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Season 1 · Episode 8
Angie vs Jade
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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disfraz
costume, disguisenoun (masc.)Me compré un disfraz de vampiro para el cumpleaños de Lucía.I bought a vampire costume for Lucía's birthday.ingreso
entrance exam, admissionnoun (masc.)Para entrar a esa escuela de artes hay que rendir un ingreso muy exigente.To get into that arts school you have to sit a very demanding entrance exam.papelón
an embarrassing blunder, a public humiliationexpressioncolloquialVery common in Argentine River Plate speech. Refers to an embarrassing situation, usually public. Not deducible from 'papel' (paper/role) alone.
Se cayó en el escenario delante de todos. ¡Qué papelón!She fell on stage in front of everyone. What an embarrassment!renunciar
to resign, to quitverbDespués de la discusión con el jefe, Martín decidió renunciar al trabajo.After the argument with the boss, Martín decided to quit his job.internado
boarding schoolnoun (masc.)Sus padres lo mandaron a un internado en Suiza cuando tenía doce años.His parents sent him to a boarding school in Switzerland when he was twelve.institutriz
governess, live-in tutornoun (fem.)La institutriz vivía en la misma casa que los chicos y los ayudaba con las tareas.The governess lived in the same house as the children and helped them with their homework.beca
scholarship, grantnoun (fem.)Graciela ganó una beca para estudiar piano en el conservatorio.Graciela won a scholarship to study piano at the conservatory.a escondidas
in secret, sneaking around, without anyone knowingexpressioncolloquialFixed adverbial phrase. 'Escondidas' alone means 'hide-and-seek' or 'hidden things', so the full phrase carries a specific nuance of doing something covertly to avoid detection by someone with authority.
Salía a escondidas de la casa para encontrarse con sus amigos de noche.She used to sneak out of the house to meet her friends at night.hacerse el distraído
to play dumb, to pretend you didn't notice or don't knowexpressioncolloquialReflexive fixed expression. Implies deliberate feigned ignorance, often to avoid accountability. The 'hacerse' construction signals performing a false state.
Sabe perfectamente lo que pasó, pero se hace el distraído para no meterse en problemas.He knows perfectly well what happened, but he plays dumb to avoid getting into trouble.cómplice
accomplice, partner in crimenoun (masc./fem.)No quiero ser cómplice de tus mentiras, así que decile la verdad.I don't want to be your accomplice in lying, so tell them the truth.
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