Unit 7.3 11 Flashcards
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abrir una a
to open the new for
adquirir (adquiero)
to acquire
amenazador(a)
threatening
aparecer (aparezco)
to appear
apoyarse
to be based on
la camioneta
truck
el/la compatriota
compatroit
conceder
to give, to grant
confesar (confieso)
to confess
conformar
to make up
convivir
to coexist, live side by side
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
dar (doy) lugar a
to lead to, give rise to
de acuerdo a
according to
decapitado/a
decapitated, beheaded
desmayarse
to faint
despreciar
to despise
divulgar
to divulge, release
estigmatizar
to stigmatize
la estructura social
social fabric
la exigencia
demand
el/la gringo/a [Mex]
North-American (informal)
jugar (juego) al escondite
To play hide and seek
el maletero
Car boot
marginar
To marginalise
mojado/a (espalda mojada)
wetback (pej), Mexican crossing the Rio Grande to reach USA
nacionalizado/a
naturalized
padecer (padezco)
to suffer, to endure
poner (pongo) en contacto con
to put in touch with
la procedencia social
social background
provenir (provengo)
to come from
el reconocimiento
recognition
a remesa [Mex]
money sent by an immigrant to their family abroad
restante
Remaining
el retorno
the return
la secularidad
secularism
el sentimiento de pertenencia
feeling of belonging
el/la soador/a
child of (illegal) Mexican immigrants in USA
soportar
to bear
sostener (sostengo)
to sustain, to uphold
sumar
to add up to, come to
el temor a
fear of
traficar
to traffick
