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The Babel Brotherhood is composed of people from all around the world.



Two members of the Brotherhood, codenames Madrid and Washington, where in a dangerous infiltration mission for retrieving some secret documents. They where already inside the building, and Madrid was deactivating the silent alarm for the door of the office containing the documents. They both knew that if he failed, they would need to abort the mission immediately and run to the exit as fast as possible to avoid getting caught, and if he succeeded, they would need to quickly enter the office and retrieve the documents.



After some time working on the alarm, Madrid suddenly exclaimed a single word. Simultaneously, he opened the door (as he had deactivated the alarm successfully) and Washington started running in panic towards the exit.



What did Madrid exclaim, and why did Washington ran towards the exit?






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Meta: If you find this kind of puzzle fun, I'd like to make a complete series with the same style. Let's see how it goes!



The Babel Brotherhood is composed of people from all around the world.



Two members of the Brotherhood, codenames Madrid and Washington, where in a dangerous infiltration mission for retrieving some secret documents. They where already inside the building, and Madrid was deactivating the silent alarm for the door of the office containing the documents. They both knew that if he failed, they would need to abort the mission immediately and run to the exit as fast as possible to avoid getting caught, and if he succeeded, they would need to quickly enter the office and retrieve the documents.



After some time working on the alarm, Madrid suddenly exclaimed a single word. Simultaneously, he opened the door (as he had deactivated the alarm successfully) and Washington started running in panic towards the exit.



What did Madrid exclaim, and why did Washington ran towards the exit?






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  • When you don't know any spanish
    – PotatoLatte
    38 mins ago










  • You should write the next one to these; I'd love to write one myself, but I want to ensure I follow the correct formatting! +1
    – PerpetualJ
    24 mins ago












up vote
3
down vote

favorite









up vote
3
down vote

favorite











Meta: If you find this kind of puzzle fun, I'd like to make a complete series with the same style. Let's see how it goes!



The Babel Brotherhood is composed of people from all around the world.



Two members of the Brotherhood, codenames Madrid and Washington, where in a dangerous infiltration mission for retrieving some secret documents. They where already inside the building, and Madrid was deactivating the silent alarm for the door of the office containing the documents. They both knew that if he failed, they would need to abort the mission immediately and run to the exit as fast as possible to avoid getting caught, and if he succeeded, they would need to quickly enter the office and retrieve the documents.



After some time working on the alarm, Madrid suddenly exclaimed a single word. Simultaneously, he opened the door (as he had deactivated the alarm successfully) and Washington started running in panic towards the exit.



What did Madrid exclaim, and why did Washington ran towards the exit?






language







share|improve this question













Meta: If you find this kind of puzzle fun, I'd like to make a complete series with the same style. Let's see how it goes!



The Babel Brotherhood is composed of people from all around the world.



Two members of the Brotherhood, codenames Madrid and Washington, where in a dangerous infiltration mission for retrieving some secret documents. They where already inside the building, and Madrid was deactivating the silent alarm for the door of the office containing the documents. They both knew that if he failed, they would need to abort the mission immediately and run to the exit as fast as possible to avoid getting caught, and if he succeeded, they would need to quickly enter the office and retrieve the documents.



After some time working on the alarm, Madrid suddenly exclaimed a single word. Simultaneously, he opened the door (as he had deactivated the alarm successfully) and Washington started running in panic towards the exit.



What did Madrid exclaim, and why did Washington ran towards the exit?






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  • When you don't know any spanish
    – PotatoLatte
    38 mins ago










  • You should write the next one to these; I'd love to write one myself, but I want to ensure I follow the correct formatting! +1
    – PerpetualJ
    24 mins ago
















  • When you don't know any spanish
    – PotatoLatte
    38 mins ago










  • You should write the next one to these; I'd love to write one myself, but I want to ensure I follow the correct formatting! +1
    – PerpetualJ
    24 mins ago















When you don't know any spanish
– PotatoLatte
38 mins ago




When you don't know any spanish
– PotatoLatte
38 mins ago












You should write the next one to these; I'd love to write one myself, but I want to ensure I follow the correct formatting! +1
– PerpetualJ
24 mins ago




You should write the next one to these; I'd love to write one myself, but I want to ensure I follow the correct formatting! +1
– PerpetualJ
24 mins ago










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I suspect that Madrid




is Spanish and exclaimed "Éxito!" meaning "success"




whereas Washington




is American and thought Madrid was telling him to head for the exit.







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    Madrid Said:




    Vamanos! (Let's Go!)




    and
    Washington heard:




    Vamoose! (American-English slang for "Get out!")




    Assumptions:




    Madrid speaks Spanish, Washington speaks English.







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    • You were on the right track!
      – Racso
      37 mins ago










    • There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
      – Chris Cudmore
      34 mins ago










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    up vote
    7
    down vote



    accepted










    I suspect that Madrid




    is Spanish and exclaimed "Éxito!" meaning "success"




    whereas Washington




    is American and thought Madrid was telling him to head for the exit.







    share|improve this answer
























      up vote
      7
      down vote



      accepted










      I suspect that Madrid




      is Spanish and exclaimed "Éxito!" meaning "success"




      whereas Washington




      is American and thought Madrid was telling him to head for the exit.







      share|improve this answer






















        up vote
        7
        down vote



        accepted







        up vote
        7
        down vote



        accepted






        I suspect that Madrid




        is Spanish and exclaimed "Éxito!" meaning "success"




        whereas Washington




        is American and thought Madrid was telling him to head for the exit.







        share|improve this answer












        I suspect that Madrid




        is Spanish and exclaimed "Éxito!" meaning "success"




        whereas Washington




        is American and thought Madrid was telling him to head for the exit.








        share|improve this answer












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            Madrid Said:




            Vamanos! (Let's Go!)




            and
            Washington heard:




            Vamoose! (American-English slang for "Get out!")




            Assumptions:




            Madrid speaks Spanish, Washington speaks English.







            share|improve this answer




















            • You were on the right track!
              – Racso
              37 mins ago










            • There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
              – Chris Cudmore
              34 mins ago














            up vote
            3
            down vote













            Madrid Said:




            Vamanos! (Let's Go!)




            and
            Washington heard:




            Vamoose! (American-English slang for "Get out!")




            Assumptions:




            Madrid speaks Spanish, Washington speaks English.







            share|improve this answer




















            • You were on the right track!
              – Racso
              37 mins ago










            • There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
              – Chris Cudmore
              34 mins ago












            up vote
            3
            down vote










            up vote
            3
            down vote









            Madrid Said:




            Vamanos! (Let's Go!)




            and
            Washington heard:




            Vamoose! (American-English slang for "Get out!")




            Assumptions:




            Madrid speaks Spanish, Washington speaks English.







            share|improve this answer












            Madrid Said:




            Vamanos! (Let's Go!)




            and
            Washington heard:




            Vamoose! (American-English slang for "Get out!")




            Assumptions:




            Madrid speaks Spanish, Washington speaks English.








            share|improve this answer












            share|improve this answer



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            Chris Cudmore

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            • You were on the right track!
              – Racso
              37 mins ago










            • There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
              – Chris Cudmore
              34 mins ago
















            • You were on the right track!
              – Racso
              37 mins ago










            • There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
              – Chris Cudmore
              34 mins ago















            You were on the right track!
            – Racso
            37 mins ago




            You were on the right track!
            – Racso
            37 mins ago












            There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
            – Chris Cudmore
            34 mins ago




            There are probably quite a few word pairs that could work.
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