La Inmigracion Flashcards

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a pesar de

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despite

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ONG

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Charity

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acabar de

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to have just (done something)

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ahogarse

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to drown

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agradecer

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to show gratitude for

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arriesgarse

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take a risk

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alimentar

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to feed

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acoger

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to take in

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anhelar

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to yearn

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Detener

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To arrest

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la ascendencia

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ancestry

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Flujo migratorio

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Migration movement

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la calidad de vida

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quality of life

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aportar

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to contribute

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autóctono

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native

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Tratamiento injusto

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Unfair treatment

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el censo

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census

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Asentarse

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Re-settle

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la ciudadanía

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citizenship

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las colonias

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colonies

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apoyar

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to support

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compartir

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to share

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buscar

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to look for

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Mercado laboral

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Job market

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convivir

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to live with

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crecer

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to grow up

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Clandestinos

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Clandestine/undercover

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dejar

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to leave

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arriesgarse

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to risk (oneself)

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el destino

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destination

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caer

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to fall

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difundir

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to spread

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el centro de asistencia

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refuge centre

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dirigir

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to head

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el asilo político

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political asylum

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Cualificado

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Qualified

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la estabilidad

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stability

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estallar

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to break out

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Abarrotado

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Crowded

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la falta de

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lack of

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Oriental

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Eastern

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42
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la formación

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training

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43
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Refugiados de guerra

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War refugees

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ganar

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to earn

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45
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el auge

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boom

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el contrabandista

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smuggler

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conflictos bélicos

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war conflicts

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Occidental

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Western

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el hambre

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hunger

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Asilo político

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Political asylum

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51
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huir

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to flee

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52
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incrementar

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to increase

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53
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buscar

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to look for

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54
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los lazos con

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links with

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55
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cruzar

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to cross

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56
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la libertad

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freedom

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57
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Valla electrificada

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Electrified gate

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llegar a fin de mes

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to make ends meet

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59
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Discriminación

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Discrimination

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60
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denunciar

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to report

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61
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luchar

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to fight

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mejorar

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to improve

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63
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cuidar

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to look after

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el mundo hispánico

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Spanish-speaking world

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deportar

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to deport

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66
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nacer

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to be born

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67
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los derechos humanos

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human rights

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68
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Disponible

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Available

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la oleada de

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wave/surge/flood of

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permanecer

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to stay

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Digno

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Dignifying

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Salida profesional

A

Professional choices

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probar suerte

A

to try your luck

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el puesto

A

post/position

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Extranjero

A

Foreigner

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reforzar

A

to strengthen/to reinforce

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a la deriva

A

adrift

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residir

A

to live

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los derechos

A

rights

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retornar

A

to return

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Patera

A

Small boat

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Habitante

A

Inhabitant

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la riqueza

A

wealth

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el derrumbe

A

collapse

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salvar

A

to save

86
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descubrir

A

to discover

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seguir

A

to carry on/to follow

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Ahogarse

A

To drown

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señalar

A

to highlight

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Hostilidad

A

Hostility

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la Unión Europea

A

European Union

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despilfarrar

A

to waste

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viajar

A

to travel

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detener

A

to arrest

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empadronar

A

to register

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la embarcación

A

boat

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Odio

A

Hatred

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Jugarse la vida

A

To risk their life

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Recelo

A

suspicion/mistrust

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empujar

A

to push

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fallecer

A

to die

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Verse forzado

A

To have no choice

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País de origen

A

Country of origin

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enriquecer

A

to enrich

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firmar

A

to sign

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Desesperado

A

Desperate

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Penoso

A

Horrible

108
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la escasez

A

lack

109
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gritar

A

to shout

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el herido

A

injured person

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Descanso

A

Break

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escoger

A

to choose

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Procedencia

A

Origin

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Otorgar

A

To grant

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Sobrevivir

A

Survive

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la esperanza

A

hope

117
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hundir

A

to sink

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Amenaza

A

Menace/threat

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Vivienda

A

Dwelling

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el extranjero

A

foreigner

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los indocumentados

A

immigrants without any documents/papers

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Empobrecer

A

Impoverish

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la fuga de cerebros

A

brain drain

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invertir

A

to invest

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ganarse la vida

A

to earn a living

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lograr

A

to achieve

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hacer falta

A

to need

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occidental

A

western

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hallar

A

to find

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pagar

A

to pay

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la hostelería

A

hospitality sector

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la población autóctona

A

the native population

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la igualdad

A

equality

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la pobreza

A

poverty

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el inmigrante irregular

A

illegal immigrant

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la prensa

A

the Press

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jubilarse

A

to retire

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recurrir

A

to resort to

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la mano de obra

A

workforce

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regularizar

A

to legalise

141
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mantener a

A

to provide for

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el riesgo

A

risk

143
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marcharse

A

to leave

144
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el superviviente

A

survivor

145
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el mercado sumergido

A

black market

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sospechoso

A

suspicious

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padecer

A

to suffer

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el traficante

A

trafficker

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pagar impuestos

A

to pay taxes

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transportar

A

to carry

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un país receptor

A

a host country

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trasladar

A

to move

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la travesía/el trayecto

A

journey

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el permiso de trabajo/de residencia

A

work permit/residency permit

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unirse

A

to get together

156
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poner rumbo a

A

to head to

157
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calidad de vida

A

quality of life

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el/la portavoz

A

spokesperson

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frontera

A

border

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procedente de

A

coming from

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desempleo

A

unemployment

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quitar

A

to take away

163
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medidas de seguridad

A

security measures

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realizar

A

to carry out

165
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refugiarse

A

to take refuge

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refugiado/a

A

refugee

167
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regresar

A

to return

168
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rescatar

A

to rescue

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la seguridad social

A

social security

170
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sobrevivir

A

to survive

171
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la tasa de natalidad

A

birth rate

172
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trasladarse

A

to relocate/to move

173
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la valla

A

wall/border

174
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un sin papeles

A

undocumented immigrant

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acoger/dar acogida

A

to welcome

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M.E.N.As

A

Unaccompanied foreign minors (menores extranjeros no acompañados)