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Season 1 · Episode 55

Una nueva idea, una canción

Violetta

B2ArgentineFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 45 minDisney Pluson Disney Plus

A musically-talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires after living in Europe.

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Una nueva idea, una canción

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S01E55 · Violetta

B2

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  1. 1

    espía

    spy, informer
    noun (m/f)~8× this episode
    Alguien en el equipo filtraba información; todo apuntaba a que había un espía entre ellos.Someone on the team was leaking information; everything pointed to there being a spy among them.
  2. 2

    renunciar

    to resign, to quit
    verb~6× this episode
    Después de diez años en la empresa, decidió renunciar para montar su propio negocio.After ten years at the company, she decided to resign to start her own business.
  3. 3

    disculparse

    to apologise
    verb~4× this episode
    Tardó dos días en disculparse, pero cuando lo hizo fue de forma sincera.He took two days to apologise, but when he did it was genuine.
  4. 4

    encerrado

    locked in, shut in
    adjective/past participle~4× this episode
    Se quedaron encerrados en el ascensor durante casi una hora antes de que llegara el técnico.They were locked inside the lift for almost an hour before the technician arrived.
  5. 5

    picaporte

    door handle, latch
    noun (m)~3× this episode
    El picaporte de la habitación estaba tan oxidado que costaba mucho girar la puerta.The door handle in the room was so rusty that it was very hard to turn the door open.
  6. 6

    amenazar

    to threaten
    verb~3× this episode
    El director amenazó con cancelar el proyecto si no se cumplían los plazos.The director threatened to cancel the project if the deadlines were not met.
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    presionar

    to pressure, to put pressure on
    verb~3× this episode
    Sus compañeros lo presionaron para que aceptara el puesto de coordinador.His colleagues pressured him to accept the coordinator position.
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    hacerle la vida imposible

    to make someone's life hell, to make things very difficult for someone
    expressioncolloquial

    A fixed idiomatic phrase used to describe a sustained campaign of harassment or obstruction against a specific person. Slightly stronger in tone than simply 'causar problemas'; it implies deliberate, relentless targeting.

    Desde que llegó el nuevo jefe, le ha estado haciendo la vida imposible al equipo de diseño.Ever since the new boss arrived, he has been making life hell for the design team.
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    poner las manos en el fuego

    to stake one's reputation on someone, to vouch absolutely for someone
    expressioncolloquial

    Used to say you trust someone so completely that you would accept all consequences if they turned out to be wrong. Typically used in the negative ('nadie puede poner las manos en el fuego') to warn that no one can be fully certain about another person's integrity.

    Yo pondría las manos en el fuego por ella; lleva años demostrando que es de fiar.I would stake my reputation on her; she has spent years proving she can be trusted.
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    a espaldas de

    behind someone's back, without someone's knowledge
    expressioncolloquial

    A fixed prepositional phrase indicating that an action is carried out deliberately without the knowledge or consent of the person referenced. The literal image of 'backs' does not straightforwardly convey the idea of secrecy or betrayal in the same way the phrase does idiomatically.

    Tomaron la decisión a espaldas del director y él se enteró semanas después.They made the decision behind the director's back and he found out weeks later.
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    te tengo en mis manos

    I've got you in my power, I've got something over you
    expressioncolloquial

    A threatening fixed expression asserting that the speaker holds leverage or compromising information over the other person. The idiomatic sense of control or blackmail is not derivable from the literal meaning of holding someone in one's hands.

    Cuando descubrió el error, le dijo con frialdad: 'Te tengo en mis manos y más vale que cooperes.'When she discovered the mistake, she said coldly: 'I've got you in my power and you had better cooperate.'

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