La Inmigración Flashcards
1
Q
To take in
A
Acoger
2
Q
To contribute
A
Aportar
3
Q
To support
A
Apoyar
4
Q
To risk (oneself)
A
Arriesgarse
5
Q
Political asylum
A
El asilo político
6
Q
Boom
A
El auge
7
Q
To look for
A
Buscar
8
Q
To report
A
Denunciar
9
Q
Human rights
A
Los derechos humanos
10
Q
Adrift
A
A la deriva
11
Q
Collapse
A
El derrumbe
12
Q
To waste
A
Despilfarrar
13
Q
Boat
A
La embarcación
14
Q
To push
A
Empujar
15
Q
To enrich
A
Enriquecer
16
Q
Lack
A
La escasez
17
Q
To choose
A
Escoger
18
Q
Hope
A
La esperanza
19
Q
Foreigner
A
El extranjero
20
Q
Brain drain
A
La fuga de cerebros
21
Q
To earn a living
A
Ganarse la vida
22
Q
To need
A
Hacer falta
23
Q
To find
A
Hallar
24
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Hospitality sector
A
La hostelería
25
Equality
La igualdad
26
Illegal immigrant
El inmigrante irregular
27
To retire
Jubilarse
28
Workforce
La mano de obra
29
To provide for
Mantener a
30
To leave
Marcharse
31
Black market
El mercado sumergido
32
To suffer
Padecer
33
To pay taxes
Pagar impuestos
34
A host country
Un país receptor
35
Boat used by immigrants
La patera
36
Work permit / residency permit
El permiso de trabajo / de residencia
37
To head to
Poner rumbo a
38
Spokesperson
El/ la portavoz
39
Coming from
Procedente de
40
To take away
Quitar
41
To carry out
Realizar
42
To take refuge
Refugiarse
43
Refugee
Refugiado/a
44
To return
Regresar
45
To rescue
Rescatar
46
Social security
La seguridad social
47
To survive
Sobrevivir
48
Birth rate
La tasa de natalidad
49
To relocate / to move
Trasladarse
50
Wall / border
La valla
51
Despite
A pesar de
52
To have just (done something)
Acabar de
53
To show gratitude for
Agradecer
54
To feed
Alimentar
55
To yearn
Anhelar
56
Ancestry
La ascendencia
57
Quality of life
La calidad de vida
58
To change
Cambiar
59
Census
El censo
60
Citizenship
La ciudadanía
61
Colonies
Las colonias
62
To share
Compartir
63
To live with
Convivir
64
To grow up
Crecer
65
To leave
Dejar
66
Destination
El destino
67
To spread
Difundir
68
To head
Dirigir
69
Stability
La estabilidad
70
To break out
Estallar
71
Lack of
La falta de
72
Training
La formación
73
To earn
Ganar
74
War
La guerrilla
75
Hunger
El hambre
76
To flee
Huir
77
To increase
Incrementar
78
Links with
Los lazos con
79
Freedom
La libertad
80
To make ends meet
Llegar a fin de mes
81
To fight
Luchar
82
To improve
Mejorar
83
Spanish-speaking world
El mundo hispánico
84
To be born
Nacer
85
Wave / surge / flood of
La oleada de
86
To stay
Permanecer
87
To try your luck
Probar suerte
88
Post/ posición
El puesto
89
To strengthen / to reinforce
Reforzar
90
To live
Residir
91
To return
Retornar
92
The Castro revolution
La revolución castrista
93
Wealth
La riqueza
94
To save
Salvar
95
To carry on / to follow
Seguir
96
To highlight
Señalar
97
European Union
La Unión Europea
98
To camp out
Acampar
99
To accept / embrace
Acoger
100
To go deep into
Adentrar
101
To drown
Ahogarse
102
To arrest
Apresar
103
Support
El arraigo
104
Arrival
El arribo
105
Legal advice
El asesoramiento jurídico
106
Native
Autóctono
107
To help
Auxiliar
108
To look for
Buscar
109
To fall
Caer
110
Refugee centre
El centro de asistencia
111
To get
Conseguir
112
Smuggler
El contrabandista
113
To cross
Cruzar
114
To look after
Cuidar
115
To deport
Deportar
116
Rights
Los derechos
117
To discover
Descubrir
118
To arrest
Detener
119
To register
Empadronar
120
To head/ to lead
Encabezar
121
The Straits (of Gibraltar)
El estrecho
122
To avoid
Evadir
123
To die
Fallecer
124
To sign
Firmar
125
Civil servant
