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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Glossary
espejo retrovisor: rearview mirror
enfrentar: to face
paisaje: landscape
rozar: to scrape
paragolpes: bumper
descartar: to discard
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