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StoryLearning SpanishAug 08, 2022

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Season 7 - Episode 58. Un hombre misterioso

Season 7 - Episode 58. Un hombre misterioso

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Glossary

pisar: to step on

acelerador: gas pedal

truenos: thunder

rodillas: knees

arbustos: bushes

desnudo: naked

maniobras: maneuvers

demasiado: too much

agradecer: to thank

oscuro: dark

quedarse: to stay


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Apr 26, 202408:34
Season 7 - Episode 57. Oscuro horizonte

Season 7 - Episode 57. Oscuro horizonte

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Glossary

poner en marcha: to start up

potencia: power

advertencia: warning

asqueroso: disgusting

alboroto: fuzz

tierra: earth

negro: black

gota: drop

parabrisas: windshield

lluvia: rain

pegajoso: sticky

lodo: mud

frenarse: to come to a stop

atascados: stuck


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Apr 25, 202409:08
Season 7 - Episode 56. ¡Ándale pues!

Season 7 - Episode 56. ¡Ándale pues!

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Glossary

mandíbula: jaw

codo: elbow

apoyar: to lean

ventanilla: window

pícara: mischievous 

asiento de copiloto: front passenger seat

cortar en seco: to cut off

aporte: contribution

guiñar: to wink

puerta del acompañante: front passenger door

sendero: path

pésima: awful

puesto: stand

caca: poop

perro: dog

tostado: toasted

tormenta: storm

llamar la atención: to catch someone’s attention

nube: cloud

cielo: sky


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Apr 24, 202409:15
Season 7 - Episode 55. ¡Enciendan los motores!

Season 7 - Episode 55. ¡Enciendan los motores!

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Glossary

como: since, as

parqueadero: parking lot

tamaño: size

abalanzarse: to pounce on

alta gama: high-end

descapotable: convertible

ruedas: wheels

delantero: front

rezar: to pray

manchar: to stain

tapizado: upholstery

vena: vein

frente: forehead

factura: bill


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Apr 23, 202407:55
Season 7 - Episode 54. Comienzan los preparativos

Season 7 - Episode 54. Comienzan los preparativos

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Glossary

travesía: voyage

envolver: to surround

pareja: couple

cantidad: amount

traicionera: treacherous

baches: potholes

giros: turns

engañosos: deceitful

señalización: signage

velocidad: speed

sobre todo: especially

principal: main


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Apr 22, 202408:05
Season 7 - Episode 53. Todos para uno…

Season 7 - Episode 53. Todos para uno…

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Glossary

retumbar: to rumble

crisol: melting pot

al unísono: in unison

enojo: anger

tristeza: sadness

llanto: cry

clavada: nailed

alfombra: carpet

con un hilo de voz: in a thin voice

arriesgar: to risk

lucidez: lucidity

fin: end

dar aviso: to give notice


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Apr 21, 202408:19
Season 7 - Episode 52. ¿Qué hacer?

Season 7 - Episode 52. ¿Qué hacer?

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Glossary

la gota que rebalsa el vaso: the last straw

presentadora: news anchor

cabello: hair

rubio: blond

teñido: dyed

cubiertos: cutlery

plato: plate

escalar: to escalate

pico: beak

retar: to nag

cariño: honey

profundo: deep


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Apr 20, 202408:50
Season 7 - Episode 51. Empatía de madre

Season 7 - Episode 51. Empatía de madre

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Glossary

aldea: village

a solas: alone

desconcierto: confusion

demente: insane

sendero: trail

de reojo: sideways

tenue: faint

vendedores ambulantes: street vendors 

estar fuera de sí: to be out of their mind


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Apr 19, 202409:05
Season 7 - Episode 50. Incomunicados

Season 7 - Episode 50. Incomunicados

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Glossary

poner un pie: to set foot

vueltas: turns

abogado: lawyer

desempolvar: dust off

retener: to hold back

comisaría: police station

preso: to be in prison

incomunicada: unreachable

esperar: to hope


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Apr 18, 202406:59
Season 7 - Episode 49. Oídos sordos

Season 7 - Episode 49. Oídos sordos

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Glossary

acera: sidewalk

torpeza: clumsiness

treparse: to climb

cuero: leather

balbucear: to babble

achicarse: to shrink

dolor: pain

respirar: to breathe

buzón de voz: voicemail

semblante: appearance

encender: to turn on


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Apr 17, 202407:34
Season 7 - Episode 48. Los restos

