Midterm review Flashcards

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1
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el calentamiento global

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global warming

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la capa de ozono

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ozone layer

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el combustible

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fuel

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la leña

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wood

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rescatar

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to rescue

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proteger

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to protect

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agotar

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to exhaust,

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aumentar

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to increase

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concienciar

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to make aware

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dificultar

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to make difficult/complicate

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favorecer

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to favor

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multar

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to fine, ticket

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premiar

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to reward

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promover

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to promote/to cause

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renovar

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to renew

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el agujero

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hole

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el bosque

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forest

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el carbón

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coal

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la (des)ventaja

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advantage/disadvantage

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las especies en peligro de extinción

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endangered species

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el humo

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smoke

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la medida

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measure

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el recurso

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resource

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la selva

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jungle

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el vidrio

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glass

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medioambiental

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environmental

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renovable

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renewable

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a corto/medio/largo plazo

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in the short (long) term

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un poco de

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a little

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terremoto

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earthquake

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la sequía

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drought

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el hurucán

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hurricaine

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la tormenta

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storm

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el tsunami

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tsunami

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el incendio

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fire

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la inundación

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flood

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37
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desechar

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to waste

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los desechos

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waste/garbage

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39
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la contamincación

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pollution

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la lata

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tin

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reciclar

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to recycle

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reutilizar

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to reutilize

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reducir

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to reduce

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ahorrar

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to save time, energy, money

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45
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desechos toxicos

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toxic waste

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46
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la fuente

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source

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47
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desarrollo sostenible

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sustainable development

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perjudicar

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to harm

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alcanzar

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to reach

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50
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la basura

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garbage

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51
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a menudo

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often

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agregar

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to add

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arriesgarse

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to risk

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borrar

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to erase

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el buzón

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mailbox

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el círculo

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circle

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conectarse con

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to connect with

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la contraseña

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password

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la cuenta

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account

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diaro/a

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daily

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divero/a

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different

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etiquetar

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to tag

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el grado

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grade

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mandar un Tweet

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to send a tweet

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el mensaje

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message

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el muro

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wall

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la página de inicio

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homepage/start up page

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ciberacoso

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cyber-bullying

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la red/la Red

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internetel peligro

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el peligro

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danger

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soler

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to usually/frequently

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unirse a

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to join,

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útil

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useful

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maleducados

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people who behave badly

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inconveneientes

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disadvantages, desventajas

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apagar

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to turn off

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llamada

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call

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otrografía

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spelling

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riesgos

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risks

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peligros

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dangers

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la ventaja

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advantagela desventaja

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la desventaja

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disadvantage

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utilizar

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o utilizet

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deber

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should/ought to

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cotidiano

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daily

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a veces

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sometimes

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de vez en cuando

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once in a while

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desconocer

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unknown/unfamiliar

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suceder

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to happen/occur

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dejar

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to leave/stop/quit

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opinar

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to say/think

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para mi…

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for me…

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así como

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as well as

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ni siquiera

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not even/either

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no sólo….sino también

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Not only……but also….

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el anuncio

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advertisement/announcement

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inovación

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innovation

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enlace/vínculo

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link

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herramienta

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tool

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imigrar

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to inmigrate

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emigrar

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to emigrate

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acostumbrarse

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to get used to

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el emigrante, la emigrante

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emigrant

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legalizar

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to legalize

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ser un ilegal

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to be an illegal

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la tasa de inmigracion

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immigration rate

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el delito

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crime

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el coyote

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people who help illegals to cross the border

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el permiso de residencia

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residence permit/green card

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deportar a alguien

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to deport somebody

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el consulado

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consulate

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ciudadano/a

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citizen

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rellenar el formulario

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fill out the form

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obtener la nacionalidad o ciudadnía

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to obtain citizenship

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cumplir los requisitos

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to fulfill the requirements

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el inmigrante, la inmigrante

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immigrant

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ilegalmente, legalmente

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illegally, legally

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la aduana

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customs

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la tasa de inmigración

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immigration rate

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la costa

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the coast

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obtener la nacionalidad o ciudadanía

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to gain citizenship

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ser deportado

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to be deported

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la visa/el visado

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visa

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el extranjero, la extranjera

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foreigner

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ciudadanía

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citizenship

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ser un indocumentado

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to be an undocumented

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sin papeles

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without papers

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asimilarse

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to assimilate

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la frontera

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the border

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el pasaporte

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passport

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la embajada

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embassy

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llenar un formulario

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to fill out a form