Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

ancestors

A

los antepasados

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2
Q

great-grandfather/grandmother

A

el bisabuelo/a

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3
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descendant

A

el/la descendiente

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4
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emigrant

A

el/la emigrante

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5
Q

slave

A

el/la esclavo/a

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6
Q

foreigner

A

el/la extranjero/a

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7
Q

immigrant

A

el/la inmigrante

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8
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mestizo (indigenous and European)

A

el/la mestizo/a

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9
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mulatto (black and European)

A

el/la mulato/a

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10
Q

distant relative

A

el/la pariente lejano/a

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11
Q

political refugee

A

el/la refugiado/a político/a

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12
Q

resident

A

el/la residente

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13
Q

great-great grandfather/grandmother

A

el/la tatarabuelo/a

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14
Q

ancestry

A

la ascendencia

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15
Q

in search of new opportunities (horizons)

A

en busca de nuevos horizontes

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16
Q

discrimination

A

la discriminación

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17
Q

to discriminate against someone

A

discriminar a alguien

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18
Q

to miss (a person, a place, etc.)

A

echar de menos

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19
Q

emigration

A

la emigración

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20
Q

to emigrate

A

emigrar

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21
Q

abroad

A

el extranjero

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22
Q

to do something against one’s will

A

hacer algo contra su voluntad

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23
Q

to become a citizen

A

hacerse ciudadano/a

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24
Q

to see success in America

A

hacerse la América

25
inmigration
la inmigración
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to immigrate
inmigrar
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freedom
la libertad
28
pride
el orgullo
29
to leave behind
quedar
30
to run out (of)
acabar
31
to break down
descomponer
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to fall
caer
33
to forget
olvidar
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to lose
perder
35
to burn
quemar
36
to break
romper
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to receive someone with open arms
recibir a alguien con los brazos abiertos
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to feel nostalgic (about)
sentir nostalgia (por)
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to feel rejected
sentirse rechazado/a
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to be bilingual/trilingual/a polygot
ser bilingüe/trilingüe/políglota
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to be cheap labor
ser mano de obra barata
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to be originally from (+city or country)
ser oriundo/a de (+ciudad or país)
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to be a low-income person
ser una persona preparada
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to have incentives
tener incentivos
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to have initiative/drive
tener iniciativa
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to be prejudiced against someone
tener prejuicios contra alguien
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to have an education/a degree
tener título
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to have an uncertain future
tener un futuro incierto
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when the time comes/came + infinitive
a la hora de + infinitive
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even though
a pesar de que
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on my father's/mother's side
por parte de mi padre/madre
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You went from bad to worse
Fuiste de Guatemala a Guatepeor
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Wow!
Huy!
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You had a good/bad time right?
Lo pasaste bien/mal, ¿eh?
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That can't be true/I don't believe you
No puede ser/No te creo
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How tacky!
Qué cursi!
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How great!
Qué genial!
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How terrible/horrible!
Qué horror!
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You liked/disliked him/her right?
Te cayó bien/mal, ¿eh?