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Season 1 · Episode 71
Una confesión, 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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estudio
studio (performing arts school or recording space)noun (m.)Desde pequeña sueña con entrar al estudio de danza más famoso de la ciudad.Since she was little she has dreamed of entering the most famous dance studio in the city.director
director, principal (of a school or institution)noun (m.)El nuevo director del colegio organizó una reunión con todos los profesores.The new school director organized a meeting with all the teachers.a ver
let's see, come on, alright now (discourse opener or mild challenge)expressioncolloquialOne of the most frequent pragmatic markers in Argentine conversational Spanish. It can open a sentence to signal the speaker is about to address something directly, invite attention, or mildly challenge someone. Its meaning shifts heavily with intonation and is non-compositional when used as a discourse marker rather than its literal 'let's see' sense.
A ver, explicame bien qué pasó porque no entiendo nada.Alright, explain to me exactly what happened because I don't understand anything.suspender
to suspend (from school or work)verbLa directora suspendió al alumno por tres días después del incidente.The principal suspended the student for three days after the incident.sobrina
niecenoun (f.)Mi sobrina tiene diez años y ya toca la guitarra muy bien.My niece is ten years old and already plays guitar very well.votos
votesnoun (m. pl.)Los votos del público determinaron al ganador del concurso.The public's votes determined the winner of the competition.manipular
to manipulate, to tamper withverbAlguien manipuló los archivos del sistema para cambiar los resultados.Someone tampered with the system files to change the results.clave
password, key (access code)noun (f.)Alguien usó mi clave para entrar al sistema sin permiso.Someone used my password to access the system without permission.hacerse el sonso
to play dumb, to pretend not to know or understandexpressioncolloquial'Sonso' is an Argentine term for a silly or foolish person. 'Hacerse el sonso' means to deliberately feign ignorance or innocence. It implies the speaker knows the other person is pretending.
No te hagás el sonso, sabés perfectamente de qué te estoy hablando.Don't play dumb, you know perfectly well what I'm talking about.enganchado
hooked on someone, infatuated, hung up on someoneexpressioncolloquialLiterally 'hooked' or 'latched on'. In Argentine everyday speech, 'estar enganchado con alguien' means to have romantic feelings for someone that you can't shake, often unrequited or complicated. Very common in teen and young adult speech.
Hace meses que terminaron pero él sigue enganchado con ella.They broke up months ago but he's still hung up on her.
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