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Week 1 - Immigration Flashcards

1
Q

Chantajear

A

To blackmail

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2
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Las remesas

A

Remittances

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3
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El olor a tierra mojada

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The smell of wet earth, to signify a sense of belonging to a place

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4
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El padrasto

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Stepfather

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5
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Los retos

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Challenges

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6
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El inversionista

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Investor

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7
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Invertir

A

To invest

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8
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La acogida

A

The welcome

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9
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Recabar

A

To collect

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10
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La incertidumbre

A

Uncertainty

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11
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Ajeno

A

Other (eg. “el respeto al derecho ajeno”)

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12
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Great-grandmother

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Bisabuela

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13
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Incansable

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Tireless

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14
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Dar la luz

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To give birth

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15
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El parto

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Birth

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16
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El nacimiento

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Birth

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17
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El daño

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Damage

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18
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El grillete

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Fetter

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19
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Sin patría

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Stateless

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20
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El trato

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Treatment (not medical)

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21
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Impedir

A

To impede

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22
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La maldición

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Curse

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23
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Menos mal

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Luckily

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24
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Más te/le vale + infinitive

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You had better

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25
Q

Los viáticos

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Per diem/travel expenses

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26
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La gravedad

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Gravity

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27
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La vacuna

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Vaccine

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28
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Vacunarse

A

To be vaccinated

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29
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El rebaño

A

The herd

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30
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Desperdiciar

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To waste

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31
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El lagarto

A

Alligator

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32
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Caviar un hoyo profundo hasta llegar a China

A

To dig a hole to China

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33
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Darse cuenta de/que

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To realize

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34
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Hoja al viento

A

Leaf in the wind

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35
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La prebenda

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The privilege

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36
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Burlarse

A

To make fun of

37
Q

El náufrago

A

Castaway

38
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Sumar

A

To add

39
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Conceder

A

To grant/concede

40
Q

La medida

A

Measure

41
Q

Quedarse

A

To stay

42
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La escasez

A

Scarcity

43
Q

Las bandas

A

Bands

44
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La suma

A

The sum

45
Q

Huir

A

To free

46
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Apuntar

A

To aim

47
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La repatriación

A

Repatriation

48
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La falta

A

The lack of

49
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Exigir

A

To demand

50
Q

Esconderse

A

To hide

51
Q

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional

A

Department of Homeland Security

52
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Un promedio

A

A rate

53
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El Departamento para Reforzar la Ley de Inmigración y Aduanas

A

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

54
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Las redadas

A

Raids

55
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Acelerar

A

To accelerate

56
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Masivo/a

A

Massive

57
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El comportamiento

A

Comportment/behavior

58
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Ligero/a

A

Light

59
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Cruzar

A

To cross

60
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Los heridos

A

The wounded

61
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Temer

A

To fear

62
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Desatar

A

To unleash

63
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Valorar sobre el terreno

A

Assess on the spot

64
Q

El plazo de inscripción

A

Registration period

65
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Acoger

A

To welcome/embrace

66
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La sede

A

Headquarters

67
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La Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA)

A

Organization of American States

68
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En plena campaña electoral

A

In the middle of the election campaign

69
Q

A largo plazo

A

In the long-term

70
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Privar

A

To deprive

71
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Dejar apátridas

A

To leave stateless

72
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Inscritir

A

To enroll/register

73
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El/la apátrida

A

Stateless person

74
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El alto/bajo nivel

A

The highest/lowest level

75
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Duradero

A

Lasting/durable

76
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Repatriar

A

Repatriate

77
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El riesgo

A

The risk

78
Q

El/la canciller

A

The chancellor

79
Q

Corto plazo

A

Short-term

80
Q

Mediano plazo

A

Medium term

81
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Probar su suerte

A

To try one’s luck

82
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Los retos

A

Challenges

83
Q

El inversionista

A

Investor

84
Q

La acogida

A

The welcome

85
Q

Recabar

A

To collect

86
Q

La incertidumbre

A

Uncertainty

87
Q

Citar

A

To quote

88
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El conteo

A

The count

FSI Spanish (7 decks)

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