vocabulario: el submundo de la immigración Flashcards

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1
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atravesar (e:ie)/cruzar

A

to cross

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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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la aduana

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customs

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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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la patera (españa)

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small boat (undocumented travel)

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la jerga

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slang

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la balsa (caríbe)

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raft (cuba to florida)

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el coyote/el pollero

A

smuggler (help get undocumented people into a country)

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14
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la documentación

A

documentation

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15
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el muro

A

wall (separation/para separar)

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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

A

wall (buildings/rooms/edifícios/salones)

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18
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el viaje

A

trip/journey (physical or personal)

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19
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inmigrar

A

to immigrate

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20
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la diáspora

A

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

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21
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el inmigrante

A

immigrant

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22
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el techo

A

ceiling

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23
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el tejado

A

roof

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24
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salvar

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to save (lives, trees, animals)

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25
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ahorrar

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to save (money, electricity, water)

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26
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guardar

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to save (pictures, documents)

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27
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extrañar (L.A.)/echar de menos (españa)

A

to miss (someone)

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28
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perder

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to miss (transporte)

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29
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perderse

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to miss (eventos)

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30
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fallar

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to miss (oportunidades)

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31
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faltar

A

to miss (no está aquí)

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32
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la cultura chicana

A

mix of cultures (entre los E.E.U.U. y México)

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33
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el gringo

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american (white person)

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34
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el indígena

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indigenous (persona)

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35
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el nativo

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native (dónde una persona nació)

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36
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el centro de acogida

A

shelter

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37
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acoger

A

to host

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38
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el centro de deportación

A

center of deportation (como una cárcel)

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39
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el indocumentado

A

undocumented

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40
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el ilegal

A

illegal

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41
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la víctima

A

victim

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42
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el empleo

A

employment/job

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43
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el invernadero

A

greenhouse

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44
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la cuidadora (de ancianos/de niños)

A

caretaker

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45
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trabajar en la obra/la construcción

A

construction

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46
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el obrero

A

construction worker

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47
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el tráfico humano

A

human traffic

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48
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la prostitución

A

prositution

49
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la criada/la muchacha

A

maid

50
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el ladrón

A

thief

51
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el lavaplatos

A

dishwasher

52
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la deportación

A

deportation

53
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la inmigración

A

immigration

54
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el barrio marginal

A

slums/poor neighborhood

55
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el campamento

A

campsite (waiting to start process)

56
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la cárcel

A

jail

57
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la prisión

A

prison

58
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el mestizo

A

mixed (raza)

59
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el mestizaje

A

mixed (culturas)

60
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fugarse

A

to escape

61
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la fuga de cerebros

A

brain escape (personas con educación salieron de su país porque no hay trabajadores suficientes)

62
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los documentos (los papeles)

A

documents

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la tarjeta verde

A

green card (una visa para vivir en un país permanentamente, pero todavía no puedes votar)

64
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el (primer/tercer) mundo

A

first world (rich)/third world (poor)

65
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el certificado de nacimiento/matrimonio/defunción

A

birth/marriage/death certificate

66
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buscar una vida mejor

A

to look for a better life

67
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casarse (con)

A

to marry

68
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sellar/apostillar

A

to stamp

69
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el infierno

A

hell

70
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las bandas (las maras - L.A.)/las pandillas

A

gangs

71
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las armas

A

weapons

72
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la violación de derechos humanos

A

violation of human rights

73
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el vendedor

A

seller/dealer

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los sicarios

A

hitmen

75
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disparar

A

to shoot (armas)

76
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la pistola

A

gun

77
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las armas automáticas

A

automatic weapons

78
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el tatuaje

A

tattoo

79
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las drogas

A

drugs

80
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peligroso

A

dangerous

81
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el pendillero

A

gangster

82
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analfabeto

A

illiterate

83
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armado

A

armed

84
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el foco (de attención)

A

spotlight/(center of attention)

85
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la separación

A

separation

86
Q

separar (a)

A

to separate

87
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los “soñadores”

A

dreamers (Dreamers Act: law for 18 and under with undocumented parents)

88
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soñar (o:ue) con

A

to dream

89
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el derecho

A

law studies, rights

90
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las leyes

A

laws

91
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el abogado

A

lawyer

92
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obtener la residencia/la ciudadanía

A

to obtain residence/citizenship

93
Q

apoyar

A

to support

94
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el apoyo

A

support

95
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el abuso

A

abuse

96
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abusador

A

bully/abuser

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abussar

A

to abuse

98
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la embajada

A

embassy (always in capital of country)

99
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el poder (ejecutivo, legislativo, y judicial)

A

power

100
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el ejército

A

army

101
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el embajador

A

embassador

102
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el dictador

A

dictator

103
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la democracia

A

democracy

104
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la corrupción

A

corruption

105
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corrupto

A

corrupt

106
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el alcalde

A

mayor

107
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el gobernador

A

governor

108
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el senador

A

senator

109
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el congreso

A

congress

110
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amenazar

A

to threaten

111
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la amenaza

A

threat

112
Q

secuestrar

A

to kidnap

113
Q

la bestia/”bestia”

A

beast/”beast” (systems of cargo trains that crosses border of U.S. and México)

114
Q

el tren (de mercancías/ de pasajeros)

A

cargo/passenger train

115
Q

(subirse/bajarse) en marcha

A

(to get in/to get up) (to get out/off/to get down) while in motion

116
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el senado

A

senate

117
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el juez

A

judge

118
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el abogado de inmigración

A

immigration lawyer

119
Q

arrepentirse (pe-e:ie)

A

to regret