Educación y Inmigración Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
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envilecer
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to debase, demean
2
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a la altura de los tiempos
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(be/move) with the times
3
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funesto, desdichado
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fatal, wretched
4
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ineludible
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unavoidable, unescapable
5
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menester (adj)
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needed, necessary
6
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desmoronamiento
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collapse, breakdown, crumbling
7
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faena
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chore
8
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dishonra
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shame, dishonour
9
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consustancial
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inherent, essential
10
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ingente
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huge, enormous
11
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desplome
A
slump
12
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restar
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to subtract, deduct
13
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asesoramiento
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advice, guidance
14
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raptar
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to kidnap, abduct
15
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vacunar
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to vaccinate, inoculate
16
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refugiado
A
refugee
17
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la aduana
A
customs
18
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pedir asilio político
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to seek political asylum
19
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las chabolas
A
casas como favelas
20
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remesa
A
remittance
21
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mestizaje
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mix of races
22
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patera (Sp.)/balsero (Cub.)
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small boat to cross body of water
23
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hacinamiento
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overcrowding
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albergar
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to accommodate, shelter
25
desterrar a algn
to exile someone
26
expediente
file, record
27
aculturación
gradual adoption of elements from a foreign culture
28
apátrida
person who identifies with no state
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coacción
threatening or violent act that prompts someone to say or do something
30
varado
stranded
31
desnaturalización
administrative act stripping someone of their nationality as a result of person/State action
32
decomiso de bienes
confiscation of assets (by police for criminal acts)
33
embargar
to confiscate, seize (by organisation i.e. bank)
34
desplazados
people who have abandoned native land due to violence, human rights, conflict etc
35
frontera verde
authorised crossing points/area
36
fuga de cerebros
"brain drain" - emigration of intelligent/talented people due to lack of opportunities, conflict etc
37
cupo
quota
38
regularización/normalización
process of allowing a foreigner in a problematic situation to seek legal national status
39
patrocinio
(financial) sponsorship/support for other country
40
arraigo social
social roots
41
empadronamiento
registration
42
inscribirse en el padrón
too register on the census
43
aflorar
to (bring to) the surface
44
recurrir a
to turn to
45
casucha
a shanty hut
46
despedir
to throw out, fire, dismiss
47
despedirse
to say goodbye
48
testarudo
headstrong/stubborn
49
tronar
to thunder
