La Inmigración Flashcards
acoger
to take in
aportar
to contribute
apoyar
to support
arriesgarse
to risk (oneself)
el asilo político
political asylum
el auge
boom
buscar
to look for
denunciar
to report
los derechos humanos
human rights
a la deriva
adrift
el derrumbe
collapse
despilfarrar
to waste
la embarcación
boat
empujar
to push
enriquecer
to enrich
la escasez
lack
escoger
to choose
la esperanza
hope
el extranjero
foreigner
la fuga de cerebros
brain drain
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
hacer falta
to need
hallar
to find
la hosteleria
hospitality sector
la igualdad
equality
el inmigrante irregular
illegal immigrant
jubilarse
to retire
la mano de obra
workforce
mantener a
to provide for
marcharse
to leave
el mercado sumergido
black market
padecer
to suffer
pagar impuestos
to pay taxes
un país receptor
a host country
la patera
boat used by immigrants
el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
work permit/ residency permit
poner rumbo a
to head to
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
procedente de
coming from
quitar
to take away
realizar
to carry out
refugiarse
to take refuge
refugiado/a
refugee
regresar
to return
rescatar
to rescue
la seguridad social
social security
sobrevivir
to survive
la tasa de natalidad
birth rate
trasladarse
to relocate/ to move
la valla
wall/ border
a pesar de
despite
acabar de
to have just (done something)
agradecer
to show gratitude for
alimentar
to feed
anhelar
to yearn
la ascendencia
ancestry
la calidad de vida
quality of life
cambiar
to change
el censo
census
la ciudadanía
citizenship
las colonias
colonies
compartir
to share
convivir
to live with
crecer
to grow up
dejar
to leave
el destino
destination
difundir
to spread
dirigir
to head
la estabilidad
stability
estallar
to break out
la falta de
lack of
la formación
training
ganar
to earn
la guerrilla
war
el hambre
hunger
huir
to flee
incrementar
to increase
los lazos con
links with
la libertad
freedom
llegar a fin de mes
to make ends meet
luchar
to fight
mejorar
to improve
el mundo hispánico
Spanish-speaking world
nacer
to be born
la oleada de
wave/ surge/ flood of
permanecer
to stay
probar suerte
to try your luck
el puesto
post/ position
reforzar
to strengthen/ to reinforce
residir
to live
retornar
to return
la revolución castrista
the Castro revolution
la riqueza
wealth
salvar
to save
seguir
to carry on/ to follow
señalar
to highlight
la Unión Europea
European Union
viajar
to travel
acampar
to camp out
acoger
to accept/ to embrace
adentrar
to go deep into
ahogarse
to drown
apresar
to arrest
el arraigo
support
el arribo
arrival
el asesoramiento
legal advice
autóctono
native
auxiliar
to help
buscar
to look for
caer
to fall
el centro de asistencia
refuge centre
conseguir
to get
el contrabandista
smuggler
cruzar
to cross
cuidar
to look after
deportar
to deport
los derechos
rights
descubrir
to discover
detener
to arrest
empadronar
to register
encabezar
to head/ to lead
el estrecho
the Straits (of Gibraltar)
evadir
to avoid
fallecer
to die
firmar
to sign
el funcionario
civil servant
golpear
to hit
gritar
to shout
el herido
injured person
hundir
to sink
los indocumentados
immigrants without any documents/ papers
ingresar
to enter
invertir
to invest
lograr
to achieve
no obstante
nevertheless
occidental
western
pagar
to pay
la población autóctona
the native population
la pobreza
poverty
la política
policy/ politics
poner en marcha
to start/ to set in motion
la prensa
the Press
el producto interior bruto
Gross Domestic Product
recurrir
to resort to
regularzar
to legalise
las remesas
remittances (money)
el riesgo
risk
el sobreviviente
survivor
sospechoso
suspicious
la tasa de
the rate of
tocar tierra
to land
el traficante
trafficker
tramitar
to process (paperwork)
transportar
to carry
trasladar
to move
el trato
treatment/ agreement
la travesía/ el trayecto
journey
el umbral
