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Learn Spanish with Outlaws · Las leyes de la frontera
A stretch for youC1CastilianFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow
CastilianFilm · 2021 · Crime · 2h 5m
Introverted Girona student Nacho meets two delinquents from the city's Chinatown and gets caught up in a summer onslaught of burglaries and hold ups that will change his life.
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This film adds 28 words to your vocabulary
Distinct words and expressions, to study before, during or after.
Words you’ll meet in this film
atracarto rob (a bank, person, or establishment by force)
verbEssential
Un grupo de hombres encapuchados intentó atracar la sucursal del banco por la mañana.A group of hooded men tried to rob the bank branch in the morning.
el paloa heist, a job, a robbery
noun (masculine)Essential
Los dos socios llevaban semanas planeando el palo perfecto.The two partners had been planning the perfect heist for weeks.
los maderosthe cops, the police (slang)
noun (masculine plural)Essential
En cuanto vieron el coche patrulla, echaron a correr porque sabían que los maderos los estaban buscando.As soon as they saw the patrol car, they ran because they knew the cops were looking for them.
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trincarto catch, to nab, to arrest (colloquial)
verbEssential
La policía los trincó cuando intentaban cruzar la frontera con el dinero robado.The police nabbed them when they were trying to cross the border with the stolen money.
el trulloprison, jail (slang)
noun (masculine)Essential
Estuvo dos años en el trullo antes de que le concedieran la libertad condicional.He spent two years in prison before being granted parole.
mosquearseto get annoyed, to get suspicious or rattled
Essential
Se mosquea enseguida cuando le preguntan por su pasado.He gets rattled straight away when people ask him about his past.
dar el paloto carry out a robbery, to pull a job
Essential
Según la policía, el grupo llevaba meses esperando el momento ideal para dar el palo.According to the police, the group had been waiting months for the ideal moment to pull the job.
estar peladoto be flat broke, to have no money at all
Essential
No puede invitarte a cenar, está completamente pelado hasta que cobre.He can't treat you to dinner, he's completely broke until he gets paid.
