Chapter 4 Flashcards
ancestors
los antepasados
great-grandfather/grandmother
el bisabuelo/a
descendant
el/la descendiente
emigrant
el/la emigrante
slave
el/la esclavo/a
foreigner
el/la extranjero/a
immigrant
el/la inmigrante
mestizo (indigenous and European)
el/la mestizo/a
mulatto (black and European)
el/la mulato/a
distant relative
el/la pariente lejano/a
political refugee
el/la refugiado/a político/a
resident
el/la residente
great-great grandfather/grandmother
el/la tatarabuelo/a
ancestry
la ascendencia
in search of new opportunities (horizons)
en busca de nuevos horizontes
discrimination
la discriminación
to discriminate against someone
discriminar a alguien
to miss (a person, a place, etc.)
echar de menos
emigration
la emigración
to emigrate
emigrar
abroad
el extranjero
to do something against one’s will
hacer algo contra su voluntad
to become a citizen
hacerse ciudadano/a
to see success in America
hacerse la América
inmigration
la inmigración
to immigrate
inmigrar
freedom
la libertad
pride
el orgullo
to leave behind
quedar
to run out (of)
acabar
to break down
descomponer
to fall
caer
to forget
olvidar
to lose
perder
to burn
quemar
to break
romper
to receive someone with open arms
recibir a alguien con los brazos abiertos
to feel nostalgic (about)
sentir nostalgia (por)
to feel rejected
sentirse rechazado/a
to be bilingual/trilingual/a polygot
ser bilingüe/trilingüe/políglota
to be cheap labor
ser mano de obra barata
to be originally from (+city or country)
ser oriundo/a de (+ciudad or país)
to be a low-income person
ser una persona preparada
to have incentives
tener incentivos
to have initiative/drive
tener iniciativa
to be prejudiced against someone
tener prejuicios contra alguien
to have an education/a degree
tener título
to have an uncertain future
tener un futuro incierto
when the time comes/came + infinitive
a la hora de + infinitive
even though
a pesar de que
on my father’s/mother’s side
por parte de mi padre/madre
You went from bad to worse
Fuiste de Guatemala a Guatepeor
Wow!
Huy!
You had a good/bad time right?
Lo pasaste bien/mal, ¿eh?
That can’t be true/I don’t believe you
No puede ser/No te creo
How tacky!
Qué cursi!
How great!
Qué genial!
How terrible/horrible!
Qué horror!
You liked/disliked him/her right?
Te cayó bien/mal, ¿eh?
