La Inmigracion Flashcards
a pesar de
despite
ONG
Charity
acabar de
to have just (done something)
ahogarse
to drown
agradecer
to show gratitude for
arriesgarse
take a risk
alimentar
to feed
acoger
to take in
anhelar
to yearn
Detener
To arrest
la ascendencia
ancestry
Flujo migratorio
Migration movement
la calidad de vida
quality of life
aportar
to contribute
autóctono
native
Tratamiento injusto
Unfair treatment
el censo
census
Asentarse
Re-settle
la ciudadanía
citizenship
las colonias
colonies
apoyar
to support
compartir
to share
buscar
to look for
Mercado laboral
Job market
convivir
to live with
crecer
to grow up
Clandestinos
Clandestine/undercover
dejar
to leave
arriesgarse
to risk (oneself)
el destino
destination
caer
to fall
difundir
to spread
el centro de asistencia
refuge centre
dirigir
to head
el asilo político
political asylum
Cualificado
Qualified
la estabilidad
stability
estallar
to break out
Abarrotado
Crowded
la falta de
lack of
Oriental
Eastern
la formación
training
Refugiados de guerra
War refugees
ganar
to earn
el auge
boom
el contrabandista
smuggler
conflictos bélicos
war conflicts
Occidental
Western
el hambre
hunger
Asilo político
Political asylum
huir
to flee
incrementar
to increase
buscar
to look for
los lazos con
links with
cruzar
to cross
la libertad
freedom
Valla electrificada
Electrified gate
llegar a fin de mes
to make ends meet
Discriminación
Discrimination
denunciar
to report
luchar
to fight
mejorar
to improve
cuidar
to look after
el mundo hispánico
Spanish-speaking world
deportar
to deport
nacer
to be born
los derechos humanos
human rights
Disponible
Available
la oleada de
wave/surge/flood of
permanecer
to stay
Digno
Dignifying
Salida profesional
Professional choices
probar suerte
to try your luck
el puesto
post/position
Extranjero
Foreigner
reforzar
to strengthen/to reinforce
a la deriva
adrift
residir
to live
los derechos
rights
retornar
to return
Patera
Small boat
Habitante
Inhabitant
la riqueza
wealth
el derrumbe
collapse
salvar
to save
descubrir
to discover
seguir
to carry on/to follow
Ahogarse
To drown
señalar
to highlight
Hostilidad
Hostility
la Unión Europea
European Union
despilfarrar
to waste
viajar
to travel
detener
to arrest
empadronar
to register
la embarcación
boat
Odio
Hatred
Jugarse la vida
To risk their life
Recelo
suspicion/mistrust
empujar
to push
fallecer
to die
Verse forzado
To have no choice
País de origen
Country of origin
enriquecer
to enrich
firmar
to sign
Desesperado
Desperate
Penoso
Horrible
la escasez
lack
gritar
to shout
el herido
injured person
Descanso
Break
escoger
to choose
Procedencia
Origin
Otorgar
To grant
Sobrevivir
Survive
la esperanza
hope
hundir
to sink
Amenaza
Menace/threat
Vivienda
Dwelling
el extranjero
foreigner
los indocumentados
immigrants without any documents/papers
Empobrecer
Impoverish
la fuga de cerebros
brain drain
invertir
to invest
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
lograr
to achieve
hacer falta
to need
occidental
western
hallar
to find
pagar
to pay
la hostelería
hospitality sector
la población autóctona
the native population
la igualdad
equality
la pobreza
poverty
el inmigrante irregular
illegal immigrant
la prensa
the Press
jubilarse
to retire
recurrir
to resort to
la mano de obra
workforce
regularizar
to legalise
mantener a
to provide for
el riesgo
risk
marcharse
to leave
el superviviente
survivor
el mercado sumergido
black market
sospechoso
suspicious
padecer
to suffer
el traficante
trafficker
pagar impuestos
to pay taxes
transportar
to carry
un país receptor
a host country
trasladar
to move
la travesía/el trayecto
journey
el permiso de trabajo/de residencia
work permit/residency permit
unirse
to get together
poner rumbo a
to head to
calidad de vida
quality of life
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
frontera
border
procedente de
coming from
desempleo
unemployment
quitar
to take away
medidas de seguridad
security measures
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
un sin papeles
undocumented immigrant
acoger/dar acogida
to welcome
M.E.N.As
Unaccompanied foreign minors (menores extranjeros no acompañados)
