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From the episode 'Thank you for not morphing'

PHOEBE: So how big was this dog again?
PRUE: Huge. Did you see the scratches on the attic door?
PIPER: What was it doing in the house?
PRUE: I don't know. Someone obviously left the front door open again.
PHOEBE: Why do you always assume it was me? What about Piper?
PIPER: No...
PHOEBE: It's not a big deal. We checked the house, and nothing is missing, except my Pat Boone Christmas CD.
PIPER: You know, this is really creepy. If there was a dog in the house, then it had to have an owner. No dog I know can open that front door, let alone reach the top shelf.

huge	enorme
scratch	rayón, arañazo. El verbo to scratch significa raya, arañar y también rascarse.
attic	ático, desván
to miss	faltar, perder. En otros contextos puede significar echar de menos.
creepy	espeluznante. La expresión to give somebody the creeps significa darle escalofríos a alguien.
owner	dueño. El verbo to own significa poseer, ser dueño.
let alone	Expresión fija que significa "y mucho menos"
shelf	estante. El plural es shelves.

 

PRUE: First, someone rips off the attic door. Then, the book of shadows is found downstairs. Isn't that enough?
PIPER: Why would somebody want the book? 
PRUE: For one reason: they know what it can do. They want its power, our power.
PIPER: That would mean it's someone who knows us and knows that we're witches.
PRUE: Yeah. Someone like Victor.
PHOEBE: What? Dad?
PRUE: Look, just think about it. The moment he shows up, someone makes two attempts to grab the book. Coincidence? I think not.

to rip off	arrancar, despojar
witch	bruja
yeah	Forma coloquial familiar de yes (sí)
to show up	aparecer
attempt	intento. To make an attempt significa intentar.
to grab	asir, agarrar

 

VICTOR BENNETT: What exactly are you accusing me of, Prue?
PRUE: Figure it out.
PHOEBE: Come on, Prue. Take it easy.
PRUE: Are you kidding me? Am I the only one who sees what's going on here?
PIPER: Couldn't we all just take a deep breath -
PRUE: Think about it, Piper. He wines and dines us. Now he's back in a house he hasn't set foot in in twenty years, and the first thing he wants to know is where's the Book of Shadows?
PHOEBE: You're just looking for something to blame him for. 
PRUE: Admit it. Tell them why you're here.
PIPER: Prue, stop.
PRUE: For the first time in your life, Victor, tell them the truth.
VICTOR BENNETT: All right. Fine. You're right. I am after the book. That's exactly the reason why I came back.

to accuse somebody of something	acusar a alguien de algo
to figure out	comprender, entender, explicarse algo
take it easy	no te enojes, no te hagas problema
to kid somebody	Significa tomar el pelo, como en Are you kidding me? (¿Me estás tomando el pelo?)
to take a deep breath	respirar hondo
to wine and dine somebody	Este verbo significa entretener a alguien con una comida y vino
to set foot in a place	pisar, poner el pie en un lugar
to blame somebody for something	echarle la culpa a alguien por algo
to be after something	andar tras algo, estar detrás de algo

 

PHOEBE: Uh, guys... can we call a truce just for five minutes, please? I have a confession. Remember when we agreed to not see dad? Yeah, well, um... I did.
PIPER: Yes, I was with you...
PHOEBE: No. By myself, before dinner... and I had a premonition about dad. When he hugged me, he was stealing the Book of Shadows.

to call a truce	hacer una tregua
by myself	solo/a
premonition	presentimiento
to hug somebody	abrazar a alguien
to steal	robar

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