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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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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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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despilfarrar

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to waste

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la embarcación

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boat

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empujar

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to push

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enriquecer

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to enrich

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la escazez

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lack

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escoger

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to choose

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la esperanza

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hope

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el extranjero

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foreigner

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la fuga de cerebros

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brain drain

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ganarse la vida

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to earn a living

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hacer falta

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to need

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hallar

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to find

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la hostelería

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hospitality sector

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la igualdad

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equality

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el inmigrante irregular

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illegal immigrant

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jubilarse

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to retire

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la tasa de natalidad

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birth rate

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sobrevivir

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to survive

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la seguridad social

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social security

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rescatar

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to rescue

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regresar

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to return

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refugiarse

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to take refuge

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refugiado/a

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refugee

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realizar

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to carry out

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36
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quitar

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to take away

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procedente de

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coming from

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el/la portavoz

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spokesperson

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poner rumbo a

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to head to

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el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia

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work permit/residency permit

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la patera

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boat used by immigrants

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un país receptor

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a host country

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pagar impuestos

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to pay taxes

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padecer

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to suffer

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el mercado sumergido

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black market

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46
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marcharse

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to leave

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mantener a

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to provide for

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la mano de obra

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workforce

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a pesar de

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despite

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acabar de

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to have just (done something)

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agradecer

A

to show gratitude for

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alimentar

A

to feed

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anhelar

A

to yearn

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la ascendencia

A

ancestry

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la calidad de vida

A

quality of life

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el censo

A

census

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la ciudadanía

A

citizenship

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las colonias

A

colonies

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convivir

A

to live with

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el destino

A

destination

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difundir

A

to spread

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dirigir

A

to head

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la estabilidad

A

stability

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estallar

A

to break out

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la falta de

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lack of

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la guerrilla

A

war

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los lazos con

A

links with

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llegar a fin de mes

A

to make ends meet

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la oleada de

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wave/surge/flood of

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permanecer

A

to stay

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probar suerte

A

to try your luck

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el puesto

A

post/position

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reforzar

A

to strengthen/to reinforce

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residir

A

to live

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retornar

A

to return

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la revolución castrista

A

the Castro revolution

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la riqueza

A

wealth

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señalar

A

to highlight

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acampar

A

to camp out

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adentrar

A

to go deep into

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acoger

A

to accept/to embrace

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ahogarse

A

to drown

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apresar

A

to arrest

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el arraigo

A

support

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el arribo

A

arrival

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el asesoramiento

A

legal advice

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autóctono

A

native

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auxiliar

A

to help

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caer

A

to fall

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el centro de asistencia

A

refugee centre

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el contrabandista

A

smuggler

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empadronar

A

to register

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el estrecho

A

the straits of

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evadir

A

to avoid

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fallecer

A

to die

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firmar

A

to sign

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el funcionario

A

civil servant

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hundir

A

to sink

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los indocumentados

A

immigrants without any documents/papers

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ingresar

A

to enter

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invertir

A

to invest

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no obstante

A

nevertheless

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occidental

A

western

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a población autóctona

A

the native population

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poner en marcha

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to start, to set in motion

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la prensa

A

the press

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el producto interior bruto

A

Gross domestic product

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recurrir

A

to resort to

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regularizar

A

to legalise

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las remesas

A

remittance

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el sobreviviente

A

survivor

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sospechoso

A

suspicious

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tocar tierra

A

to land

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tramitar

A

to process (paperwork)

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transportar

A

to carry

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trasladar

A

to move

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la travesía/el trayecto

A

the journey

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el umbral

A

threshold

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unirse

A

to get together

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