La Inmigración Flashcards

1
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acoger

A

to take in

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aportar

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to contribute

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apoyar

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to support

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arriesgarse

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to risk (oneself)

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el asilo político

A

political asylum

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el auge

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boom

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buscar

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to look for

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denunciar

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to report

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los derechos humanos

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human rights

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10
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a la deriva

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adrift

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el derrumbe

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collapse

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despilfarrar

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to waste

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13
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la embarcación

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boat

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empujar

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to push

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enriquecer

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to enrich

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la escasez

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lack

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escoger

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to choose

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18
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la esperanza

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hope

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19
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el extranjero

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foreigner

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20
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la fuga de cerebros

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brain drain

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21
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ganarse la vida

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to earn a living

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22
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hacer falta

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to need

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23
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hallar

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to find

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24
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la hosteleria

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hospitality sector

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25
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la igualdad

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equality

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26
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el inmigrante irregular

A

illegal immigrant

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27
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jubilarse

A

to retire

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28
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la mano de obra

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workforce

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29
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mantener a

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to provide for

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30
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marcharse

A

to leave

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31
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el mercado sumergido

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black market

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padecer

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to suffer

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33
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pagar impuestos

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to pay taxes

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34
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un país receptor

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a host a country

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35
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la patera

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boat used by immigrants

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36
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el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia

A

work permit/ residency permit

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37
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poner rumbo a

A

to head to

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38
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el/la portavoz

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spokesperson

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39
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procedente de

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coming from

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40
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quitar

A

to take away

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41
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realizar

A

to carry out

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42
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refugiarse

A

to take refuge

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43
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refugiado/a

A

refugee

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44
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regresar

A

to return

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45
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rescatar

A

to rescue

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46
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la seguridad social

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social security

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47
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sobrevivir

A

to survive

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48
Q

la tasa de natalidad

A

birth rate

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49
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trasladarse

A

to relocate/ to move

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50
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la valla

A

wall/ border

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51
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a pesar de

A

despite

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52
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acabar de

A

to have just (done something)

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53
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agradecer

A

to show gratitude for

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54
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alimentar

A

to feed

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55
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anhelar

A

to yearn

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56
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la ascendencia

A

ancestry

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57
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la calidad de vida

A

quality of life

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58
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cambiar

A

to change

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59
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el censo

A

census

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60
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la ciudadanía

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citizenship

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las colonias

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colonies

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62
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compartir

A

to share

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63
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convivir

A

to live with

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64
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crecer

A

to grow up

65
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dejar

A

to leave

66
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el destino

A

destination

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difundir

A

to spread

68
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dirigir

A

to head

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la estabilidad

A

stability

70
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estallar

A

to break out

71
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la falta de

A

lack of

72
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la formación

A

training

73
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ganar

A

to earn

74
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la guerrilla

A

war

75
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el hambre

A

hunger

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huir

A

to flee

77
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incrementar

A

to increase

78
Q

los lazos con

A

links with

79
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la libertad

A

freedom

80
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llegar a fin de mes

A

to make ends meet

81
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luchar

A

to fight

82
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mejorar

A

to improve

83
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el mundo hispánico

A

Spanish-speaking world

84
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nacer

A

to be born

85
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la oleada de

A

wave/ surge/ flood of

86
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permanecer

A

to stay

87
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probar suerte

A

to try your luck

88
Q

el puesto

A

post/ position

89
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reforzar

A

to strengthen/ to reinforce

90
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residir

A

to live

91
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retornar

A

to return

92
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la revolución castrista

A

the Castro revolution

93
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la riqueza

A

wealth

94
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salvar

A

to save

95
Q

seguir

A

to carry on/ to follow

96
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señalar

A

to highlight

97
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la Unión Europea

A

European Union

98
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viajar

A

to travel

99
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acampar

A

to camp out

100
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acoger

A

to accept/ to embrace

101
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adentrar

A

to go deep into

102
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ahogarse

A

to drown

103
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apresar

A

to arrest

104
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el arraigo

A

support

105
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el arribo

A

arrival

106
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el asesoramiento

A

legal advice

107
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autóctono

A

native

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auxiliar

A

to help

109
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buscar

A

to look for

110
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caer

A

to fall

111
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el centro de asistencia

A

refuge centre

112
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conseguir

A

to get

113
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el contrabandista

A

smuggler

114
Q

cruzar

A

to cross

115
Q

cuidar

A

to look after

116
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deportar

A

to deport

117
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los derechos

A

rights

118
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descubrir

A

to discover

119
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detener

A

to arrest

120
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empadronar

A

to register

121
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encabezar

A

to head/ to lead

122
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el estrecho

A

the Straits (of Gibraltar)

123
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evadir

A

to avoid

124
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fallecer

A

to die

125
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firmar

A

to sign

126
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el funcionario

A

civil servant

127
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golpear

A

to hit

128
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gritar

A

to shout

129
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el herido

A

injured person

130
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hundir

A

to sink

131
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los indocumentados

A

immigrants without any documents/ papers

132
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ingresar

A

to enter

133
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invertir

A

to invest

134
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lograr

A

to achieve

135
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no obstante

A

nevertheless

136
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occidental

A

western

137
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pagar

A

to pay

138
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la población autóctona

A

the native population

139
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la pobreza

A

poverty

140
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la política

A

policy/ politics

141
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poner en marcha

A

to start/ to set in motion

142
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la prensa

A

the Press

143
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el producto interior bruto

A

Gross Domestic Product

144
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recurrir

A

to resort to

145
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regularzar

A

to legalise

146
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las remesas

A

remittances (money)

147
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el riesgo

A

risk

148
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el sobreviviente

A

survivor

149
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sospechoso

A

suspicious

150
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la tasa de

A

the rate of

151
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tocar tierra

A

to land

152
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el traficante

A

trafficker

153
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tramitar

A

to process (paperwork)

154
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transportar

A

to carry

155
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trasladar

A

to move

156
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el trato

A

treatment/ agreement

157
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la travesía/ el trayecto

A

journey

158
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el umbral

A

threshold

159
Q

unirse

A

to get together