la inmigracion mexicana Flashcards

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1
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abrir una vía a

A

to open the way for

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adquirir

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to acquire

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amenazador

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threatening

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aparecer

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to appear

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apoyarse

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to be based on

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arreglar

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to fix

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la ascendencia

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ancestry

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la camioneta

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truck

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la ciudadanía

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citizenship

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el/la compatriota

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compatriot

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conceder

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to give, to grant

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confesar

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to confess

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conformar

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to make up for

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convivir

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to coexist, live side by side

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correr el riesgo

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to run the risk

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el cruce

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crossing

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dar lugar a

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to lead to, to give rise to

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de acuerdo a

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according to

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decapitado

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decapitated

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desmayarse

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to faint

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desobedecer

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to disobey

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despreciar

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to despise

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divulgar

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to divulge, to release

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emigrar

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to emigrate

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estigmatizar

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to stigmatise

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la estructura social

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social fabric

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la exigencia

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demand

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extorsionar

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to extort

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la formación

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training

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el/la gringo/a

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north american

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el/la hispano

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hispanic person

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indocumentado

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illegal immigrant

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jugar el escondite

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to play hide and seek

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la legalización

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legalisation

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el maletero

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car boot

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marginar

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to marginalise

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mojado

A

‘wetback’ mexican crossing to the rio grande to reach usa

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el multiculturalismo

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multiculturalism

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la nacionalidad

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nationality

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nacionalizado

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naturalised

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padecer

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to suffer, to endure

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pedir

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to ask for

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la pena

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sadness, pity

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poner en contacto con

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to put in touch with

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el principio

A

principle

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la procedencia social

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social background

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el proceso

A

process

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provenir

A

to come from

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rechazar

A

to reject, to refuse

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el reconocimiento

A

recognition

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la red

A

network

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la remesa

A

money sent by immigrants to their family abroad

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restante

A

remaining

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el reto

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challenge

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el retorno

A

the return

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la secularidad

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secularism

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el sentimiento de pertenencia

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feeling of belonging

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el/la soñador/a

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child of illegal mexican immigrants in the usa

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soportar

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to bear

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sostener

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to sustain

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la subida

A

rise

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sumar

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to add up, to come to

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suponer

A

to support

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el temor a

A

fear of

65
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traficar

A

to traffic

66
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tratar

A

to treat

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el/la vecino/a

A

neighbour