Capítulo Seis Flashcards

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acoger

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to take in

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aportar

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to contribute

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apoyar

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to support

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arriesgarse

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to risk (oneself)

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el asilo político

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political asylum

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el auge

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boom

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buscar

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to look for

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denunciar

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to report

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los derechos humanos

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human rights

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a la deriva

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adrift

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el derrumbe

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collapse

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despilfarrar

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to waste

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13
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la embarcación

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boat

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empujar

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to push

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enriquecer

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to enrich

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la escazez

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lack

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escoger

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to choose

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18
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la esperanza

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hope

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19
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el extranjero

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foreigner

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la fuga de cerebros

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brain drain

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ganarse la vida

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to earn a living

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22
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hacer falta

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to need

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23
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hallar

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to find

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la hostelería

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hospitality sector

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la igualdad
equality
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el inmigrante irregular
illegal immigrant
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jubilarse
to retire
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la mano de obra
workforce
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mantener a
to provide for
30
marcharse
to leave
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el mercado sumergido
black market
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padecer
to suffer
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pagar impuestos
to pay taxes
34
un país receptor
a host country
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la patera
boat used by immigrants
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el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
work permit/residency permit
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poner rumbo a
to head to
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el/la portavoz
spokesperson
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procedente de
coming from
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quitar
to take away
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realizar
to carry out
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refugiarse
to take refuge
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refugiado/a
refugee
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regresar
to return
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rescatar
to rescue
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la seguridad social
social security
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sobrevivir
to survive
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la tasa de natalidad
birth rate
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trasladarse
to relocate/to move
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la valla
wall/border
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a pesar de
despite
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acabar de
to have just (done something)
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agradecer
to show gratitude for
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alimentar
to feed
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anhelar
to yearn
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la ascendencia
ancestry
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la calidad de vida
quality of life
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cambiar
to change
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el censo
census
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la ciudadanía
citizenship
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las colonias
colonies
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compartir
to share
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convivir
to live with
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crecer
to grow up
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dejar
to leave
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el destino
destination
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difundir
to spread
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dirigir
to head
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la estabilidad
stability
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estallar
to break out
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la falta de
lack of
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la formación
training
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ganar
to earn
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la guerrilla
war
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el hambre
hunger
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huir
to flee
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incrementar
to increase
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los lazos con
links with
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la libertad
freedom
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llegar a fin de mes
to make ends meet
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luchar
to fight
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mejorar
to improve
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el mundo hispánico
Spanish-speaking world
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nacer
to be born
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la oleada de
wave/surge/flood of
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permanecer
to stay
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probar suerte
to try your luck
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el puesto
post/position
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reforzar
to strengthen/to reinforce
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residir
to live
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retornar
to return
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la revolución castrista
the Castro revolution
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la riqueza
wealth
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salvar
to save
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seguir
to carry on/to follow
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señalar
to highlight
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la Unión Europea
European Union
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viajar
to travel
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acampar
to camp out
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acoger
to accept/to embrace
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adentrar
to go deep into
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ahogarse
to drown
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apresar
to arrest
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el arraigo
support
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el arribo
arrival
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el asesoramiento
legal advice
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autóctono
native
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auxiliar
to help
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buscar
to look for
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caer
to fall
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el centro de asistencia
refuge centre
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conseguir
to get
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el contrabandista
smuggler
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cruzar
to cross
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cuidar
to look after
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deportar
to deport
117
los derechos
rights
118
descubrir
to discover
119
detener
to arrest
120
empadronar
to register
121
encabezar
to head/to lead
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el estrecho
the Straits (of Gibraltar)
123
evadir
to avoid
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fallecer
to die
125
firmar
to sign
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el funcionario
civil servant
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golpear
to hit
128
gritar
to shout
129
el herido
injured person
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hundir
to sink
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la igualdad
equality
132
los indocumentados
immigrants without any documents/papers
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ingresar
to enter
134
invertir
to invest
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lograr
to achieve
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no obstante
nevertheless
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occidental
western
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pagar
to pay
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la población autóctona
the native population
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la pobreza
poverty
141
la política
policy
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poner en marcha
to start, to set in motion
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la prensa
the Press
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el producto interior bruto
Gross Domestic Product
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recurrir
to resort to
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regularizar
to legalise
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las remesas
remittances (money)
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el riesgo
risk
149
el sobreviviente
survivor
150
sospechoso
suspicious
151
la tasa de
the rate of
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tocar tierra
to land
153
el traficante
trafficker
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tramitar
to process (paperwork)
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transportar
to carry
156
trasladar
to move
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el trato
treatment/agreement
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la travesía/el trayecto
journey
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el umbral
threshold
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unirse
to get together
161
cumplir los requisitos
tener las características necesarias para poder pedir la nacionalidad de un país. Por ejemplo: “Las personas que han residido con permiso de residencia en España durante más de diez años cumplen los requisitos necesarios para solicitar el documento de nacionalidad española.”
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rellenar un formulario / un impreso
escribir tu información personal sobre un documento expedido por alguna institución legal. Por ejemplo: “Para solicitar un visado hacia los Estados Unidos hay que rellenar varios formularios.”
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la embajada
Oficina de residencia del embajador de un país en otro. Los jefes de estado de dos países diferentes se comunican entre ellos por medio de sus embajadores. Por ejemplo: “La embajada española en Alemania está en Berlín.”
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la sociedad pluricultural
multicultural society
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la solicitud de asilo
application for asylum
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la ultra-derecha
extreme right wing
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el-la ultraderechista
extreme right-winger
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echar de menos
to miss
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la etapa
stage
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la liscenciatura
a university degree
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quedarse
to stay
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low birth rate
una tasa baja de nacer
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the country's hidden economy
la economia oculta del pais