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Season 1 · Episode 4
Rivality
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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dale
go on, okay, come on then (expression of encouragement or agreement)expressioncolloquialExtremely common in River Plate Spanish, used here throughout. It can signal agreement ('okay, sure'), encourage someone to act ('go on, do it'), or close a deal informally. Tone and meaning shift depending on context and intonation.
¿Quedamos el sábado? — Dale, sin problema.Shall we meet on Saturday? — Sure, no problem.mentir
to lie, to deceiveverbNo entiendo por qué me mintió si podría haberme dicho la verdad.I don't understand why he lied to me when he could have told me the truth.echar
to fire, to throw out, to kick outverbEl jefe la echó del trabajo sin darle ninguna explicación.The boss fired her without giving her any explanation.re
really, very (intensifier prefix)expressioncolloquialPlaced directly before an adjective or adverb without a hyphen to intensify it ('re lindo', 're mal', 're tierno'). Characteristic of River Plate informal speech. Equivalent in function to 'muy' but with a younger, more casual feel.
La película estuvo re buena, te la recomiendo.The film was really good, I recommend it.institutriz
governess, live-in tutornoun (f)La institutriz enseñaba francés e historia a los niños de la familia.The governess taught French and history to the children of the family.agencia
agency (here: staffing or employment agency)noun (f)Encontré trabajo a través de una agencia de empleo del centro.I found work through a staffing agency in the city centre.coreografía
choreographynoun (f)Tardaron tres semanas en preparar la coreografía para el espectáculo.It took them three weeks to prepare the choreography for the show.hacerse el vivo
to be smart/clever at someone else's expense, to take advantage, to try to pull a fast oneexpressioncolloquialNon-compositional: 'vivo' here does not mean 'alive' but 'cunning' or 'opportunistic'. The phrase implies someone is trying to get away with something or play others for fools.
No te hagas el vivo conmigo, que sé exactamente lo que estás haciendo.Don't try to pull a fast one on me, I know exactly what you're doing.reprobar
to fail (a course or exam)verbSi no entrega el trabajo a tiempo, va a reprobar el semestre.If he doesn't hand in the assignment on time, he is going to fail the semester.aferrado
clinging to, holding on tightly (figurative)adjectiveSigue aferrado a esa idea aunque todos le dicen que está equivocado.He keeps clinging to that idea even though everyone tells him he is wrong.
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