Cap. 4 Vocabulario Flashcards
1
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hacerse la América
A
to seek success in America
2
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That can’t be true.
A
No puede ser.
3
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mulatto (black + European)
A
el/la mulato/a
4
Q
You had a good/bad time, right?
A
Lo pasaste bien/mal ¿eh?
5
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in search of new horizons (opportunities)
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en busca de nuevos horizontes
6
Q
el/la pariente lejano/a
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distant relative
7
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el/la residente
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resident
8
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resident
A
el/la residente
9
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caer
A
to fall
10
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tener incentivos
A
to have incentives
11
Q
quedar
A
to leave behind (to be, similar to estar)
12
Q
el/la descendiente
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descendant
13
Q
How tacky!
A
¡Qué cursi!
14
Q
en busca de nuevos horizontes
A
in search of new horizons (opportunities)
15
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sentir nostalgia (por)
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to feel nostalgic (about)
16
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ancestry
A
la ascendencia
17
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romper
A
to break
18
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to be a low-income person
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ser una persona de pocos recursos
19
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on (my your etc.) father’s/mother’s side
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por parte de (mi, tu, etc.) padre/madre
20
Q
la inmigración
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immigration
21
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perder (ie)
A
to lose
22
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political refugee
A
el/la refugiado/a político/a
23
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¡Qué horror!
A
How terrible/horrible!
24
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la discriminación
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discrimination
25
to be cheap labor
ser mano de obra barata
26
hacer algo contra su voluntad
to do something against one's will
27
even though
a pesar de que
28
to break
romper
29
discrimination
la discriminación
30
¡Huy!
Jeez! / Wow!
31
abroad
el extranjero
32
to do something against one's will
hacer algo contra su voluntad
33
to have initiative/drive
tener iniciativa
34
ser una persona de pocos recursos
to be a low-income person
35
la libertad
freedom
36
emigrar
to emigrate
37
emigrant
el/la emigrante
38
to receive someone with open arms
recibir a alguien con los brazos abiertos
39
to be bilingual/trilingual/a polyglot
ser bilingüe/trilingüe/políglota
40
to burn
quemar
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to feel nostalgic (about)
sentir nostalgia (por)
42
¡Qué cursi!
How tacky!
43
tener título
to have an education/a degree
44
to be originally from (+ city or country)
ser oriundo/a de (+ ciudad o país)
45
la emigración
emigration
46
freedom
la libertad
47
to feel rejected
sentirse rechazado/a
48
to lose
perder (ie)
49
when the time comes/came +
a la hora de +
50
inmigrar
to immigrate
51
tener prejuicios contra alguien
to be prejudiced against somone
52
to fall
caer
53
Fuiste de Guatemala a Guatepeor
You went from bad to worse
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tener un futuro incierto
to have an uncertain future
55
You went from bad to worse
Fuiste de Guatemala a Guatepeor
56
pride
el orgullo
57
Jeez! / Wow!
¡Huy!
58
to be prejudiced against somone
tener prejuicios contra alguien
59
to have an education
ser una persona preparada
60
descendant
el/la descendiente
61
tener iniciativa
to have initiative/drive
62
ser una persona preparada
to have an education
63
la ascendencia
ancestry
64
el orgullo
pride
65
to miss (a person, a place, etc.)
echar de menos
66
How great!
¡Qué genial!
67
a la hora de +
when the time comes/came +
68
descomponer
to break down
69
to seek success in America
hacerse la América
70
great-grandfather/grandmother
el/la bisabuelo/a
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el/la tatarabuelo/a
great-great-grandfather/grandmother
72
to discriminate against someone
discriminar a alguien
73
acabar/terminar
to run out (of)
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to run out (of)
acabar/terminar
75
a pesar de que
even though
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great-great-grandfather/grandmother
el/la tatarabuelo/a
77
No puede ser.
That can't be true.
78
ser bilingüe/trilingüe/políglota
to be bilingual/trilingual/a polyglot
79
olvidar
to forget
80
to immigrate
inmigrar
81
How terrible/horrible!
¡Qué horror!
82
Te cayó bien/mal, ¿eh?
You liked/disliked him/her, right?
83
to emigrate
emigrar
84
No te creo.
I don't believe you.
85
sentirse rechazado/a
to feel rejected
86
Lo pasaste bien/mal ¿eh?
You had a good/bad time, right?
87
ancestors
los antepasados
88
los antepasados
ancestors
89
quemar
to burn
90
echar de menos
to miss (a person, a place, etc.)
91
slave
el/la esclavo/a
92
immigrant
el/la inmigrante
93
discriminar a alguien
to discriminate against someone
94
el/la refugiado/a político/a
political refugee
95
ser oriundo/a de (+ ciudad o país)
to be originally from (+ city or country)
96
foreigner
el/la extranjero/a
97
el/la emigrante
emigrant
98
¡Qué genial!
How great!
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por parte de (mi, tu, etc.) padre/madre
on (my your etc.) father's/mother's side
100
distant relative
el/la pariente lejano/a
101
I don't believe you.
No te creo.
102
to forget
olvidar
103
to have incentives
tener incentivos
104
immigration
la inmigración
105
el/la extranjero/a
foreigner
106
emigration
la emigración
107
to have an education/a degree
tener título
108
el/la inmigrante
immigrant
109
mestizo (indigenous + European)
el/la mestizo/a
110
recibir a alguien con los brazos abiertos
to receive someone with open arms
111
hacerse ciudadano/a
to become a citizen
112
el/la mulato/a
mulatto (black + European)
113
to leave behind (to be, similar to estar)
quedar
114
el extranjero
abroad
115
el/la mestizo/a
mestizo (indigenous + European)
116
You liked/disliked him/her, right?
Te cayó bien/mal, ¿eh?
117
el/la esclavo/a
slave
118
to have an uncertain future
tener un futuro incierto
119
ser mano de obra barata
to be cheap labor
120
to break down
descomponer
121
el/la bisabuelo/a
great-grandfather/grandmother
122
to become a citizen
hacerse ciudadano/a
