La Población y la Demografía Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
Q

Los cachorros

A

perritos

puppies

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2
Q

La perrera

A

organismo que recoge perros

dog pound

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3
Q

Desterrado

A

expatriado

exiled

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4
Q

La patria

A

país de nacimiento

homeland

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5
Q

Nocivo

A

dañoso; perjudicial

harmful; toxic

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6
Q

Las crías

A

bebés de animales

(babies; offspring

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7
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Atropellado

A

ser pasado por encima/embestido por un vehículo

run over

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8
Q

Agudizar

A

empeorar; agravar; intensificar

to become more acute or pronounced

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9
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Cruzar

A

juntar una raza con otra

to crossbreed

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10
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Involucrarse

A

comprometerse

to become involved

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11
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Estar a riesgo de

A

estar expuesto a un peligro o daño

to be at risk of

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12
Q

Puesto que

A

ya que; porque

since

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13
Q

Los coyotes

A

los que participan en el contrabando de inmigrantes

intermediaries

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14
Q

Por otro lado

A

en cambio

on the other hand

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15
Q

El anillo periférico

A

una parte de la carretera

overpass

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16
Q

Zoonótico

A

relacionado a las enfermedades de animales que son transmisibles al hombre

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17
Q

Una encuesta

A

cuestionario público

a survey

18
Q

lidiar con

A

luchar

to fight; to struggle

19
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despidiéndose

A

diciendo adiós

to say goodbye

20
Q

desterrados

A

expulsados de su país

exiled

21
Q

mano de obra

A

trabajadores

workforce; workers

22
Q

indocumentado

A

los que no tienen documentos legales de inmigración

undocumented

23
Q

cifra

A

signo que representa un número

figure; number

24
Q

la frontera

A

límite entre países

the border

25
A lo largo de
por; a través de | along
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denunciar
delatar | to report; to blow the whistle on; to inform on
27
a fines de
al final de | at the end of
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un delito
un crimen | a crime; a felony
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ondear
ondular; serpentear | to wave
30
prever
predecir | to foresee; to anticipate
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las peripecias
incidente; suceso improvisto | unforeseen/unexpected/unwelcome
32
Una quimera
ilusión; fantasía | fantasy
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desahuciado
sin esperanza | hopeless
34
Una lancha
un bote | a boat
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a pesar de
pese a | despite
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arrojar
tirar; lanzar | to throw; to hurl
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ganado
reses | cattle
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a pie
caminando | on foot
39
las remesas
envíos de bienes a otros país | shipment
40
los limosneros
los que piden comida o dinero en la calle; los que se encargan de dar limosnas a los pobres (beggars; almsgivers)