Vocab: La Inmigración Flashcards
(155 cards)
1
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Acoger
A
To take in
2
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Apoyar
A
To support
3
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Arriesgarse
A
To risk (oneself)
4
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Asilo político
A
Political asylum
5
Q
Auge
A
Boom
6
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Buscar
A
To look for
7
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Denunciar
A
To report
8
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Derechos humanos
A
Human rights
9
Q
Deriva
A
Adrift
10
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Derrumbe
A
Collapse
11
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Despilfarrar
A
To waste
12
Q
Embarcación
A
Boar
13
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Empujar
A
To push
14
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Enriquecer
A
To enrich
15
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Escasez
A
Lack
16
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Escoger
A
To choose
17
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Esperanza
A
Hope
18
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Extranjero
A
Foreigner
19
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Fuga de cerebros
A
Brain drain
20
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Ganarse la vida
A
To earn a living
21
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Hacer falta
A
To need
22
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Hallar
A
To find
23
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Hostelería
A
Hospitality sector
24
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Igualdad
A
Equality
25
Inmigrante irregular
Illegal immigrant
26
Jubilarse
To retire
27
Mano de obra
Workforce
28
Mantener a
To provide for
29
Marcharse
To leave
30
Mercado sumergido
Black market
31
Padecer
To suffer
32
Pagar impuestos
To pay taxes
33
País receptor
Host country
34
Patera
Boat used by immigrants
35
Permiso de trabajo/de residencia
Work/residency permit
36
Poner rumbo a
To head to
37
Procedente a
Coming from
38
Quitar
To take away
39
Realizar
To carry out
40
Refugiarse
To take refuge
41
Refugiado/a
Refugee
42
Rescatar
To rescue
43
Seguridad social
Social security
44
Sobrevivir
To survive
45
Tasa de natalidad
Birth rate
46
Trasladarse
To relocate/move
47
Valla
Walk/border
48
Acabar de
To have just (done something)
49
Agradecer
To show gratitude
50
Alimentar
To feed
51
Anhelar
To yearn
52
Ascendencia
Ancestry
53
Calidad de vida
Quality of life
54
Cambiar
To change
55
Censo
Census
56
Ciudadanía
Citizenship
57
Colonias
Colonies
58
Compartir
To share
59
Convivir
To live with
60
Crecer
To grow up
61
Dejar
To leave
62
Destino
Destination
63
Difundir
To spread
64
Dirigir
To head
65
Estabilidad
Stability
66
Estallar
To break out
67
Falta de
Lack of
68
Formación
Training
69
Ganar
To earn
70
Guerrilla
War
71
Hambre
Hunger
72
Huir
To flee
73
Incrementar
To increase
74
Los lazos con
Links with
75
Libertad
Freedom
76
Luchar
To fight
77
Mejorar
To improve
78
Mundo hispánico
Spanish speaking world
79
Nacer
To be born
80
Oleada de
Wave/surge/flood of
81
Permanecer
To stay
82
Probar suerte
To try your luck
83
Puesto
Post/position
84
Reforzar
To strengthen/reinforce
85
Residir
To live
86
Retornar
To return
87
Revolución castrista
Castro revolution
88
Riqueza
Wealth
89
Salvar
To save
90
Seguir
To carry on/to follow
91
Señalar
To highlight
92
Unión Europea
European Union
93
Viajar
To travel
94
Acampar
To camp out
95
Acoger
To accept
96
Adentrar
To go deep into
97
Ahogarse
To drown
98
Apresar
To arrest
99
Arraigo
Support
100
Arribo
Arrival
101
Asesoramiento jurídico
Legal advice
102
Autóctono
Native
103
Auxiliar
To help
104
Buscar
To look for
105
Caer
To fall
106
Centro de asistencia
Refugee centre
107
Conseguir
To get
108
Contrabandista
Smuggler
109
Cruzar
To cross
110
Cuidar
To look after
111
Deportar
To deport
112
Derechos
Rights
113
Descubrir
To discover
114
Detener
To arrest
115
Empadronar
To register
116
Encabezar
To head/to lead
117
Estrecho
The Straits (of Gibraltar)
118
Evadir
To avoid
119
Fallecer
To die
120
Firmar
To sign
121
Funcionario
Civil servant
122
Golpear
To hit
123
Gritar
To shout
124
Herido
Injured person
125
Hundir
To sink
126
Igualdad
Equality
127
Indocumentados
Immigrants without any documents/papers
128
Ingresar
To enter
129
Invertir
To invest
130
Lograr
To achieve
131
No obstante
Nevertheless
132
Occidental
Western
133
Pagar
To pay
134
Población autóctona
Native population
135
Pobreza
Poverty
136
Política
Politics/policy
137
Poner en marcha
To start/to set in motion
138
Prensa
The Press
139
Producto interior bruto
Gross Domestic Product
140
Recurrir
To resort to
141
Regularizar
To legalise
142
Remesas
Remittances (money)
143
Riesgo
Risk
144
Sobreviviente
Survivor
145
Sospechoso
Suspicious
146
Tasa de
Rate of
147
Tocar tierra
To land
148
Traficante
Trafficker
149
Tramitar
To process (paperwork)
150
Transportar
To carry
151
Trasladar
To move
152
Trato
Treatment/agreement
153
Travesía/trayecto
Journey
154
Umbral
Threshold
155
Unirse
To get together
