La Inmigración Flashcards
(318 cards)
1
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acoger
A
to take in
2
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aportar
A
to contribute
3
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apoyar
A
to support
4
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arriesgarse
A
to risk (oneself)
5
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el asilo político
A
political asylum
6
Q
el auge
A
boom
7
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buscar
A
to look for
8
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denunciar
A
to report
9
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los derechos humanos
A
human rights
10
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a la deriva
A
adrift
11
Q
el derrumbe
A
collapse
12
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despilfarrar
A
to waste
13
Q
la embarcación
A
boat
14
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empujar
A
to push
15
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enriquecer
A
to enrich
16
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la escasez
A
lack
17
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escoger
A
to choose
18
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la esperanza
A
hope
19
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el extranjero
A
foreigner
20
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la fuga de cerebros
A
brain drain
21
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ganarse la vida
A
to earn a living
22
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hacer falta
A
to need
23
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hallar
A
to find
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la hosteleria
A
hospitality sector
25
la igualdad
equality
26
el inmigrante irregular
illegal immigrant
27
jubilarse
to retire
28
la mano de obra
workforce
29
mantener a
to provide for
30
marcharse
to leave
31
el mercado sumergido
black market
32
padecer
to suffer
33
pagar impuestos
to pay taxes
34
un país receptor
a host country
35
la patera
boat used by immigrants
36
el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
work permit/ residency permit
37
poner rumbo a
to head to
38
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
39
procedente de
coming from
40
quitar
to take away
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realizar
to carry out
42
refugiarse
to take refuge
43
refugiado/a
refugee
44
regresar
to return
45
rescatar
to rescue
46
la seguridad social
social security
47
sobrevivir
to survive
48
la tasa de natalidad
birth rate
49
trasladarse
to relocate/ to move
50
la valla
wall/ border
51
a pesar de
despite
52
acabar de
to have just (done something)
53
agradecer
to show gratitude for
54
alimentar
to feed
55
anhelar
to yearn
56
la ascendencia
ancestry
57
la calidad de vida
quality of life
58
cambiar
to change
59
el censo
census
60
la ciudadanía
citizenship
61
las colonias
colonies
62
compartir
to share
63
convivir
to live with
64
crecer
to grow up
65
dejar
to leave
66
el destino
destination
67
difundir
to spread
68
dirigir
to head
69
la estabilidad
stability
70
estallar
to break out
71
la falta de
lack of
72
la formación
training
73
ganar
to earn
74
la guerrilla
war
75
el hambre
hunger
76
huir
to flee
77
incrementar
to increase
78
los lazos con
links with
79
la libertad
freedom
80
llegar a fin de mes
to make ends meet
81
luchar
to fight
82
mejorar
to improve
83
el mundo hispánico
Spanish-speaking world
84
nacer
to be born
85
la oleada de
wave/ surge/ flood of
86
permanecer
to stay
87
probar suerte
to try your luck
88
el puesto
post/ position
89
reforzar
to strengthen/ to reinforce
90
residir
to live
91
retornar
to return
92
la revolución castrista
the Castro revolution
93
la riqueza
wealth
94
salvar
to save
95
seguir
to carry on/ to follow
96
señalar
to highlight
97
la Unión Europea
European Union
98
viajar
to travel
99
acampar
to camp out
100
acoger
to accept/ to embrace
101
adentrar
to go deep into
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ahogarse
to drown
103
apresar
to arrest
104
el arraigo
support
105
el arribo
arrival
106
el asesoramiento
legal advice
107
autóctono
native
108
auxiliar
to help
109
buscar
to look for
110
caer
to fall
111
el centro de asistencia
refuge centre
112
conseguir
to get
113
el contrabandista
smuggler
114
cruzar
to cross
115
cuidar
to look after
116
deportar
to deport
117
los derechos
rights
118
descubrir
to discover
119
detener
to arrest
120
empadronar
to register
121
encabezar
to head/ to lead
122
el estrecho
the Straits (of Gibraltar)
123
evadir
to avoid
124
fallecer
to die
125
firmar
to sign
126
el funcionario
civil servant
127
golpear
to hit
128
gritar
to shout
129
el herido
injured person
130
hundir
to sink
131
los indocumentados
immigrants without any documents/ papers
132
ingresar
to enter
133
invertir
to invest
134
lograr
to achieve
135
no obstante
nevertheless
136
occidental
western
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pagar
to pay
138
la población autóctona
the native population
