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Educación y Inmigración Flashcards

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1
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envilecer

A

to debase, demean

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a la altura de los tiempos

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(be/move) with the times

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funesto, desdichado

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fatal, wretched

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ineludible

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unavoidable, unescapable

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menester (adj)

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needed, necessary

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desmoronamiento

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collapse, breakdown, crumbling

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faena

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chore

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dishonra

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shame, dishonour

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consustancial

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inherent, essential

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ingente

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huge, enormous

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desplome

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slump

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restar

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to subtract, deduct

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asesoramiento

A

advice, guidance

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raptar

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to kidnap, abduct

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vacunar

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to vaccinate, inoculate

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refugiado

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refugee

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17
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la aduana

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customs

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18
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pedir asilio político

A

to seek political asylum

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las chabolas

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casas como favelas

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remesa

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remittance

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mestizaje

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mix of races

22
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patera (Sp.)/balsero (Cub.)

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small boat to cross body of water

23
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hacinamiento

A

overcrowding

24
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albergar

A

to accommodate, shelter

25
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desterrar a algn

A

to exile someone

26
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expediente

A

file, record

27
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aculturación

A

gradual adoption of elements from a foreign culture

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apátrida

A

person who identifies with no state

29
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coacción

A

threatening or violent act that prompts someone to say or do something

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varado

A

stranded

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desnaturalización

A

administrative act stripping someone of their nationality as a result of person/State action

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decomiso de bienes

A

confiscation of assets (by police for criminal acts)

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embargar

A

to confiscate, seize (by organisation i.e. bank)

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desplazados

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people who have abandoned native land due to violence, human rights, conflict etc

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frontera verde

A

authorised crossing points/area

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fuga de cerebros

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“brain drain” - emigration of intelligent/talented people due to lack of opportunities, conflict etc

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cupo

A

quota

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regularización/normalización

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process of allowing a foreigner in a problematic situation to seek legal national status

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patrocinio

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(financial) sponsorship/support for other country

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arraigo social

A

social roots

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empadronamiento

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registration

42
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inscribirse en el padrón

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too register on the census

43
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aflorar

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to (bring to) the surface

44
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recurrir a

A

to turn to

45
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casucha

A

a shanty hut

46
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despedir

A

to throw out, fire, dismiss

47
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despedirse

A

to say goodbye

48
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testarudo

A

headstrong/stubborn

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tronar

A

to thunder

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