maria words Flashcards
full of
lleno de
smuggling
contrabando
unmeasured
incalculable
evades
se burla de
person who recruits
reclutadores
criminal records
antecedentes penales
elderly
anciones
the chain
la cadena
swallow pieces of
tragar trozos
to chew
masticar
to avoid
evitar
its packed
se empaca
withstand
resistan
delays
retarda
stewardess
azafatas
report to authorities
denuncian
less priviledged
escasos recursos
face expressions
gestos
carries
carga
choose
escogen
early morning
madrugada
customs officers
agentes aduanales
watery eyes
los ojos vidriosos
average
promedio
sentences
las penas
crime
delito
tricked
enganada
unthinkable worry
angustia inimaginable
hidden
escondida
she feels mistreated
se siente maltratada
she feels suffocated by pressure from family
se siente ahogada por la presion familial
daring in her decisions
arriesgada
frightened
asustada
uncertain future
futuro incierto
unsupportive
insolidario
bad tempered
temperamental
she relies on maria’s income to support the household
espera el aporte de maria para apoyar la casa
spoiled
consentida
threatening
amenazador
clingy
pegajosa
veteran
veterana
qurstions it all the time
cuestione todo el tiempo
suffers from injustice
sufre de injusticias
to be the only breadwinner
ser el unico sosten economico
rule breaker
trasgresora
looking for a better fortune outside of city
buscar una mejor fortuna fuera de la cuidad
always criticising (J)
siempre criticando
intoduces her to the drug world
presenta a maria a la industria de narcotrafico
leader of the drugs
el lider de la mafia local
ashamed compared to her sister (L)
la verguenza que siente al ser comparada con su hermana
solve big problems
solucionar los graves problemas
CONTEXT - los padres abandonan a las mujures despues de dejarlas emberezados
suffocating situation
la situacion asfixiante
oppurtitits to intergrate
oportunidades de intergrarse
symbol of opression
simbolo de opresion
retrata
shows
tackles
aborda
the potential to find a better life, justifies her decision
el potencial de encotnrar una vida mejor, justifica su eleccion
first hand
primera mano
a path without an exit
un camino sin salida
more promising future
un futuro mas prometedor
her choice is justified
su eleccion parezca justificada
is understandable
es comprensible
good oppurtinites
buenas persepctivas
suffering and isolation
sufrimiento y aislamiento
souce
fuente
she is fed up to take care of blanca
maria esta harta de tener que cuidar a blanca
aware
consciente
manipulative
esta manipulando a maria
he knows maria is poor and desperate
sabe que maria es pobre y desesperada
viscious cycle
un circulo vicioso
to figure out
averiguar
