Unidad 1: Mundarse E Inmigrar Flashcards
To finished off, to end
Acabar con
To have just done + infin
Acabar de + infin
To be in the habit of
Acostumbrarse a
To approve
Aprobar (ue)
To take advantage of
Aprovecharse de
To risk
Arriesgarse a
To share
Compartir
To check, verify, prove
Comprobar (ue)
To deport
Deportar
To disapprove
Desaprobar (ue)
To say goodbye to
Despedirse de
To go to, head toward
Dirigirse a
To enjoy *…ing
Disfrutar de
To face
Enfrentar
To be willing to
Estar dispuesto a
To be fed up with
Estar harto de
To be dead tired
Estar muerto de cansancio
To make an effort to
Esforzarse a
To pretend
Fingir
To earn a living
Ganarse la vida
To enjoy + what
Gozar de
To wait online, form a line
Hacer cola
To need (gustar verb)
Hacer falta
To do whatever possible
Hacer todo lo posible
To flee from
Huir de
To try
Intentar
To suffer
Padecer
To sponsor
Patrocinar
To not loose sight of
No perder de ojo
To pick (crops)
Pizcar
To try, to expect
Pretender
To agree to do…
Quedar en + infin
To be in the habit of, accustomed to
Soler (ue)
To have to do with
Tener que ver con
To try to
Tratar de + infin
To be about
Tratarse de
To turn around, to go back
Volverse (ue)
Peasant, agricultural worker
El/la campesino(a)
The citizen
El/la ciudadano(a)
Immigrant
El/la Inmigrante
Foreigner, stranger
El/la forastero
Lawyer
El/la abogado(a)
Isolation
El aislamiento
Home (emotional)
El hogar
Standard of living
El nivel de vida
Prejudice
El prejuicio
Average
El promedio
Tale, story
El relato
Person who illegally helps in documented people cross the boarder
El coyote
Customs (upon entering the country)
La aduana
Harvest
La cosecha
Dis/advantage
La des/ventaja
Frontier, border
La frontera
Equality
La Igualdad
Arrival
La llegada
Slang for INS
La migra
Crowd
La muchedumbre
Mother country, father land, native land
La patria
Poverty
La pobreza
Season
La temporada
Rich
Los adinerados
Slums
Los barrios de miseria
Poor/displaced
Los Damnificados
Poor
Los de pocos recursos
Undocumented/illegals
Los Indocumentados
Income
Los Ingresos
Awful conditions
Las pésimas condiciones de vida
Illiterate
Analfabeto
Enthusiastic, passionate
Apasionado
Well-mannered, polite
Bien educado
Educated, learned
Culto
Challenging
Desafiante
Desperate
Desesperado
Willing
Dispuesto
Daily
Diario
Morning
Diurno
Excited, enthusiastic
Entusiasmado
Wonderful
Estupendo
Influential
Influyente
Overcrowded
Masificado
Deep
Profundo
Own (oneself)
Propio
Seasonal
Temporal
On/upon +…ing, when …ing
Al +Infinitivo
In the short/long term
A corto/largo plazo
On the outskirts of
A las afueras de
Along, through
A lo largo de
Frequently
A menudo
The same as, like, just like
Al Igual que
Hardly, barely
Apenas
Enough
Bastante
…ago
Hace + time frame
Thank goodness
Menos mal
Because of, by the fault of
Por culpa de
Unfortunately
Por desgracia
Generally
Por lo general
Therefore, so, consequently
Por lo tanto
According to
Según
Still
Todavía
Not yet
Todavía no
Already
Ya
No more, no longer
Ya no
Poor
Los marginados
