immigration Flashcards

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To abandon / leave / give up

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abandonar

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an agreement / deal

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el acuerdo

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the soul / life

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el alma

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contribution / input

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el aporte

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to (take) risks

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arriesgarse

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a shelter

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el centro de acogida

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clandestine

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clandestino/a

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to compromise

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comprometer

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a councillor

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el consejal

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coastal

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costero/a

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a smuggler / trafficker

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un coyote

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fee / quota / assesment

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la cuota

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to deny / refuse

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denegar

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desperate / hopeless

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desesperado/a

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to move / travel

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desplazarse

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slavery / enslavement

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la esclavitud

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stable / steady

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estable

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an expat

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el expatriado

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abroad

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el extranjero

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the border

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la frontera

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brain drain

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la fuga de cerebros

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the escape

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la huida

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to flee

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huir

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taxes

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los impuestos

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an influx

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el influjo

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the aliens’ act

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la Ley de Extranjería

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general rules / regulations

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disposiciones generales

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respectively

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respectivamente

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legal status

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régimen jurídico

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infringements in the field of

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infracciones en matiera de

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the penalty procedure

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el procedimiento sancionador

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controversy

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polémica

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the field

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el ámbito

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the rate

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la tasa

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to retire

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jubilarse

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to come from

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provenir

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the coast

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el litoral

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to be handled

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manejarse

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to leave / go away

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marcharse

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wretched

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mísero/a

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border wall

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el muro fronterizo

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the host / receiving country

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el país anfitrión / receptor

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a dinghy / small boat

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la patera

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to patrol

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patrullar

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45
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residency permit

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el permiso de resedencia

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GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

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el PIB (Producto Interno Bruto)

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the peak / beak

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el pico

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to be submitted / presented

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presentarse

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originating in / from

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procedente de

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a job / position

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el puesto

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to retreat (into) / take refuge (in)

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refujiarse (en)

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52
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to survive

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sobrevivir

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salary / pay

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el sueldo

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to suppose / assume

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suponer (de)

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the trend / tendency

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la tendencia

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promised land

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la tierra prometida

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a visa

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la visa / el visado

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58
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bullying / harassment

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el acoso

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to aggrevate

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agravar

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to assault / attack

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agredir

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aggression

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la agresión

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stranger / alien

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ajeno/a

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to beat (up)

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apalear

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to attack/strike

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atacar

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to terrorise

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aterrorizar

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indigenous / native

A

el autóctono

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the outbreak of racism

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el brote de racismo

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anguish / distress

A

la angustia

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to make fun of

A

burlarse de

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growth / increase

A

el crecimiento

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to enrage

A

dar rabia

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others

A

los demás

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stranger

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desconocido/a

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ignorance

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el desconocomiento

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to discuss

A

discutir

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to hide / conceal

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encubrir

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confrontation

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el enfrentamiento

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to label (as)

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etiquetar (de)

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to hide / conceal

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ocultar

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to encourage / promote / incite

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fomentar

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foreign / outsider

A

el forastero

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to knock / punch

A

golpear

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to humiliate

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humillar

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to disturb / trouble

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incomodarse

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to worry / be concerned

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inquietarse

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insecurity

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la inseguridad

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the scourge

A

la lacra

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striking / flashy

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llamativo/a

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Maghrebi

A

Maghrebí

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a demonstration / protest

A

la manifestación

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an iron fist / heavy hand

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la mano dura

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overcrowding

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la masificación

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a bully / thug

A

el matón

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the extent / measure

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la medida

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half-breed / mixed-race

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el mestizo

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the minority / few

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la minoría

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harmful

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nocivo/a

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to cause / result in

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ocasionar

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hate(red)

A

el odio

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skin

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la piel

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to promote / foster / encourage

A

propiciar

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race

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la raza

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revolt / uprising

A

la revuelta

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to be targeted by / be the target of

A

ser el blanco de

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to fear

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temer

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the far-right

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la ultra-derecha

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outraged / insulted

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ultrajado/a

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the infringement of rights

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la vulneración de derechos

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to be attatched to / annexed

A

adjuntarse

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harmony

A

la armonía

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to assimilate

A

asimilar

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a fast (like not eatin)

A

el ayuno

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a canoe

A

el cayuco

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citizenship

A

la ciudadanía

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closure

A

la clausura

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the beginning

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el comienzo

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to combine / reconcile

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compaginar

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a fellow citizen

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el/la conciudadano/a

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to land / disembark

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desembarcar

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the initiative

A

la inciativa

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National I.D. card

A

el DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad)

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to endow / provide with

A

dotar de

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migration flow

A

el flujo migratorio

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the general

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el gerente

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a nursery

A

la guardería

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a ghetto

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el gueto

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to mow / cram

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hacinar

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to inherit

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heredar

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infrastructure

A

la infraestructura

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to settle (in)

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instalarse (en)

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the locality

A

la localidad

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the workforce

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la mano de obra

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marginalisation

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la marginación

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el patrimonio

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heritage

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double employment / moonlighting

A

el pluriemplo

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a spokesperson

A

la portavoz

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to possess / own

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poseer

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roots

A

las raíces

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to be related

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relacionarse

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to (re)fill

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rellenar

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distribution / delivery

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el reparto

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requirements / conditions

A

los requisitos

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to rescue

A

rescatar

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respect / compliance

A

el respeto

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a challenge

A

el reto

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to take advantage (of)

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sacar provecho (de)

147
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the host / HQ

A

la sede

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a request / application

A

la solicitud

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a traitor

A

el/la traidor(a)

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to monitor / guard

A

vigilar

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xenophobia

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xenófobo/a

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to keep in mind

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tener en cuenta

153
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the mood

A

el anímico

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to address / deal with

A

tratar

155
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it matters to me

A

me importa

156
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they let me…

A

me dejan