La inmigración 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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4
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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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7
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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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12
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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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14
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empujar

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to push

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15
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enriquecer

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to enrich

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16
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la escazez

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lack

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17
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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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20
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la fuga de cerebros

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brain drain

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21
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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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24
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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
27
jubilarse
to retire
28
la tasa de natalidad
birth rate
29
sobrevivir
to survive
30
la seguridad social
social security
31
rescatar
to rescue
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regresar
to return
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refugiarse
to take refuge
34
refugiado/a
refugee
35
realizar
to carry out
36
quitar
to take away
37
procedente de
coming from
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el/la portavoz
spokesperson
39
poner rumbo a
to head to
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el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
work permit/residency permit
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la patera
boat used by immigrants
42
un país receptor
a host country
43
pagar impuestos
to pay taxes
44
padecer
to suffer
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el mercado sumergido
black market
46
marcharse
to leave
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mantener a
to provide for
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la mano de obra
workforce
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a pesar de
despite
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acabar de
to have just (done something)
51
agradecer
to show gratitude for
52
alimentar
to feed
53
anhelar
to yearn
54
la ascendencia
ancestry
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la calidad de vida
quality of life
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el censo
census
57
la ciudadanía
citizenship
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las colonias
colonies
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convivir
to live with
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el destino
destination
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difundir
to spread
62
dirigir
to head
63
la estabilidad
stability
64
estallar
to break out
65
la falta de
lack of
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la guerrilla
war
67
los lazos con
links with
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llegar a fin de mes
to make ends meet
69
la oleada de
wave/surge/flood of
70
permanecer
to stay
71
probar suerte
to try your luck
72
el puesto
post/position
73
reforzar
to strengthen/to reinforce
74
residir
to live
75
retornar
to return
76
la revolución castrista
the Castro revolution
77
la riqueza
wealth
78
señalar
to highlight
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acampar
to camp out
80
adentrar
to go deep into
80
acoger
to accept/to embrace
81
ahogarse
to drown
82
apresar
to arrest
83
el arraigo
support
84
el arribo
arrival
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el asesoramiento
legal advice
86
autóctono
native
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auxiliar
to help
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caer
to fall
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el centro de asistencia
refugee centre
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el contrabandista
smuggler
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empadronar
to register
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el estrecho
the straits of
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evadir
to avoid
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fallecer
to die
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firmar
to sign
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el funcionario
civil servant
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hundir
to sink
98
los indocumentados
immigrants without any documents/papers
99
ingresar
to enter
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invertir
to invest
100
no obstante
nevertheless
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occidental
western
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a población autóctona
the native population
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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
108
las remesas
remittance
109
el sobreviviente
survivor
110
sospechoso
suspicious
111
tocar tierra
to land
112
tramitar
to process (paperwork)
113
transportar
to carry
114
trasladar
to move
115
la travesía/el trayecto
the journey
116
el umbral
threshold
116
unirse
to get together
117