la inmigracion mexicana Flashcards
abrir una vía a
to open the way for
adquirir
to acquire
amenazador
threatening
aparecer
to appear
apoyarse
to be based on
arreglar
to fix
la ascendencia
ancestry
la camioneta
truck
la ciudadanía
citizenship
el/la compatriota
compatriot
conceder
to give, to grant
confesar
to confess
conformar
to make up for
convivir
to coexist, live side by side
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
el cruce
crossing
dar lugar a
to lead to, to give rise to
de acuerdo a
according to
decapitado
decapitated
desmayarse
to faint
desobedecer
to disobey
despreciar
to despise
divulgar
to divulge, to release
emigrar
to emigrate
estigmatizar
to stigmatise
la estructura social
social fabric
la exigencia
demand
extorsionar
to extort
la formación
training
el/la gringo/a
north american
el/la hispano
hispanic person
indocumentado
illegal immigrant
jugar el escondite
to play hide and seek
la legalización
legalisation
el maletero
car boot
marginar
to marginalise
mojado
‘wetback’ mexican crossing to the rio grande to reach usa
el multiculturalismo
multiculturalism
la nacionalidad
nationality
nacionalizado
naturalised
padecer
to suffer, to endure
pedir
to ask for
la pena
sadness, pity
poner en contacto con
to put in touch with
el principio
principle
la procedencia social
social background
el proceso
process
provenir
to come from
rechazar
to reject, to refuse
el reconocimiento
recognition
la red
network
la remesa
money sent by immigrants to their family abroad
restante
remaining
el reto
challenge
el retorno
the return
la secularidad
secularism
el sentimiento de pertenencia
feeling of belonging
el/la soñador/a
child of illegal mexican immigrants in the usa
soportar
to bear
sostener
to sustain
la subida
rise
sumar
to add up, to come to
suponer
to support
el temor a
fear of
traficar
to traffic
tratar
to treat
el/la vecino/a
neighbour
