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7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary suegros: in-laws adinerados: wealthy juzgado: judged querida: beloved mientras: while mudarse: to move (houses) cómodos: comfortable alberca: pool lista: ready semanas: weeks sorbo: sip demoras: delays de repente: suddenly invocar: summon tener mano firme: to run a tight ship obreros: workers holgazanear: to slack off Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

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