139
la pobreza
poverty
140
la política
policy/ politics
141
poner en marcha
to start/ to set in motion
142
la prensa
the Press
143
el producto interior bruto
Gross Domestic Product
144
recurrir
to resort to
145
regularzar
to legalise
146
las remesas
remittances (money)
147
el riesgo
risk
148
el sobreviviente
survivor
149
sospechoso
suspicious
150
la tasa de
the rate of
151
tocar tierra
to land
152
el traficante
trafficker
153
tramitar
to process (paperwork)
154
transportar
to carry
155
trasladar
to move
156
el trato
treatment/ agreement
157
la travesía/ el trayecto
journey
158
el umbral
threshold
159
unirse
to get together
160
to take in
acoger
161
to contribute
aportar
162
to support
apoyar
163
to risk (oneself)
arriesgarse
164
political asylum
el asilo político
165
boom
el auge
166
to look for
buscar
167
to report
denunciar
168
human rights
los derechos humanos
169
adrift
a la deriva
170
collapse
el derrumbe
171
to waste
despilfarrar
172
boat
la embarcación
173
to push
empujar
174
to enrich
enriquecer
175
lack
la escasez
176
to choose
escoger
177
hope
la esperanza
178
foreigner
el extranjero
179
brain drain
la fuga de cerebros
180
to earn a living
ganarse la vida
181
to need
hacer falta
182
to find
hallar
183
hospitality sector
la hosteleria
184
equality
la igualdad
185
illegal immigrant
el inmigrante irregular
186
to retire
jubilarse
187
workforce
la mano de obra
188
to provide for
mantener a
189
to leave
marcharse
190
black market
el mercado sumergido
191
to suffer
padecer
192
to pay taxes
pagar impuestos
193
a host country
un país receptor
194
boat used by immigrants
la patera
195
work permit/ residency permit
el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
196
to head to
poner rumbo a
197
spokesperson
el/la portavoz
198
coming from
procedente de
199
to take away
quitar
200
to carry out
realizar
201
to take refuge
refugiarse
202
refugee
refugiado/a
203
to return
regresar
204
to rescue
rescatar
205
social security
la seguridad social
206
to survive
sobrevivir
207
birth rate
la tasa de natalidad
208
to relocate/ to move
trasladarse
209
wall/ border
la valla
210
despite
a pesar de
211
to have just (done something)
acabar de
212
to show gratitude for
agradecer
213
to feed
alimentar
214
to yearn
anhelar
215
ancestry
la ascendencia
216
quality of life
la calidad de vida
217
to change
cambiar
218
census
el censo
219
citizenship
la ciudadanía
220
colonies
las colonias
221
to share
compartir
222
to live with
convivir
223
to grow up
crecer
224
to leave
dejar
225
destination
el destino
226
to spread
difundir
227
to head
dirigir
228
stability
la estabilidad
229
to break out
estallar
230
lack of
la falta de
231
training
la formación
232
to earn
ganar
233
war
la guerrilla
234
hunger
el hambre
235
to flee
huir
236
to increase
incrementar
237
links with
los lazos con
238
freedom
la libertad
239
to make ends meet
llegar a fin de mes
240
to fight
luchar
241
to improve
mejorar
242
Spanish-speaking world
el mundo hispánico
243
to be born
nacer
244
wave/ surge/ flood of
la oleada de
245
to stay
permanecer
246
to try your luck
probar suerte
247
post/ position
el puesto
248
to strengthen/ to reinforce
reforzar
249
to live
residir
250
to return
retornar
251
the Castro revolution
la revolución castrista
252
wealth
la riqueza
253
to save
salvar
254
to carry on/ to follow
seguir
255
to highlight
señalar
256
European Union
la Unión Europea
257
to travel
viajar
258
to camp out
acampar
259
to accept/ to embrace
acoger
260
to go deep into
adentrar
261
to drown
ahogarse
262
to arrest
apresar
263
support
el arraigo
264
arrival
el arribo
265
legal advice
el asesoramiento
266
native
autóctono
267
to help
auxiliar
268
to look for
buscar
269
to fall
caer
270
refuge centre
el centro de asistencia
271
to get
conseguir
272
smuggler
el contrabandista
273
to cross
cruzar
274
to look after
cuidar
275
to deport
deportar
276
rights
los derechos
277
to discover
descubrir
278
to arrest
detener
279
to register
empadronar
280
to head/ to lead
encabezar
281
the Straits (of Gibraltar)
el estrecho
282
to avoid
evadir
283
to die
fallecer
284
to sign
firmar
285
civil servant
el funcionario
286
to hit
golpear
287
to shout
gritar
288
injured person
el herido
289
to sink
hundir
290
immigrants without any documents/ papers
los indocumentados
291
to enter
ingresar
292
to invest
invertir
293
to achieve
lograr
294
nevertheless
no obstante
295
western
occidental
296
to pay
pagar
297
the native population
la población autóctona
298
poverty
la pobreza
299
policy/ politics
la política
300
to start/ to set in motion
poner en marcha
301
the Press
la prensa
302
Gross Domestic Product
el producto interior bruto
303
to resort to
recurrir
304
to legalise
regularzar
305
remittances (money)
las remesas
306
risk
el riesgo
307
survivor
el sobreviviente
308
suspicious
sospechoso
309
the rate of
la tasa de
310
to land
tocar tierra
311
trafficker
el traficante
312
to process (paperwork)
tramitar
313
to carry
transportar
314
to move
trasladar
315
treatment/ agreement
el trato
316
journey
la travesía/ el trayecto
317
threshold
el umbral
318
to get together
unirse
