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Learn Spanish with Veneno
A stretch for youC1Castilian
CastilianSeries · 2020 · Drama · 8 episodes · ~60 min
A biographical story of TV personality and transgender icon La Veneno and those who surrounded her.
on HBO MaxIMDb 8.6Season 1 adds 214 words to your vocabulary
Distinct words across 8 episodes. The essentials repeat, so early episodes do half the work of later ones.
Words you’ll meet in season 1
apuntarto write down, to note down
verbEssential
Espera, que lo apunto antes de que se me olvide.Hold on, let me write it down before I forget.
reportajenews report, feature piece, documentary segment
noun (masculine)Essential
La periodista pasó dos días preparando el reportaje sobre vivienda.The journalist spent two days preparing the feature report on housing.
putaprostitute, whore
nounEssential
En aquella época, muchas mujeres ejercían como putas en los parques de la ciudad.In those days, many women worked as prostitutes in the city parks.
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travestitransvestite; in this context broadly used for a trans woman who works in sex work
nounEssential
El documental cuenta la historia de varias travestis que vivieron en Madrid en los años noventa.The documentary tells the story of several travestis who lived in Madrid in the nineties.
módulowing (of a prison), module, unit
noun (m)Essential
Los presos del módulo tres saldrán al patio por la tarde.The inmates in wing three will go to the yard in the afternoon.
bologig, booking, paid performance
noun (masculine)Essential
El cantante tiene tres bolos este fin de semana en distintas ciudades.The singer has three gigs this weekend in different cities.
audienciaaudience, viewership, ratings
noun (feminine)Essential
El programa batió su récord de audiencia con ese invitado especial.The programme broke its viewership record with that special guest.
polígrafolie detector, polygraph
noun (masculine)Essential
El programa le hizo pasar por el polígrafo para comprobar sus declaraciones.The show put her through the polygraph to verify her statements.
