vocabulario: el submundo de la immigración Flashcards

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atravesar (e:ie)/cruzar

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to cross

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2
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la ciudad fronteriza

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border city

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la frontera

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border/frontier (natural: río, montañas)

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4
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la aduana

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customs

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5
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la seguridad

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security/safety

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el origen

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origin

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el destino

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destination

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el pasaporte

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passport

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el visado (de trabajo/de residencia/de asilo)

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visa (need in order to be considered to live in a country)

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10
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la patera (españa)

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small boat (undocumented travel)

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11
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la jerga

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slang

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12
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la balsa (caríbe)

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raft (cuba to florida)

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13
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el coyote/el pollero

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smuggler (help get undocumented people into a country)

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14
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la documentación

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documentation

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15
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el muro

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wall (separation/para separar)

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16
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la muralla

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wall (protect/defend/para proteger y defender)

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17
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la pared

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wall (buildings/rooms/edifícios/salones)

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18
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el viaje

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trip/journey (physical or personal)

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19
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inmigrar

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to immigrate

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20
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la diáspora

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diaspora (group of people who travel to different places from the same country)

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21
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el inmigrante

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immigrant

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22
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el techo

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ceiling

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23
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el tejado

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roof

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24
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salvar

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to save (lives, trees, animals)

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ahorrar
to save (money, electricity, water)
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guardar
to save (pictures, documents)
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extrañar (L.A.)/echar de menos (españa)
to miss (someone)
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perder
to miss (transporte)
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perderse
to miss (eventos)
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fallar
to miss (oportunidades)
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faltar
to miss (no está aquí)
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la cultura chicana
mix of cultures (entre los E.E.U.U. y México)
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el gringo
american (white person)
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el indígena
indigenous (persona)
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el nativo
native (dónde una persona nació)
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el centro de acogida
shelter
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acoger
to host
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el centro de deportación
center of deportation (como una cárcel)
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el indocumentado
undocumented
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el ilegal
illegal
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la víctima
victim
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el empleo
employment/job
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el invernadero
greenhouse
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la cuidadora (de ancianos/de niños)
caretaker
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trabajar en la obra/la construcción
construction
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el obrero
construction worker
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el tráfico humano
human traffic
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la prostitución
prositution
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la criada/la muchacha
maid
50
el ladrón
thief
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el lavaplatos
dishwasher
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la deportación
deportation
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la inmigración
immigration
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el barrio marginal
slums/poor neighborhood
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el campamento
campsite (waiting to start process)
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la cárcel
jail
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la prisión
prison
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el mestizo
mixed (raza)
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el mestizaje
mixed (culturas)
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fugarse
to escape
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la fuga de cerebros
brain escape (personas con educación salieron de su país porque no hay trabajadores suficientes)
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los documentos (los papeles)
documents
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la tarjeta verde
green card (una visa para vivir en un país permanentamente, pero todavía no puedes votar)
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el (primer/tercer) mundo
first world (rich)/third world (poor)
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el certificado de nacimiento/matrimonio/defunción
birth/marriage/death certificate
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buscar una vida mejor
to look for a better life
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casarse (con)
to marry
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sellar/apostillar
to stamp
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el infierno
hell
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las bandas (las maras - L.A.)/las pandillas
gangs
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las armas
weapons
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la violación de derechos humanos
violation of human rights
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el vendedor
seller/dealer
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los sicarios
hitmen
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disparar
to shoot (armas)
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la pistola
gun
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las armas automáticas
automatic weapons
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el tatuaje
tattoo
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las drogas
drugs
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peligroso
dangerous
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el pendillero
gangster
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analfabeto
illiterate
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armado
armed
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el foco (de attención)
spotlight/(center of attention)
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la separación
separation
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separar (a)
to separate
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los "soñadores"
dreamers (Dreamers Act: law for 18 and under with undocumented parents)
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soñar (o:ue) con
to dream
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el derecho
law studies, rights
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las leyes
laws
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el abogado
lawyer
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obtener la residencia/la ciudadanía
to obtain residence/citizenship
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apoyar
to support
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el apoyo
support
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el abuso
abuse
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abusador
bully/abuser
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abussar
to abuse
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la embajada
embassy (always in capital of country)
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el poder (ejecutivo, legislativo, y judicial)
power
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el ejército
army
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el embajador
embassador
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el dictador
dictator
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la democracia
democracy
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la corrupción
corruption
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corrupto
corrupt
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el alcalde
mayor
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el gobernador
governor
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el senador
senator
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el congreso
congress
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amenazar
to threaten
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la amenaza
threat
112
secuestrar
to kidnap
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la bestia/"bestia"
beast/"beast" (systems of cargo trains that crosses border of U.S. and México)
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el tren (de mercancías/ de pasajeros)
cargo/passenger train
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(subirse/bajarse) en marcha
(to get in/to get up) (to get out/off/to get down) while in motion
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el senado
senate
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el juez
judge
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el abogado de inmigración
immigration lawyer
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arrepentirse (pe-e:ie)
to regret