Season 7 - Episode 48. Los restos

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Glossary

corriente: current

brisa: breeze

humo: smoke

comprender: to understand

lanzar: to throw

gas lacrimógeno: tear gas

retirarse: to retreat

entera: whole

(voz) ronca: hoarse (voice)

balazo: shot


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Apr 16, 202407:26
Season 7 - Episode 47. La promesa

Season 7 - Episode 47. La promesa

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Glossary

encerrado: locked up

camión: truck

esposado: handcuffed

asomar: to peek out

rejas: bars

ventanilla: window

sigiloso: stealthy

susurrar: to whisper

motor: engine

apresurarse: to hurry

arrancar: to start

balas de goma: rubber bullets

disparar: to shoot


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Apr 15, 202408:30
Season 7 - Episode 46. ¡Corre!

Season 7 - Episode 46. ¡Corre!

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Glossary

pacífico: peaceful

cubrirse: to shield oneself

arma: weapon

golpe: blow

empujón: push

arrojar: to throw

sostener: to hold

atinar: to manage

arrastrarse: to crawl

pelea: fight

reducir: to subdue

soltar: to let go

frenar: to stop


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Apr 14, 202407:12
Season 7 - Episode 45. Enfrentamiento con la policía

Season 7 - Episode 45. Enfrentamiento con la policía

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Glossary

perseguidos: chased

pisoteada: trampled

lastimar: to hurt

disturbio: disturbance

tragar: to swallow

abrirse paso: to make one’s way

golpear: to hit

porra: truncheon

en alto: up high


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Apr 13, 202407:07
Season 7 - Episode 44. Almuerzo compartido

Season 7 - Episode 44. Almuerzo compartido

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Glossary

repartir: to hand out

maíz: corn

queso: cheese

charlar: to chat

las afueras: the outskirts

pesca: fishing

indicaciones: directions

ubicación: location

útil: useful


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Apr 12, 202407:03
Season 7 - Episode 43. La invitación

Season 7 - Episode 43. La invitación

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Glossary

importar: to care

confiar: to trust

advertir: to warn

sencillo: simple

aguantar: to withstand

reprimir: to repress

desalojar: to evict

a la fuerza: by force

de regreso: back

compromiso: commitment


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Apr 11, 202407:23
Season 7 - Episode 42. La historia de Killari

Season 7 - Episode 42. La historia de Killari

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Glossary

enseñar: to show

colina: hill

cosechas: harvests

disminuir: to decrease

proteger: to protect

embarazada: pregnant

quedarse de brazos cruzados: To sit idly by

poner freno: to put a stop


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Apr 10, 202407:35
Season 7 - Episode 41. Conversaciones en la carpa

Season 7 - Episode 41. Conversaciones en la carpa

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Glossary

bastante: quite

parar: to stop

sufrir: to suffer

kichwa: name of the largest indigenous group in Ecuador.

siglos: centuries

cientos: hundreds

avances: advances

dejar: to leave

pérdida: loss

consternado: distressed

sagrados: sacred

pueblos: villages

trasladarse: to move to

ponerse de pie: to stand up


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Apr 09, 202407:11
Season 7 - Episode 40. Hablar con la verdad

Season 7 - Episode 40. Hablar con la verdad

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Glossary

aclararse la garganta: to clear one’s throat

maldecir: to curse

por lo bajo: under one’s breath

derecho: right

echar (a alguien): to kick (someone) out

esperar: to expect

por lo menos: at least

permanecer: to stay


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Apr 08, 202408:12
Season 7 - Episode 39. Encuentro con Killari

Season 7 - Episode 39. Encuentro con Killari

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Glossary

campamento: camp

impresionar: to amaze

convocatoria: summon

aguardar: to wait for

nuevamente: once again

de sobra: ample

descalzarse: to take one's shoes off

mantas: blankets

lástima: shame

repentinamente: suddenly

mudo: silent

miradas: stares


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Apr 07, 202409:00
Season 7 - Episode 38. Dentro de la manifestación

