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Season 1 · Episode 79
Un peligro, 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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casamiento
wedding, marriage ceremonynoun (m)El casamiento se celebró en el jardín de la casa de sus padres.The wedding was held in the garden of her parents' house.muestra
show, performance, showcasenoun (f)Los alumnos del conservatorio ensayaron durante meses para la muestra de fin de año.The conservatory students rehearsed for months for the end-of-year showcase.ensayo
rehearsalnoun (m)El director canceló el ensayo porque la mitad del elenco estaba resfriado.The director cancelled the rehearsal because half the cast had a cold.plantar
to stand someone up, to leave someone at the altar or in the lurchexpressioncolloquialIn romantic contexts, 'plantar a alguien' means to abandon them, stand them up on a date, or walk out on them at a crucial moment. Not derivable from the literal meaning 'to plant'.
Me plantó en el restaurante y nunca apareció.He stood me up at the restaurant and never showed up.pisar el palito
to fall for a trick, to take the baitexpressioncolloquialArgentine idiom. Literally 'to step on the stick', meaning to be tricked or to walk into a trap someone set. Not guessable from the literal words.
Le tendieron una trampa y pisó el palito sin darse cuenta.They set a trap for him and he fell for it without realizing.desubicado
someone who behaves inappropriately or tactlesslyexpressioncolloquialFrom 'ubicarse' (to know one's place). 'Desubicado' describes a person who acts without reading the social situation, saying or doing something out of place. Common in everyday Argentine speech.
Fue muy desubicado de su parte hacer ese chiste en el funeral.It was very inappropriate of him to make that joke at the funeral.internado
boarding schoolnoun (m)Si seguís portándote así, tu papá te va a mandar a un internado en otra provincia.If you keep behaving like that, your dad is going to send you to a boarding school in another province.estafa
fraud, scamnoun (f)Lo detuvieron en el aeropuerto acusado de estafa millonaria.He was detained at the airport accused of a million-dollar fraud.cobardía
cowardicenoun (f)Irse sin dar explicaciones fue un acto de cobardía de su parte.Leaving without giving any explanation was an act of cowardice on his part.
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