Unit 1 Year 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Acoger
A
To take in
2
Q
Aportar
A
To contribute
3
Q
Apoyar
A
To support
4
Q
Arriesgarse
A
To risk (oneself)
5
Q
Asilo político
A
Political asylum
6
Q
El auge
A
Boom
7
Q
Buscar
A
To look for
8
Q
Denunciar
A
To report
9
Q
Los derechos humanos
A
Human rights
10
Q
A la deriva
A
Adrift
11
Q
El derrumbe
A
Collapse
12
Q
Despilfarrar
A
To waste
13
Q
La embarcación
A
Boat
14
Q
Empujar
A
To push
15
Q
Enriquecer
A
To enrich
16
Q
La escazez
A
Lack
17
Q
Escoger
A
To choose
18
Q
La esperanza
A
Hope
19
Q
La fuga de cerebros
A
Brain drain
20
Q
Ganarse la vida
A
To earn a living
21
Q
Hacer falta
A
To need
22
Q
Hallar
DES
A
To find
23
Q
Hostelería
A
Hospitality sector
24
Q
Igualdad
A
Equality
25
Inmigrante irregular
Illegal immigrant
26
Jubilarse
To retire
27
La mano de obra
Workforce
28
Mantener a
To provide for
29
Marcharse
To leave
30
Mercado sumergido
Black market
31
Padecer
To suffer
32
Pagar impuestos
To pay taxes
33
Un país receptor
A host country
34
La patera
Boat used by immigrants
35
El permiso de trabajo/ residencia
Work permit/residency
36
Poner rumbo a
To head to
37
Portavoz
Spokesperson
38
Procedente de
Coming from
39
Quitar
To take away
40
Realizar
To carry out
41
Refugiarse
To take refuge
42
Refugiado/a
Refugee
43
Regresar
To return
44
Rescatar
To rescue
45
La seguridad social
Social security
46
Trasladarse
To relocate
47
La valla
Wall/border
48
A pesar de
Despite.
49
Acabar de
To have just (done something)
50
Agradecer
To show gratitude
51
Alimentar
To feed
52
Anhelar
To yearn
53
La ascendencia
Ancestry
54
La calidad de vida
Quality of life
55
Cambiar
To change
56
El censo
Census
57
La ciudadanía
Citizenship
58
La colonias
Colony
59
Compartir
To share
60
Convivir
To live with
61
Crecer
To grow up
62
Dejar
To leave
63
Destination
El destino
64
Difundir
To spread
65
Estabilidad
Stability
66
Estallar
To break out
67
La falta de
Lack of
68
La formación
Training
69
Ganar
To earn
70
La guerrilla
War
71
El hambre
Hunger
72
Huir
To flee
73
Incrementar
To increase
74
Los lazos con
Links with
75
La libertad
Freedom
76
Llegar a fin de mes
To make ends meet
77
Luchar
To fight
78
Mejorar
To improve
79
El mundo hispánico
Spanish speaking world
80
Nacer
To be born
81
La oleada de
Wave/surge/flood of
82
Permanecer
To stay
83
Probar suerte
To try your luck
84
El puesto
Post/position
85
Reforzar
To strengthen/ to reinforce
86
Retornar
To return
87
Acampar
To camp out
88
Adentrar
To go deep down
89
Ahogarse
To drown
90
Apresar
To arrest
91
El arraigo
Support
92
El arribo
Arrival
93
El asesoramiento jurídico
Legal advice
94
Auxiliar
To help
95
El centro de asistencia
Refuge centre
96
El contrabandista
Smuggler
97
Cruzar
To cross
98
Detener
To arrest
99
Empadronar
To register
100
Encabezar
To head/lead
101
El estrecho
The straights( Gibraltar)
102
Firmar
To sign
103
El funcionario
Civil sergeant
104
Golpear
To hit
105
Gritar
To shout
106
El herido
Injured person
107
Hundir
To sink
108
Ingresar
To enter
109
Lograr
To achieve
110
No obstante
Nevertheless
111
Occidental
Western
112
Poner en marcha
To start/ set in motion
113
La prensa
The press
114
El producto interior bruto
Gross domestic product
115
Recurrir
To resort to
116
Regularizar
To legalise
117
Las remesas
Remittances
118
La tasa de
The rate of
119
Tocar tierra
To land
120
El traficante
Trafficker
121
Tramitar
To process(paper work)
122
Trasladar
To move
123
El trato
Treatment/ agreement
124
La travesía/ el trayecto
Journey
125
El umbral
Threshold
126
To get together
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