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Season 1 · Episode 46
Un acercamiento, 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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novio/novia
boyfriend/girlfriend; also fiancé/fiancée depending on contextnoun (m/f)Lleva dos años saliendo con su novio y están muy enamorados.She has been going out with her boyfriend for two years and they are very much in love.coreografía
choreographynoun (f)Los alumnos ensayaron la coreografía durante tres horas seguidas.The students rehearsed the choreography for three hours straight.prometida
fiancée (female), the woman one is engaged tonoun (f)Presentó a su prometida en la reunión familiar del domingo.He introduced his fiancée at the Sunday family gathering.papelón
embarrassing blunder, major public embarrassmentexpressioncolloquialVery common in Argentine (Rioplatense) Spanish. Refers to a situation where someone has made a fool of themselves in front of others. Often used exclamatorily.
¡Qué papelón! Se olvidó el nombre del cliente en plena reunión.What an embarrassment! He forgot the client's name right in the middle of the meeting.atontado
dazed, fooled, wrapped around someone's fingerexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'made dumb/stupid.' Used here to describe someone who has been so charmed or manipulated by another person that they can no longer think clearly or see the situation objectively.
Desde que conoció a esa chica, mi hermano está totalmente atontado.Since he met that girl, my brother is completely wrapped around her finger.institutriz
governess, live-in tutor/caretakernoun (f)La institutriz se ocupaba de la educación y el cuidado de los niños.The governess was in charge of the children's education and care.contrato
contractnoun (m)Antes de empezar a trabajar, firmaron el contrato con la empresa.Before starting work, they signed the contract with the company.ensayar
to rehearse, to practiceverbLa banda ensaya todos los martes por la tarde en el garaje.The band rehearses every Tuesday afternoon in the garage.se pudre todo
everything falls apart, the whole thing goes southexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'everything rots.' Used to warn that a situation will become seriously bad or uncontrollable if something is revealed or goes wrong.
Si le decís la verdad ahora, se pudre todo en la oficina.If you tell him the truth now, the whole office situation falls apart.perder los estribos
to lose one's temper, to fly off the handleexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'to lose the stirrups' (riding). A fixed idiom meaning to suddenly lose emotional control. Non-compositional: knowing 'estribos' as stirrups does not help decode this in context.
En medio de la discusión, ella perdió los estribos y empezó a gritar.In the middle of the argument, she lost her temper and started shouting.expulsar
to expel, to kick outverbEl director decidió expulsar al estudiante por mal comportamiento.The principal decided to expel the student for bad behavior.
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