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Learn Spanish with The Substitute · El suplente
A stretch for youC1ArgentineFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow
ArgentineFilm · 2022 · Drama · 1h 51m
A substitute teacher gets involved when one of his students is threatened by a drug kingpin.
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This film adds 29 words to your vocabulary
Distinct words and expressions, to study before, during or after.
Words you’ll meet in this film
poesíapoetry
noun (f)Essential
Me cuesta entender la poesía cuando el lenguaje es muy abstracto.I find it hard to understand poetry when the language is very abstract.
comedorcommunity dining hall, soup kitchen (in this context, a neighborhood food assistance center)
noun (m)Essential
Cada mediodía, el comedor del barrio les da de comer a más de cien familias.Every midday, the neighborhood dining hall feeds more than a hundred families.
narcodrug trafficker, narco
noun (m/f), adjectiveEssential
El barrio cambió mucho desde que los narcos empezaron a operar por acá.The neighborhood changed a lot since drug traffickers started operating around here.
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intendentemayor (of a municipality in Argentina)
noun (m/f)Essential
El intendente prometió construir más escuelas antes de las elecciones.The mayor promised to build more schools before the elections.
ingresoentrance examination, admission process (to a school)
noun (m)Essential
Estudió meses para preparar el ingreso al colegio secundario.She studied for months to prepare for the high school entrance examination.
suplentesubstitute, replacement (teacher)
noun/adjectiveEssential
El profesor suplente llegó justo antes de que empezara la clase.The substitute teacher arrived just before class started.
rajarto get out fast, to take off, to bolt
Essential
Cuando llegó el jefe, todos rajaron de la sala de reuniones.When the boss arrived, everyone bolted out of the meeting room.
falopadrugs, illegal substances (especially cocaine or pills)
Essential
Los vecinos denunciaron que en la esquina se vende falopa desde hace meses.The neighbors reported that drugs have been sold on the corner for months.
