C.5 Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
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acostumbrarse
A
to get used to
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amenazar
A
to threaten
3
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aprovechar
A
to take advantage (of an opportunity)
4
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capturar
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to capture
5
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cosechar
A
to harvest
6
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desarraigar
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to uproot
7
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desplazarse
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to be displaced
8
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dirigirse (a)
A
to set off; to head (for)
9
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emigrar
A
to migrate (away from)
10
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inmigrar
A
to migrate (to)
11
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llevarse (a)
A
to carry off: to take away
12
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migrar
A
to migrate
13
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morirse (ue) (u) de hambre
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to die of hunger
14
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no quedarle más remedio
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to have no other options
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sobrevivir
A
to survive
16
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la aldea
A
village
17
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El asentamiento
A
settlement
18
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El éxodo
A
exodus
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la huelga
A
strike (as in hunger or work)
20
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la inseguridad
A
insecurity
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la temporada
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season (as in harvest or growing season)
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El/la trabajador(a) huésped
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guest worker
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El/la trabajador(a) migrante
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migrant worker
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horrorizado/a
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appalled, horrified
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la pobreza
poverty
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duro/a
hard, tough, harsh
27
adaptarse
to adapt
28
juzgar
to judge
29
luchar por
to fight for
30
El/la Chicano/a / Mexicano estadounidense
Mexican american
31
El desprecio
disdain, contempt, scorn
32
la herencia
inheritance, legacy
33
la identidad
identity
34
El linaje
family blood line
35
El orgullo
pride
36
El rasgo
characteristic, feature, physical trait
37
discriminado/a
discriminated against
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étnico/a
ethnic
39
hereditario/a
hereditary, inherited
40
mestizo/a
person of mixed race (typically European and indigenous)
41
la discriminación
discrimination
42
discriminar
to discriminate
43
abogar por
to advocate for
44
arriesgar la vida
to risk one's life
45
cruzar
to cross
46
deportar
to deport
47
revisar
to check
48
El asilo
asylum
49
El cerco
fence
50
El/la ciudadano/a
citizen
51
El control fronterizo
border control
52
El coyote
smuggler who helps people cross a border illegally
53
la documentación
documentation
54
la maquiladora
assembly plant
55
la muralla
wall
56
El obstáculo
obstacle
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la oportunidad
opportunity
58
El servicio social
social services
59
indocumentado/a
undocumented
60
las condiciones laborales
working conditions
61
la frontera
border, boundary
62
El peligro
danger, hazard
63
peligroso/a
dangerous
