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Season 1 · Episode 56
Un acercamiento, una canción
B1ArgentineFast 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 estudio
studio / performing arts schoolnoun (masculine)Todos los alumnos del estudio ensayan por las tardes.All the students at the studio rehearse in the afternoons.el director
director / head (of an institution)noun (masculine)El director convocó una reunión urgente con el profesorado.The director called an urgent meeting with the teaching staff.el reality
reality shownoun (masculine, loanword)Se apuntó al reality sin contárselo a su familia.She signed up for the reality show without telling her family.enterarse
to find out / to learn of somethingverb (pronominal)Se enteró de la noticia por una amiga, no por los medios.She found out the news through a friend, not through the media.el secreto
secretnoun (masculine)Guardó el secreto durante meses sin decírselo a nadie.He kept the secret for months without telling anyone.el talento
talentnoun (masculine)El concurso busca descubrir el talento musical de jóvenes desconocidos.The competition aims to discover the musical talent of unknown young people.la audición
auditionnoun (feminine)Nervioso, llegó media hora antes a la audición.Nervous, he arrived half an hour before the audition.hacerle la contra a alguien
to work against someone / to oppose someone at every turnexpressioncolloquialUsed to describe persistent, often petty opposition to someone's decisions or actions. Implies a deliberate pattern, not a single disagreement.
Siempre que propongo algo en las reuniones, hay alguien que me hace la contra.Whenever I suggest something in meetings, there is always someone who opposes me at every turn.hundirse
to go under / to be ruined / to fall apartexpressioncolloquialLiterally means to sink, but used figuratively for a person, business, or plan collapsing completely. Common in everyday speech to convey total failure.
Sin nuevos clientes, el negocio se va a hundir antes de fin de año.Without new clients, the business is going to go under before the end of the year.estar harto de
to be sick of / to be fed up withexpressioncolloquialExpresses strong emotional exhaustion or exasperation. Very common in everyday speech to signal that a situation has reached its limit for the speaker.
Estoy harta de repetir las mismas cosas sin que nadie me escuche.I am sick of repeating the same things without anyone listening to me.
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