Season 7 - Episode 38. Dentro de la manifestación

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Glossary

mejillas: cheeks

lucha: fight

alzar: to raise

corretear: to run around

carpas: tents

ollas populares: community kitchens

comprometida: committed

enfrentar: to face

tumulto: turmoil

salir al encuentro: to go meet

molesto: angry

desconfiado: distrustful

tener pinta: to look like

oficinista: clerk

jurar: to swear

recibir: to welcome


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Apr 06, 202407:23
Season 7 - Episode 37. Buenas intenciones

Season 7 - Episode 37. Buenas intenciones

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Glossary

averiguar: to find out

veraz: truthful

espejo retrovisor: rearview mirror

farsa: hoax

medios: media

cierto: true

primo: cousin

pues bien: well then


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Apr 05, 202407:16
Season 7 - Episode 36. En busca de la verdad

Season 7 - Episode 36. En busca de la verdad

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Glossary

sin embargo: however

bondades: virtues

estar en camino: to be on one’s way

recopilar: to collect

sesgada: biased

nadie: nobody

conducir: to drive 

oír sin querer: overhear

entrometerse: to interfere

verdad: truth

quizá: maybe


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Apr 04, 202407:05
Season 7 - Episode 35. Nuevas evasivas

Season 7 - Episode 35. Nuevas evasivas

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Glossary

enterarse de: to find out

durar: to last

esquivar: to dodge

listo: ready

en regla: in order

avanzar: to move forward

por el momento: for the time being

despedir: to fire someone

darse el lujo: to afford


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Apr 03, 202407:21
Season 7 - Episode 34. Corte de ruta

Season 7 - Episode 34. Corte de ruta

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Glossary

varados: stranded

contra: against

llevar a cabo: to carry out

acabar de: just

nivel: level

ni bien: as soon as

sospechas: suspicions

ocultar: to hide


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Apr 02, 202407:16
Season 7 - Episode 33. Noticias inesperadas

Season 7 - Episode 33. Noticias inesperadas

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Glossary

lamentablemente: unfortunately

enfermo: sick

gripe: flu

enviar: to send

descansar: to rest

alguien: someone

agregar: to add

agolparse: to crowd

cortar la ruta: to block the road


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Apr 01, 202407:43
Season 7 - Episode 32. La espera

Season 7 - Episode 32. La espera

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Glossary

novedades: news

mientras tanto: in the meantime

calurosa: hot

comedor: dining hall

pantalla: screen

noticiero: newscast

periodista: reporter

limpia: clean


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Mar 31, 202407:21
Season 7 - Episode 31. La ayuda está en camino

Season 7 - Episode 31. La ayuda está en camino

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Glossary

abanicar: to fan

hoja: sheet

despertar: to wake up

estar en camino: to be on the way

nuca: nape

algo así: something like that

aparcar: to park

gafas: glasses

de aquí en adelante: from now on

levantar: to lift


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Mar 30, 202407:13
Season 7 - Episode 30. Llamado de emergencia

Season 7 - Episode 30. Llamado de emergencia

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Glossary

peor: worse

planta de tratamiento: treatment plant

operarios: workers

mantenerse de pie: to stay up

adelantarse: to move forward

alcanzar: to catch up

tambalearse: to stagger

socorrer: to assist

notar: to notice

desmayado: fainted

alejarse: to walk away

llamado: call


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Mar 29, 202407:02
Season 7 - Episode 29. Mala cara

Season 7 - Episode 29. Mala cara

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Glossary

probar: to taste

bocado: bite

estofado: stew

sentirse: to feel

ridiculez: something ridiculous

tener hambre: to be hungry

amarillo: yellow

verde: green

callarse: to shut up

estómago: stomach

traer: to bring

intoxicación: food poisoning

para nada: not at all

cansado: tired

sanar: to heal

pálida: pale

sudorosa: sweaty


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Mar 28, 202407:39
Season 7 - Episode 28. Agua turbia

Season 7 - Episode 28. Agua turbia

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Glossary

conmocionado: shocked

¿A qué se refiere?: What do you mean?

enfermar: to make others sick

cosechas: crops

señalar: to point at

patrañas: nonsense

de primera mano: firsthand

intomable: undrinkable

arrodillarse: to kneel down

inmóvil: still

asustado: scared

llenar: to fill

demostrar: to prove

inofensiva: harmless

espanto: horror


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Mar 27, 202409:21
Season 7 - Episode 27. La primera entrevista

