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Jan 2025
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Season 8 - Episode 110. Oscar, 2004

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Glossary

vasco: Basque

rico: rich

pobreza: poverty

Francisco Franco: Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. He was a dictator from 1939 to 1975.

bombardeo de Guernica: In 1937, the Basque town of Guernica was bombed at the request of Franco. The attack targeted Republican communication lines but killed many civilians. This is depicted in Guernica, a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.

cinturones: belts 

ahorrar: to save

guerra: war 

humilde: humble

malcriado: spoiled


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