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Season 10 - Episode 105. El mural
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Glossary


callejones: alleys

fábrica: factory 

plantillas: stencils 

weón: (Chile) “huevón”, fool, stupid, but usually used as a filler word

ser buena onda: to be cool

silbato: whistle

viva: alive


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Season 10 - Episode 104. Rica y famosa
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Glossary


Mon Laferte: Chilean-Mexican singer and songwriter

desnuda: naked 

fondo: background

perseguir: to chase


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Season 10 - Episode 103. Mateo
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Glossary

visera: visor 

anchos: wide 

sudadera: sweatshirt 

pacos: (Chile) derogatory name for the police 

ensuciar: to soil

comité: committee

huevada: (Chile) stupidity, foolishness


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Season 10 - Episode 102. ¡Suéltame, culiao!
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Glossary


torcer: to twist

culiao: short for “culiado”, a rude and derogatory word referring to a despicable or bad person, but its meaning and tone vary greatly depending on the context.

aerosoles: spray paint

carabinero: Chilean police officer 

maltratar: to mistreat


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Season 10 - Episode 101. Valparaíso
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Glossary


barriga: belly 

derramado: spilled 

laderas: slopes

empinadas: steep 

fachadas: facades

consignas: slogans 

Pablo Neruda: a Chilean poet and politician, considered one of the most prominent and influential artists of his century. In 1971, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetry

forcejeo: struggle 

empujar: to push


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Season 10 - Episode 100. Un almuerzo familiar
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Glossary


sencillo: simple

macetas: flowerpots

vino pipeño: a traditional Chilean wine, made using rustic methods and stored in pipes (large wooden containers), hence its name. It is a young wine, usually white or red, popular during the National Holidays

animadamente: lively

esposa: wife 

charquicán: a traditional dish from the Andes region. It’s dried meat that has b...


Season 10 - Episode 99. Buceo turista
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Glossary


caleta: cove

gélido: icy

patas de rana: frog legs

antiparras: goggles

atrapar: to catch

roto: broken

saco: sack


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Season 10 - Episode 98. Pesca ilegal
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02/04/2026

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Glossary


cáscaras: peels

ajeno: unaware 

¿Cachai?: (Chile) “Do you understand?” It’s one of the most commonly used words in the country, derived from the English “to catch”.

pillar: to catch

combustible: fuel


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Season 10 - Episode 97. Tres pescadores
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02/03/2026

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Glossary


abrirse paso: to make way

pasillos: hallways 

manteles: tablecloths 

cazuela de mariscos: seafood casserole

comensales: diners

redes: nets 

buzos: divers

veda: closed season

po: (Chile) deformation of the word “pues” (well), used at the end of a sentence to emphasize something or simply as a filler word.

pillos: scoundrels


Season 10 - Episode 96. Mercado Central de Coquimbo
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02/02/2026

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Glossary


colinas: hills

orilla: shore

hundir: to sink 

vaivén: rocking 

olas: waves 

golpeteo: clattering

cuchillos: knives 

hielo: ice

merluzas: hake

cangrejos: crabs


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Season 10 - Episode 95. Finales felices
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02/01/2026

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Glossary


descolocado: to be caught off guard

nacer: to be born

viejo: old man

sindicato: union 

meterse: to butt in 

finales felices: happy endings


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Season 10 - Episode 94. Las cholas
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01/31/2026

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Glossary


limpia: clean

desconocido: stranger

asiento de acompañante: passenger’s seat

ubicación: location 

galpones: warehouses

descargar: to unload

avisar: to let someone know

envenenar: to poison

responder de mala manera: to talk back

ciudad fantasma: ghost town


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Season 10 - Episode 93. Zona restringida
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01/30/2026

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Glossary


aprovechar: to take advantage 

jornada laboral: workday

alzarse: to rise

grúas: cranes 

gaviotas: seagulls 

portuarios: port workers 

mascarillas: face masks

evitar: to avoid

restringida: restricted

retirarse: to leave


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Season 10 - Episode 92. El casco antiguo
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01/29/2026

