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1
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Apotar

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To contribute

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Arriesgarse

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To risk (oneself)

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3
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El auge

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Boom

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A la deriva

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Adrift

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El durrumbe

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Collapse

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Despilfarrar

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To waste

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7
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La embarcación

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Boat

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Empujar

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To push

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9
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La escasez

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Lack, shortage

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La fuga de cerebros

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Brain drain

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Ganarse la vida

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To earn a living

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12
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Hallar

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To find

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13
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La hostelería

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Hospitality sector

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14
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El inmigrante irregular

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Illegal immigrant

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15
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La mano de obra

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Workforce

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16
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Mantener a

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To provide for

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17
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El mercado sumergido

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Black market

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18
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Pagar impuestos

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To pay taxes

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19
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Un país receptor

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Host country

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20
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La patera

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Small boat, dinghy

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21
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El permiso de trabajo/de residencia

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Work/residency permit

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22
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Poner rumbo a

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To head to

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23
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El/la portavoz

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Spokesperson

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24
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Procedente de

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Coming from

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25
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Quitar

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To take away

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26
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Refugiarse

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To take refuge

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27
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Refugiado/a

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Refugee

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28
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Regresar

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To return

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29
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La seguridad social

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Social security

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30
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La tasa de natalidad

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Birth rate

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31
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Trasladarse

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To relocate/to move

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32
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La valla

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Wall/border

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33
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A pesar de

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Despite

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34
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Agradecer

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To show gratitude for, to appreciate, to thank

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35
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Alimentar

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To feed

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36
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Anhelar

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To yearn

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37
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La ascendencia

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Ancestry

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38
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El censo

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Census

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39
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La ciudadanía

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Citizenship

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40
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Las colonias

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Colonies

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41
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El destino

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Destination, destiny

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42
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Difundir

A

To spread

43
Q

Dirigir

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To head

44
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La estabilidad

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Stability

45
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Estallar

A

To break out

46
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La formación

A

Training

47
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La guerrilla

A

War

48
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Huir

A

To flee

49
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Incrementar

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To increase

50
Q

Los lazos con

A

Links with

51
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Llegar a fin de mes

A

To make ends meet

52
Q

El mundo hispánico

A

Spanish-speaking world

53
Q

La oleada de

A

Wave/surge/flood of

54
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Permanecer

A

To stay

55
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Probar suerte

A

To try your luck

56
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El puesto

A

Post/position

57
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Reforzar

A

To strengthen/reinforce

58
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Residir

A

To live

59
Q

Retornar

A

To return

60
Q

La revolución castrista

A

The Castor revolution

61
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Señalar

A

To highlight

62
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Acampar

A

To camp out

63
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Adentrar

A

To go deep into

64
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Ahogarse

A

To drown

65
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Apresar, detener

A

To arrest

66
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El arraigo

A

Support

67
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El arribo

A

Arrival

68
Q

El asesoramiento jurídico

A

Legal advice

69
Q

Autóctono

A

Native

70
Q

Auxiliar

A

To help

71
Q

Caer

A

To fall

72
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El centro de asistencia

A

Refuge centre

73
Q

Conseguir

A

To get

74
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El/la contrabandista

A

Smuggler

75
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Deportar

A

To deport

76
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Empadronar

A

To register

77
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Encabezar

A

To head, to lead

78
Q

El estrecho

A

The Straits (of Gibraltar)

79
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Evadir

A

To avoid

80
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Firmar

A

To sign

81
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El funcionario

A

Civil servant

82
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El herido

A

Injured person

83
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Ingresar

A

To enter

84
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Lograr

A

To achieve

85
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No obstante

A

Nevertheless

86
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Occidental

A

Western

87
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La población autóctona

A

The native population

88
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La política

A

Policy/politics

89
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Poner en marcha

A

To start, to set in motion

90
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El producto interior bruto (PIB)

A

Gross domestic product (GDP)

91
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Recurrir

A

To resort to

92
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Regularizar

A

To legalise

93
Q

Las remesas

A

Remittances

94
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El sobreviviente

A

Survivor

95
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Sospechoso

A

Suspicious

96
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Tocar tierra

A

To land

97
Q

El traficante

A

Trafficker

98
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Tramitar

A

To process (paperwork)

99
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Transportar

A

To carry, transport

100
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Trasladar

A

To move

101
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El trato

A

Treatment/agreement

102
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La travesía/el trayecto

A

Journey

103
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El umbral

A

Threshold

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