Season 7 - Episode 27. La primera entrevista

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Glossary

refinería: refinery

río: river

medidas de seguridad: safety measures

evitar: to avoid

contaminación: pollution

discurso: speech

guionado: scripted

tomar: to drink

vecinos: neighbors

bañarse: to bathe

beber: to drink

alambrado: wire fence

desconocido: stranger

veneno: poison

morir: to die


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Mar 26, 202406:56
Season 7 - Episode 26. Malas actitudes

Season 7 - Episode 26. Malas actitudes

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Glossary

desconocido: unknown

huéspedes: guests

desprecio: contempt

inoportunos: inconvenient

empleado: employee

llevarse: to take away

bruscamente: abruptly

rostro: face

duro: hard

mostrar la hilacha: to show one’s true colors

falsa: fake

preparado: ready


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Mar 25, 202406:44
Season 7 - Episode 25. Fuentes dudosas

Season 7 - Episode 25. Fuentes dudosas

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Glossary

desayunar: to have breakfast

fuentes: sources

minimizar: to minimize

escéptico: skeptical

señalar: to point out

fastidio: annoyance

asegurarse: to ensure

elegir: to choose

sumar: to add

involucrada: involved

medioambientales: environmental

indígenas: indigenous


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Mar 24, 202407:40
Season 7 - Episode 24. Llegada a Tena
Mar 23, 202407:15
Season 7 - Episode 23. Luis
Mar 22, 202407:38
Season 7 - Episode 22. Una cena incómoda

Season 7 - Episode 22. Una cena incómoda

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Glossary

tras: after

ducha: shower

reunir: to gather

conocerse como: to be known as

ingresos: income

quejarse: to complain

equivocarse: to make a mistake

vozarrón: loud and thick voice

burlona: mocking

convenir: to be best for

cambio: change

negocios: business

importar: to care

redactar: to write


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Mar 21, 202408:59
Season 7 - Episode 21. Una visita a la feria

Season 7 - Episode 21. Una visita a la feria

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Glossary

pasear: to stroll along

feria artesanal: handicraft market

telas: fabrics

brillantes: bright

tejidos: weavings

puestos: stands

cuencos: bowls

preguntarse: to wonder

en voz alta: out loud

fingir: to pretend

quena: traditional Andean flute made of wood or cane. It has a narrow, cylindrical shape and finger holes.

charango: small, stringed Andean instrument that resembles a small guitar with a distinctive rounded back, traditionally made from the shell of an armadillo, and five pairs of strings.

marimba: Latin American percussion instrument consisting of wooden bars with resonators beneath that amplify the sound. The bars are struck with mallets.

prestar atención: to pay attention

pozo petrolero: oil well

miedo: fear

presionar: to pressure

vender: to sell


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Mar 20, 202408:39
Season 7 - Episode 20. Recorriendo Quito

Season 7 - Episode 20. Recorriendo Quito

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Glossary

sobrevivir: to survive

extraviar: to lose

hospedarse: to stay

plaza: square

repleta: packed

gente: people

Simón Bolívar: A 19th-century South American revolutionary leader, known as the “Liberator”, renowned for his pivotal role in the independence of several Latin American countries from Spanish rule, such as Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

sede: headquarters

visita guiada: guided tour

aparadores: display cases

lanza: spear

flechas: arrows

pueblos originarios: indigenous peoples

cazar: to hunt


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Mar 19, 202409:03
Season 7 - Episode 19. Salida de compras

Season 7 - Episode 19. Salida de compras

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Glossary

centro comercial: shopping centre

acercarse: to get closer

empapelar: to cover with paper

semáforos: traffic lights

cuidar: to take care of

tierras: lands

desaparecer: to disappear

arruinar: to ruin

guardar silencio: to keep quiet

asentir: to nod

lanzarse: to set out

recorrer: to explore

cargados: loaded

bolsas: bags

extraño: strange

culpa: guilt


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Mar 18, 202409:04
Season 7 - Episode 18. Llegada a Quito

Season 7 - Episode 18. Llegada a Quito

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Glossary

aterrizar: to land

cinta transportadora: conveyor belt

aparecer: to appear

mostrador de consultas: information desk

entregar: to hand in

perdido: lost

escala: stopover

encontrar: to find

pálida: pale

tranquilizar: to calm someone down

conducir: to lead someone

arribos: arrivals

letrero: sign

apellido: last name

peinar: to comb


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Mar 17, 202408:47
Season 7 - Episode 17. En las nubes