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Glossary


bastar: to be enough 

casco antiguo: old town

estrechos: narrow 

clima: weather 

fregando: mopping 

comerciante: merchant 

huellas: footsteps

inhalador: inhaler


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Season 10 - Episode 91. Factores múltiples
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01/28/2026

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Glossary


conseguir: to get

tasas: rates 

pulmón: lung 

contaminación: pollution

ambiental: environmental

dificultar: to make difficult


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Season 10 - Episode 90. No hace daño
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01/27/2026

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Glossary


paseo: stroll 

mate: infusion made from the leaves of yerba mate, a plant native to South America. Yerba mate is dried, ground leaves with a bitter taste. Mate has been drunk in America since pre-Hispanic times by some ethnic groups and became part of the cultural heritage in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, and southern Brazil.

partido: match 

peligrosa: dangero...


Season 10 - Episode 89. Paseo por el puerto
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01/26/2026

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Glossary


teñir: to dye 

puerto: port

agradable: pleasant 

camiones: trucks 

barcos de carga: cargo ships

polvo: dust

matar: to kill


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Season 10 - Episode 88. El desierto de Atacama
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01/25/2026

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Glossary


caldillo de pescado: fish soup

arena: sand

espejismos: mirages 

zumbido: hum 

ritmo: rhythm 

respetuoso: respectful


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Season 10 - Episode 87. Saber tu lugar
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01/24/2026

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Glossary


estirar: to stretch 

tiradas: thrown

despreocupación: unconcern

alemanes: German

sueco: Swedish

piel: skin 

mantener: to support financially

mocoso: punk, brat

pañales: diapers


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Season 10 - Episode 86. El cruce a Chile
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01/23/2026

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Glossary


recuerdos: souvenirs 

lentes: glasses

(hacerse) a un lado: to step aside

un nudo en la garganta: a knot in one’s throat 

inquieto: restless

un par: a couple 

billetes: bills 

corbata: bribe (Colombia). Other names are mordida (Mexico), cutra (Peru), coima (Argentina), and botella (Cuba), among others.


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Season 10 - Episode 85. El Machu Picchu
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01/22/2026

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Glossary


prendas: items of clothing 

talleres clandestinos: sweatshops

neblina: fog 

colarse: to seep between

inmóvil: still

poderosa: powerful

quechua: a group of indigenous languages spoken in many places in Latin America, in particular near the Andes mountain range.

pulseras: bracelets 

legado: legacy


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Season 10 - Episode 84. Las cholas
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01/21/2026

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Glossary


chola: name for mixed-race women in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru.

cobriza: like copper

bordada: embroidered 

mantilla: shawl

sombrero: hat 

mascar: to chew

coca: a plant with an important role in Andean cultures due to its medicinal and religious properties. It’s one of the raw materials for bo...


Season 10 - Episode 83. Hacia Cusco
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01/20/2026

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Glossary


soportar: to endure

prisa: hurry

impresionante: impressive

mal de montaña: altitude sickness

costar: to be difficult

nublarse: to become foggy

jadeante: gasping

aliento: breath

contraluz: backlight


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Season 10 - Episode 82. Lima
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01/19/2026

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Glossary


incaico: from the Inca civilization, the last of the great pre-Columbian people to retain its independence during the conquest of the Americas. The Inca sun refers to Inti, the sun god of this civilization.

enjambre: swarms 

cláxones: horns

humo: smoke 

abrumar: to overwhelm

esquivar: to dodge

omnibuses: buses 

peatones: pedestrians


Season 10 - Episode 81. ¿Valió la pena?
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01/18/2026

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Glossary


retumbar: to echo 

borrar: to erase 

exponerse: to be exposed

valer la pena: to be worth it

como nuevo: good as new

jugarse la vida: (expr.) to risk one’s life


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Season 10 - Episode 80. En menos de veinticuatro horas
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01/17/2026

