C.5 Flashcards
acostumbrarse
to get used to
amenazar
to threaten
aprovechar
to take advantage (of an opportunity)
capturar
to capture
cosechar
to harvest
desarraigar
to uproot
desplazarse
to be displaced
dirigirse (a)
to set off; to head (for)
emigrar
to migrate (away from)
inmigrar
to migrate (to)
llevarse (a)
to carry off: to take away
migrar
to migrate
morirse (ue) (u) de hambre
to die of hunger
no quedarle más remedio
to have no other options
sobrevivir
to survive
la aldea
village
El asentamiento
settlement
El éxodo
exodus
la huelga
strike (as in hunger or work)
la inseguridad
insecurity
la temporada
season (as in harvest or growing season)
El/la trabajador(a) huésped
guest worker
El/la trabajador(a) migrante
migrant worker
horrorizado/a
appalled, horrified
la pobreza
poverty
duro/a
hard, tough, harsh
adaptarse
to adapt
juzgar
to judge
luchar por
to fight for
El/la Chicano/a / Mexicano estadounidense
Mexican american
El desprecio
disdain, contempt, scorn
la herencia
inheritance, legacy
la identidad
identity
El linaje
family blood line
El orgullo
pride
El rasgo
characteristic, feature, physical trait
discriminado/a
discriminated against
étnico/a
ethnic
hereditario/a
hereditary, inherited
mestizo/a
person of mixed race (typically European and indigenous)
la discriminación
discrimination
discriminar
to discriminate
abogar por
to advocate for
arriesgar la vida
to risk one’s life
cruzar
to cross
deportar
to deport
revisar
to check
El asilo
asylum
El cerco
fence
El/la ciudadano/a
citizen
El control fronterizo
border control
El coyote
smuggler who helps people cross a border illegally
la documentación
documentation
la maquiladora
assembly plant
la muralla
wall
El obstáculo
obstacle
la oportunidad
opportunity
El servicio social
social services
indocumentado/a
undocumented
las condiciones laborales
working conditions
la frontera
border, boundary
El peligro
danger, hazard
peligroso/a
dangerous