Season 7 - Episode 17. En las nubes

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Glossary

perder: miss

avión: plane

vuelo: flight

puerta de embarque: boarding gate

asistente de vuelo: flight attendant

asiento: seat

abrochar: to fasten

cinturón: seatbelt

temblar: tremble

despegue: takeoff

ruido: noise

gestos: gestures

lejos: far away

cielo: sky

celeste: light blue

nubes: clouds


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Mar 16, 202408:26
Season 7 - Episode 16. Armar las maletas

Season 7 - Episode 16. Armar las maletas

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Glossary

fecha: date

equipaje: luggage

indispensable: essential

maleta: suitcase

portaequipajes (de avión): (plane) overhead bin

enorme: huge

botiquín de primeros auxilios: first aid kit

vestidos: dresses

faldas: skirts

playeras: T-shirts

pantalones: trousers

collares: necklaces

aretes: earrings

gafas de sol: sunglasses

calzado: footwear

bocina: speakers

a las apuradas: hurriedly

aleatoria: random

embalar: pack

pequeña: small

sospechar: to suspect


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Mar 15, 202408:47
Season 7 - Episode 15. La renuncia

Season 7 - Episode 15. La renuncia

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Glossary

limpiar: to clean

escritorio: desk

renunciar: to quit

encaminarse: to head towards

escalinatas: stairways

tropezar: to trip

escalones: steps

tímidamente: shyly

apenarse: to feel sorry

tener cuidado: to be careful

advertir: to warn

contentos: happy

peligrosos: dangerous

conseguir: to get

claxon: horn

coche: car

gusto: taste

amargo: bitter


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Mar 14, 202408:30
Season 7 - Episode 14. La negociación

Season 7 - Episode 14. La negociación

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Glossary

esquivar la mirada: to avoid eye contact

parecer: to seem, to think

caras: faces

alrededor: around

reclamar: to complain

divertido: fun

pesadilla: nightmare

pasar: to spend time

verano: summer

playa: beach

tan: such

ocurrírsele: to come up with


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Mar 13, 202407:45
Season 7 - Episode 13. Viaje sorpresa

Season 7 - Episode 13. Viaje sorpresa

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Glossary

sentados: seated

cenar: to have dinner

aclararse la garganta: to clear one's throat

tomar la palabra: to take the floor

felicitaciones: congratulations

noticias: news

brindar: to toast

copas: glasses

ruido: noise

desorbitados: wide open


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Mar 12, 202407:08
Season 7 - Episode 12. Nuevas oportunidades

Season 7 - Episode 12. Nuevas oportunidades

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Glossary

marcar un número: to dial a phone number

interminables: endless

gastos: expenses

empezar: to begin

hacer falta: to be necessary

mes: month

arreglar: to arrange

cubrir: to cover

trato hecho: deal (used when making a deal)

suspirar: to sigh

aliviado: relieved


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Mar 11, 202407:05
Season 7 - Episode 11. Nuevas presiones

Season 7 - Episode 11. Nuevas presiones

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Glossary

atender (el teléfono): to answer (the phone)

postergar: to postpone

siguiente: following

aumento: raise

preocupado: worried

despedirse: to say goodbye

colgar el teléfono: to hang up the phone

llorar: to cry

adelanto: advance payment

terminada: finished


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Mar 10, 202408:11
Season 7 - Episode 10. La entrevista

Season 7 - Episode 10. La entrevista

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Glossary

edificio: building

descomunal: huge

fuera de lugar: out of place

traje: suit

apretón de manos: handshake

gerente: manager

ir al grano: cut to the chase

apuro: hurry

informes: reports

ambiental: environmental

mostrar: to show

viajar: to travel

selva: jungle

de vez en cuando: from time to time

tragar: to swallow

cifra: number

esconder: to hide

asombro: astonishment


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Mar 09, 202407:57
Season 7 - Episode 9. Decisiones

Season 7 - Episode 9. Decisiones

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Glossary

esperanzado: hopeful

empresa petrolera: oil company

desear: to wish

probar: to try

tener razón: to be right

surgir: to arise

aulas: classrooms

empolvadas: dusty

aumento: raise

dejarse: to allow oneself

complacer: to please

entrevista: interview


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Mar 08, 202408:19