El funcionario
126
To hit
Golpear
127
To shout
Gritar
128
Injured person
El herido
129
To sink
Hundir
130
Equality
La igualdad
131
Immigrants without any documents / papers
Los indocumentados
132
To enter
Ingresar
133
To invest
Invertir
134
To achieve
Lograr
135
Nevertheless
No obstante
136
Western
Occidental
137
To pay
Pagar
138
The native population
La población autóctona
139
Poverty
La pobreza
140
Policy / politics
La política
141
To start / to set in motion
Poner en marcha
142
The Press
La prensa
143
Gross Domestic Product
El producto interior bruto
144
To resort to
Recurrir
145
To legalise
Regularizar
146
Remittances (money)
Las remesas
147
Survivor
El sobreviviente
148
Suspicious
Sospecho
149
To land
Tocar tierra
150
Trafficker
El traficante
151
To process (paperwork)
Tramitar
152
To carry
Transportar
153
To move
Trasladar
154
Treatment / agreement
El trato
155
Journey
La travesía / el trayecto
156
Threshold
El umbral
157
To get together
Unirse
158
Embassys
Embajadas
159
To bring together
Acercar
160
To drive / boost
Impulsar
161
Common names
Denominaciones habituales
162
To balance / regularise
Regularizar
163
To go to / to attend
Acudir
164
Pocket version (eg of a guide book etc)
Versiones de bolsillo
165
To allow them to function
Facilitar su manejo
166
Courts
Juzgados
167
Small businesses / shops
Comercios
168
To collect
Recoger
169
Legal regulations
La normativa legal
170
Which regulate
Que regula
171
Edited
Editada
172
Duties / obligations
Los deberes
173
Subsaharian
Subsaharianos
174
Rescued
Rescatadas
175
Vessel / boat / ship
Embarcación
176
Transferred / relocated
Trasladadas
177
Internment facilities
Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros (CIE)
178
Fishing boat
Pesquero
179
She went into labour
Se puso de parto
180
Crew members
Tripulantes
181
Placard
La pancarta
182
‘No human being is ilegal’
‘Ningún ser humano es ilegal’
183
Flags / banners
Banderas
184
They break the law
Violan la ley
185
Unsustainable
Insostenible
186
Smugglers / ‘coyotes’
Los coyotes
187
Loads of money
Un montón de dinero
188
Extravagant / enormous
Exorbitantes
189
It refuses
Se niegue
190
Quota (eg amount of refugees / immigrants a country should welcome each year)
Cuota
191
It is not fair nor reasonable
No es justo ni razonable
192
Innocent people
Los inocentes
193
Costly
Costoso
194
Etc
Etcétera
195
Whatever it be
Lo que sea
196
An immigrant who moves from a poor country for economic reasons and better opportunities. (Could be legal or illegal)
Los migrantes económicos
197
To push
Empujar
198
To risk their life
Arriesgar su vida
199
Dangerous measures
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Medidos peligrosos
(Utilizando)
```
200
A burden / burdensome
Una carga
| Eg. Al país receptor
201
Administrative processes
Los procedimientos administrativos
202
To register
Inscribir
203
Bulgarian immigrants
Los inmigrantes búlgaros
204
Glossary (eg in a book)
Glosarios
205
Translations
Traducciones
206
General advice
Consejo general
207
Football league
La liga de fútbol
208
Dangerous
Arriesgado
209
Journey
Travesía
210
Homegrown
Oriundo
211
Dangerous trip
Riesgoso viaje
212
Coach / trainer
Entrenador
213
You are focused
Te focalizas
214
Ball (eg. Football)
La pelota
215
Debió
He had the duty of ...
| From ‘deber’
216
He swam
Cruzó a nado
217
A prosecutor
Un fiscal
218
Temporary residence card / green card
Permiso de residencia temporario
219
To deport
Deportar
220
Young men
Muchachos
221
Hispanic gang
La pandilla hispana
222
To eradicate
Erradicar