threshold
unirse
to get together
to take in
acoger
to contribute
aportar
to support
apoyar
to risk (oneself)
arriesgarse
political asylum
el asilo político
boom
el auge
to look for
buscar
to report
denunciar
human rights
los derechos humanos
adrift
a la deriva
collapse
el derrumbe
to waste
despilfarrar
boat
la embarcación
to push
empujar
to enrich
enriquecer
lack
la escasez
to choose
escoger
hope
la esperanza
foreigner
el extranjero
brain drain
la fuga de cerebros
to earn a living
ganarse la vida
to need
hacer falta
to find
hallar
hospitality sector
la hosteleria
equality
la igualdad
illegal immigrant
el inmigrante irregular
to retire
jubilarse
workforce
la mano de obra
to provide for
mantener a
to leave
marcharse
black market
el mercado sumergido
to suffer
padecer
to pay taxes
pagar impuestos
a host country
un país receptor
boat used by immigrants
la patera
work permit/ residency permit
el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
to head to
poner rumbo a
spokesperson
el/la portavoz
coming from
procedente de
to take away
quitar
to carry out
realizar
to take refuge
refugiarse
refugee
refugiado/a
to return
regresar
to rescue
rescatar
social security
la seguridad social
to survive
sobrevivir
birth rate
la tasa de natalidad
to relocate/ to move
trasladarse
wall/ border
la valla
despite
a pesar de
to have just (done something)
acabar de
to show gratitude for
agradecer
to feed
alimentar
to yearn
anhelar
ancestry
la ascendencia
quality of life
la calidad de vida
to change
cambiar
census
el censo
citizenship
la ciudadanía
colonies
las colonias
to share
compartir
to live with
convivir
to grow up
crecer
to leave
dejar
destination
el destino
to spread
difundir
to head
dirigir
stability
la estabilidad
to break out
estallar
lack of
la falta de
training
la formación
to earn
ganar
war
la guerrilla
hunger
el hambre
to flee
huir
to increase
incrementar
links with
los lazos con
freedom
la libertad
to make ends meet
llegar a fin de mes
to fight
luchar
to improve
mejorar
Spanish-speaking world
el mundo hispánico
to be born
nacer
wave/ surge/ flood of
la oleada de
to stay
permanecer
to try your luck
probar suerte
post/ position
el puesto
to strengthen/ to reinforce
reforzar
to live
residir
to return
retornar
the Castro revolution
la revolución castrista
wealth
la riqueza
to save
salvar
to carry on/ to follow
seguir
to highlight
señalar
European Union
la Unión Europea
to travel
viajar
to camp out
acampar
to accept/ to embrace
acoger
to go deep into
adentrar
to drown
ahogarse
to arrest
apresar
support
el arraigo
arrival
el arribo
legal advice
el asesoramiento
native
autóctono
to help
auxiliar
to look for
buscar
to fall
caer
refuge centre
el centro de asistencia
to get
conseguir
smuggler
el contrabandista
to cross
cruzar
to look after
cuidar
to deport
deportar
rights
los derechos
to discover
descubrir
to arrest
detener
to register
empadronar
to head/ to lead
encabezar
the Straits (of Gibraltar)
el estrecho
to avoid
evadir
to die
fallecer
to sign
firmar
civil servant
el funcionario
to hit
golpear
to shout
gritar
injured person
el herido
to sink
hundir
immigrants without any documents/ papers
los indocumentados
to enter
ingresar
to invest
invertir
to achieve
lograr
nevertheless
no obstante
western
occidental
to pay
pagar
the native population
la población autóctona
poverty
la pobreza
policy/ politics
la política
to start/ to set in motion
poner en marcha
the Press
la prensa
Gross Domestic Product
el producto interior bruto
to resort to
recurrir
to legalise
regularzar
remittances (money)
las remesas
risk
el riesgo
survivor
el sobreviviente
suspicious
sospechoso
the rate of
la tasa de
to land
tocar tierra
trafficker
el traficante
to process (paperwork)
tramitar
to carry
transportar
to move
trasladar
treatment/ agreement
el trato
journey
la travesía/ el trayecto
threshold
el umbral
to get together
unirse
