerse' here means to act as if, which is non-transparent.
No te hagás la inocente, sabés perfectamente de qué te estoy hablando.Don't play dumb, you know perfectly well what I'm talking about.enroscar
to wrap around one's finger; to manipulate graduallyexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to screw or coil.' In Rioplatense colloquial use, 'enroscar' or 'enroscarse' means to manipulate someone slowly or to get tangled up in something. The non-literal meaning is distinctly Rioplatense and non-transparent.
Cuidado con ese tipo, tiene fama de enroscar a la gente para conseguir lo que quiere.Watch out for that guy, he has a reputation for wrapping people around his finger to get what he wants.
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