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Glossary


desperezarse: to stretch

noticiero: newscast 

atentar: to attack

obreros: construction workers 

agujero: hole

tareas: tasks 

reparación: repair

gerente: manager


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Season 10 - Episode 79. Un sabotaje nocturno
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01/16/2026

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Glossary


muro: wall 

matorrales: bushes

encapuchados: hooded

barretas: crowbars

estorbar: to get in the way

rugido: roar

chorro: jet


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Season 10 - Episode 78. Todo sigue igual
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01/15/2026

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Glossary


crujir: to crunch 

marchitas: withered

vacas: cows 

pastar: to graze 

canal: channel 

riego: irrigation 

tapa: lid 

ronca: hoarse 

extraños: strangers


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Season 10 - Episode 77. Nunca ayudan
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01/14/2026

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Glossary


estacionada: parked 

gorra: cap

descolorida: faded

cariño: honey

pelearse: to fight 

robar: to steal


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Season 10 - Episode 76. Don Manuel
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01/13/2026

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Glossary


referente: leader

supuesta: alleged

chacra: farm

gallinas: chickens 

grietas: cracks

curtido: weathered 

desconfianza: distrust

frialdad: coldness


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Season 10 - Episode 75. SanAgro S.A.
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01/12/2026

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Glossary


usuario: username

contraseña: password 

navegar: to browse 

periódico: newspaper 

hídrica: water

azucarera: sugar company

S.A.: “Sociedad Anónima” (Corporation)

sembrar: to sow

según: according to


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Season 10 - Episode 74. Ese maldito dique
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01/11/2026

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Glossary


esperanza: hope 

maravilla: marvel

almacén: convenience store

local: establishment 

mercadería: goods 

exorbitantes: whopping

cajera: cashier

cultivos: crops 

secado: dried 

dique: dam


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Season 10 - Episode 73. La reinserción
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01/10/2026

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Glossary


instalaciones: facilities 

alimento: food

ungüentos: ointments 

heridas: injuries 

sostener: to hold 

débiles: weak

reinserción: reintegration

cerros: hills 

extender: to spread


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Season 10 - Episode 72. En la comisaría
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01/09/2026

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Glossary


trasera: back 

mantas: blankets

detenidos: detained 

esposas: handcuffs 

comisaría: police station 

silvestre: wild 

penas: conviction 

advertencia: warning 

alivio: relief

preso: in jail


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Season 10 - Episode 71. ¡Arriba las manos!
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01/08/2026

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Glossary


ronronear: to purr

pasar desapercibidos: to go unnoticed

focos: light bulbs

cobertizo: shed

linternas: torches

apiladas: piled

bestias: beasts

horrorizada: horrified

cazar: to hunt


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Season 10 - Episode 70. Cena de majarisco y chicharrones
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01/07/2026

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Glossary


ajo: garlic

mariscos: seafood 

espeso: thick 

guiso: stew 

langostinos: prawns 

chicharrones: pork rinds 

calamares: squids

pulpo: octopus


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Season 10 - Episode 69. Los cerros de Amotape
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01/06/2026

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Glossary


adentrarse: to enter

trinos: trills

crujir: crunch

monos: monkeys

necesidad: need

atrapar: to catch

Fiscalía: Prosecutor’s Office

alrededores: surroundings


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Season 10 - Episode 68. En el mercado
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01/05/2026

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Glossary


retumbar: to echo

encerrado: locked up

sinfín: endless 

puestos: stands 

periquitos: parakeets

pichones: chicks

plumas: feathers 

permisos: permits

involucrarse: to get involved


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Season 10 - Episode 67. El loro
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01/04/2026

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Glossary


irreal: surreal

manillar: handlebars

corredor: corridor

gestos: gestures 

jaula: cage 

loro: parrot 

hacer lo que me da la gana: (expr.) to do as I please

mercado: market 

protegidas: protected

encogerse de hombros: to shrug


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Season 10 - Episode 66. Hacia la frontera
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01/03/2026

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Glossary


espejo retrovisor: rearview mirror 

enfrentar: to face 

paisaje: landscape 

rozar: to scrape 

paragolpes: bumper

descartar: to discard


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