maria words Flashcards
1
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full of
A
lleno de
2
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smuggling
A
contrabando
3
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unmeasured
A
incalculable
4
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evades
A
se burla de
5
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person who recruits
A
reclutadores
6
Q
criminal records
A
antecedentes penales
7
Q
elderly
A
anciones
8
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the chain
A
la cadena
9
Q
swallow pieces of
A
tragar trozos
10
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to chew
A
masticar
11
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to avoid
A
evitar
12
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its packed
A
se empaca
13
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withstand
A
resistan
14
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delays
A
retarda
15
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stewardess
A
azafatas
16
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report to authorities
A
denuncian
17
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less priviledged
A
escasos recursos
18
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face expressions
A
gestos
19
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carries
A
carga
20
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choose
A
escogen
21
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early morning
A
madrugada
22
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customs officers
A
agentes aduanales
23
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watery eyes
A
los ojos vidriosos
24
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average
A
promedio
25
sentences
las penas
26
crime
delito
27
tricked
enganada
28
unthinkable worry
angustia inimaginable
29
hidden
escondida
30
she feels mistreated
se siente maltratada
31
she feels suffocated by pressure from family
se siente ahogada por la presion familial
32
daring in her decisions
arriesgada
33
frightened
asustada
34
uncertain future
futuro incierto
35
unsupportive
insolidario
36
bad tempered
temperamental
37
she relies on maria's income to support the household
espera el aporte de maria para apoyar la casa
38
spoiled
consentida
39
threatening
amenazador
40
clingy
pegajosa
41
veteran
veterana
42
qurstions it all the time
cuestione todo el tiempo
43
suffers from injustice
sufre de injusticias
44
to be the only breadwinner
ser el unico sosten economico
45
rule breaker
trasgresora
46
looking for a better fortune outside of city
buscar una mejor fortuna fuera de la cuidad
47
always criticising (J)
siempre criticando
48
intoduces her to the drug world
presenta a maria a la industria de narcotrafico
49
leader of the drugs
el lider de la mafia local
50
ashamed compared to her sister (L)
la verguenza que siente al ser comparada con su hermana
51
solve big problems
solucionar los graves problemas
52
CONTEXT - los padres abandonan a las mujures despues de dejarlas emberezados
53
suffocating situation
la situacion asfixiante
54
oppurtitits to intergrate
oportunidades de intergrarse
55
symbol of opression
simbolo de opresion
56
retrata
shows
57
tackles
aborda
58
the potential to find a better life, justifies her decision
el potencial de encotnrar una vida mejor, justifica su eleccion
59
first hand
primera mano
60
a path without an exit
un camino sin salida
61
more promising future
un futuro mas prometedor
62
her choice is justified
su eleccion parezca justificada
63
is understandable
es comprensible
64
good oppurtinites
buenas persepctivas
65
suffering and isolation
sufrimiento y aislamiento
66
souce
fuente
67
she is fed up to take care of blanca
maria esta harta de tener que cuidar a blanca
68
aware
consciente
69
manipulative
esta manipulando a maria
70
he knows maria is poor and desperate
sabe que maria es pobre y desesperada
71
viscious cycle
un circulo vicioso
72
to figure out
averiguar
73
