7.3 La Inmigración Mexicana en EE.UU Flashcards
to open the way for
abrir una vía a
to acquire
adquirir
threatening
amenazador
to appear
aparecer
to be based on
apoyarse
to fix
arreglar
ancestry
la ascendencia
truck
la camioneta
citizenship
la ciudadanía
compatriot
el/la compatriota
to give, to grant
conceder
to confess
confesar
to make up
conformar
to coexist, live side by side
convivir
to run the risk
correr el riesgo
crossing
el cruce
to lead to, give rise to
dar lugar a
according to
de acuerdo a
decapitated, beheaded
decapitado
to faint
desmayarse
to disobey
desobedecer
to despise
despreciar
to divulge, release
divulgar
to emigrate
emigrar
to stigmatize
estigmatizar
social fabric
la estructura social
demand
la exigencia
to extort
extorsionar
training
la formación
North-american
el/la gringo/a
hispanic person
el/la hispano/a
illegal immigrant
indocumentado
to play hide and seek
jugar al escondite
legalisation
la legalización
car boot
el maletero
to marginalise
marginar
mexican crossing the Rio Grande to reach the USA
mojado
multiculturalism
el multiculturalismo
nationality
la nacionalidad
naturalized
nacionalizado
to suffer, to endure
padecer
to ask for
pedir
sadness, pity, sorrow
la pena
to put in touch with
poner en contacto con
principle
el principio
social background
la procedencia social
process
el proceso
to come from
provenir
to reject, to refuse
rechazar
recognition
el reconocimiento
network
la red
money sent by an immigrant to their family abroad
la remesa
remaining
restante
challenge
el reto
the return
el retorno
secularism
la secularidad
feeling of belonging
el sentimiento de pertenencia
child of illegal Mexican immigrants in the USA
el/la soñador/a
to bear
soportar
to sustain, uphold
sostener
rise
la subida
to add to, come to
sumar
to suppose
suponer
fear of
el temor a
to traffick
traficar
to treat
tratar
neighbour
el/la vecino/a
