T3 U7: Inmigracion Flashcards

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abandonar

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to leave

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afianzar

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to secure

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el aporte

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contribution

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apoyar

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to support

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apreciar

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to appreciate

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arriesgarse

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to risk

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asentarse (me asiento)

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to settle in

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el asilo político

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political asylum

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atender (atiendo)

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to look after, help

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beneficiarse de

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to benefit from

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el censo

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census

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el centro de acogida

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reception centre

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las chabolas

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shanty town

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comprometerse

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to commit yourself

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la comunidad

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community

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el conjunto

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group; residential neighbourhood

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creciente

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rising

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cualificado

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qualified

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de origen inmigrante

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of immigrant origin

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el deber

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duty

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décimo

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tenth

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decreciente

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falling

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el desarrollo

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development

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desempeñar

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to carry out, play (a role)

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desplazarse

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to move

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detener (detengo)

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to detain, arrest

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la discriminación

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discrimination

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disponible

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available

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la diversidad

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diversity

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emigrante

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emigrant

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emigrar

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to emigrate

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la empresa

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company, business

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endurecer

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to harden, tighten

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la esperanza

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hope

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el estado miembro

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member state (here, of the EU)

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el estilo de vida

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way of life

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étnico

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ethnic

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el/la extranjero/a

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foreigner

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la formación

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training

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la frontera

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border

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la ganadería

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cattlebreeding

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la ganancia

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earning, profit

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el gasto

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expense

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gravísimo

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seriously bad

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el gueto

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ghetto

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el/la habitante

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inhabitant

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el hogar

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home

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la hostilidad

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hostility

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huir (huyo)

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to flee

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ilegal, ‘sin papeles’

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illegal, ‘without papers’

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los impuestos

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taxes

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el infierno

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hell

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irse (me voy)

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to leave

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la ley

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law

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la mano de obra

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workforce

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Marruecos

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Morocco

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mejorar

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to improve

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moverse (me muevo)

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to move, leave

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la movilidad

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mobility

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la oportunidad

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opportunity

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el país de origen

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country of origin

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penoso

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horrible, pitiful

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la procedencia

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origin

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sobrevivir

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to survive

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tolerar

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to tolerate

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triplicar

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to treble

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venir de (vengo)

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to come from

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zafio

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coarse

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abarrotado

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overcrowded

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adaptarse a

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to adapt to

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ahogarse

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to drown

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apoyar

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to support

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Argelia

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Algeria

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asimilar

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to assimilate

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la asociación de inmigrantes

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immigrant association

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el auxilio médico

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medical aid

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la balsa

A

raft

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bordear

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to border

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el cayuco

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small canoe

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el/la ciudadano/a

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citizen

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el compromiso

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commitment

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la comunidad

A

community

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contabilizar

A

to count

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las costumbres

A

customs, habits

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el deber

A

duty

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el derecho

A

right

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desaparecido

A

missing

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la desesperación

A

desperation

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detener (detengo)

A

to detain, arrest

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devolver (devuelvo)

A

to hand back

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la diversidad social

A

social diversity

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de identidad (D.N.I)

A

I.D. card

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la educación

A

schooling, education

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enteramente

A

entirely

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enviar (envío)

A

to send

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esconder

A

to hide

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establecerse (me establezco)

A

to settle

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fluctuar (fluctúo)

A

to fluctuate

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el flujo migratorio

A

migratory flow

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la frontera

A

border

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los hábitos

A

customs, habits

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huir de (huyo)

A

to flee

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imprescindible

A

essential

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la incertidumbre

A

uncertainty

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indocumentado/a

A

without I.D., undocumented

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la inestabilidad laboral

A

job insecurity

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el/la inquilino/a

A

inhabitant

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la integración

A

integration

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integrar

A

to integrate

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la libre circulación

A

free movement

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la llegada

A

arrival

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magrebí

A

Mahgrebi, North African

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mestizo

A

mixed-race

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la miseria

A

misery

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multicultural

A

multicultural

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el país emisor

A

country of origin

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el país receptor

A

host country

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la patera

A

dinghy, small boat

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pertenecer a (pertenezco)

A

to belong to

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plantearse

A

to be in evidence

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la política

A

policies, politics

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ponerse a (me pongo)

A

to start

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el prejuicio

A

prejudice

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recién llegado

A

new arrival

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el repunte

A

rise, recovery

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saltar

A

to jump

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el/la ‘sin papeles’

A

illegal immigrant

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la solidaridad

A

solidarity

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la tarea

A

task

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el trabajo inseguro

A

insecure job

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el trámite

A

process, procedure

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traspasar

A

to go through

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la valla

A

fence

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el valor

A

value

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el velo islámico

A

Islamic veil

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abrir una vía a

A

to open the way for

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adquirir (adquiero)

A

to acquire

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amenazador

A

threatening

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aparecer (aparezco)

A

to appear

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apoyarse

A

to be based on

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arreglar

A

to fix

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la ascendencia

A

ancestry

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la camioneta

A

truck

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la ciudadanía

A

citizenship

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el/la compatriota

A

compatriot

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conceder

A

to give, to grant

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confesar (confieso)

A

to confess

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conformar

A

to make up

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convivir

A

to coexist, live side by side

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correr el riesgo

A

to run the risk

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el cruce

A

crossing

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dar (doy) lugar a

A

to lead to, give rise to

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de acuerdo a

A

according to

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decapitado

A

decapitated, beheaded

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desmayarse

A

to faint

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desobedecer (desobedezco)

A

to disobey

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despreciar

A

to despise

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divulgar

A

to divulge, release

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emigrar

A

to emigrate

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estigmatizar

A

to stigmatize

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la estructura social

A

social fabric

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la exigencia

A

demand

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extorsionar

A

to extort

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la formación

A

training

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el/la gringo/a [Mex]

A

North-American (informal)

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el/la hispano/a

A

hispanic person

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indocumentado

A

illegal immigrant

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jugar (juego) al escondite

A

to play hide and seek

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la legalización

A

legalisation

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el maletero

A

car boot

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marginar

A

to marginalise

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mojado (espalda mojada)

A

‘wetback’ (pej), Mexican crossing the Rio Grande to reach USA

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el multiculturalismo

A

multiculturalism

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la nacionalidad

A

nationality

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nacionalizado

A

naturalized

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padecer (padezco)

A

to suffer, to endure

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pedir (pido)

A

to ask for

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la pena

A

sadness, pity, sorrow

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poner (pongo) en contacto

A

to put in touch with

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el principio

A

principle

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la procedencia social

A

social background

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el proceso

A

process

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provenir (provengo)

A

to come form

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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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restante

A

remaining

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el reto

A

challenge

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el retorno

A

the return

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la secularidad

A

secularism

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el sentimiento de

A

feeling of belonging

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el/la soñador/a

A

child of (illegal) Mexican immigrants in USA

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soportar

A

to bear

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sostener (sostengo)

A

to sustain, to uphold

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la subida

A

rise

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sumar

A

to add up to, come to

197
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suponer (supongo)

A

to suppose

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el temor a

A

fear of

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traficar

A

to traffick

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tratar

A

to treat

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el/la vecino/a

A

neighbour

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la remesa [Mex]

A

money sent by an immigrant to their family abroad