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Season 1 · Episode 50
Una decepción, 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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el detective
detective, private investigatornoun (masculine)Contrataron un detective para seguir los movimientos del sospechoso.They hired a detective to follow the suspect's movements.armar
to set up, to orchestrate, to stir up (a situation)expressioncolloquialIn Argentine colloquial use 'armar' frequently means to engineer, scheme, or manufacture a situation rather than its literal meaning of 'to assemble'. 'Armó todo esto' means 'she set all this up / pulled all this off'.
¿Vos armaste ese escándalo para que no pudiéramos hablar en paz?Did you set up that whole scene so we couldn't talk in peace?averiguar
to find out, to investigateverbQuiero averiguar qué pasó en la reunión de ayer.I want to find out what happened at yesterday's meeting.el locker
lockernoun (masculine)Dejé mis llaves en el locker antes de entrar al gimnasio.I left my keys in the locker before entering the gym.el espía
spy, informantnoun (masculine/feminine)Alguien del grupo actuaba como espía y le contaba todo al jefe.Someone in the group was acting as an informant and telling the boss everything.renunciar
to resign, to quitverbDespués de tantos problemas, decidió renunciar al trabajo.After so many problems, she decided to quit her job.incriminar
to incriminateverbLas fotos encontradas podían incriminar al sospechoso.The photos found could incriminate the suspect.meterla pata
to put one's foot in it, to mess upexpressioncolloquialCommon Argentine expression for making a blunder, especially socially. Equivalent to the English 'to put your foot in your mouth' but also covers any kind of mistake with consequences.
La metí pata cuando le conté a todos la sorpresa antes de tiempo.I put my foot in it when I told everyone about the surprise too early.tildar
to label, to brand someone (as something negative)expressioncolloquialUsed to mean tagging or characterizing a person unfairly with a negative label. 'Me tildan de mala' means 'they brand me as the bad one'. Not guessable from its literal meaning of placing a written accent mark.
Siempre la tildan de conflictiva solo porque dice lo que piensa.They always label her as a troublemaker just because she says what she thinks.la mala del cuento
the villain of the story, the bad guyexpressioncolloquialFixed phrase meaning the person who gets blamed for everything or cast as the wrongdoer in a social situation. 'Cuento' here means story or narrative, not literally a tale.
Cada vez que hay un problema en la oficina, yo termino siendo la mala del cuento.Every time there's a problem at the office, I end up being the villain of the story.extorsionar
to extortverbEl detective intentó extorsionar a la familia con la información.The detective tried to extort the family with the information.
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