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107 Cards in this Set
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la asimilación
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assimilation
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el bienestar
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welfare
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el/la borinqueño/a
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person from Puerto Rico
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el bracero
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person working in the fields
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la cosecha
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harvest
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el cultivo
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crop; farming
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el/la descendiente
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descendant
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el/la emigrante
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emigrant
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el formulario
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form
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la frontera
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border
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la herencia cultural
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cultural heritage
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el/la indocumentado/a
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person without legal documents
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la lucha
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struggle, fight
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el maltrato
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abuse. mistreatment
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la mano de obra
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labor force, manpower
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la migra
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immigration agents
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el permiso de trabajo
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work permit
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el pocho
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Chicano slang
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la raza
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race
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el/la refugiado/a
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refugee
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la residencia
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permanent residence
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el/la residente permanente
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permanebt resident
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el trabajo manual
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manual work
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el trabajo temporal
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seasonal work
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el/la trabajador/a migratorio/a
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migrant workers
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el algodón
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cotton
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el/la antepasado/a
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ancestor
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la causa
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cause
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el coyote
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smuggler (of people)
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la desigualdad
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inequality
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el hogar
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home
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el idioma oficial
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official language
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la igualdad
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equality
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el/la indígena
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native person
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la influencia
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influence
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la injusticia
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injustice
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la justicia
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justice
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la lengua materna
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mother's tongue
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el nivel de vida
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standard of living
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el oficio
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trade
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la paga
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pay
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la población
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population
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el porcentaje
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percentage
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el prejuicio
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prejudice
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el racismo
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racism
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el salario mínimo
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minimum wage
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el sueldo
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salary
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la violencia
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violence
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adaptarse
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to adapt
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alcanzar su sueño
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to fulfill one's dream
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asimilarse
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to assimilate
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caer bien/mal
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to suit/not to suit (to (not) like a person)
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conseguir (i)
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to get; obtain
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contarse (ue)
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to tell each other
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cruzar
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to cross
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cultivar
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to cultivate
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dedicarse a
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to devote oneself to
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detestar
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to hate
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disgustar
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to annoy;displease
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emigrar
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to emigrate
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empujar
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to push
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encantar
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to delight;love
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entenderse (ie)
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to understand each other
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entusiasmar
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to enthuse
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establecer (zc)
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to establish
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faltar
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to be missing, lacking
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fascinar
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to fascinate
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fastidiar
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to annoy
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ganar
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to earn, win
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ganarse la vida
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to earn one's living
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gritar
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to scream, shout
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hartarse
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to be fed up
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inmigrarse
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to immigrate
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integrarse
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to become a part of
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jalar
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to pull
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lograr
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to attain
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llorar
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to cry
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mantener (una familia)
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to support
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mejorar
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to improve
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molestar
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to bother
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obligar
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to force
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pagar
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to pay
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pertenecer (zc)
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to belong
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piscar
en España "recoger" |
to pick
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quedar
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to remain, have left
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quemar
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to burn
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rechazar
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to reject
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recoger
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to gather
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saludar
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to greet
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soportar
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to bear, put up with, to stand a person
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sudar
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to sweat
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suspirar
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to sigh
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tener éxito
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to succeed
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tener miedo
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to be afraid
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vencerse (la visa)
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to run out; expire
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bilingue
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bilingual
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grueso/a
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thick
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monolingue
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monolingual
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racista
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racist
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rechazado/a
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rejected
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solo/a
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alone
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suave
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soft
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además
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besides
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al final
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in the end
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de súbito
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all of a sudden
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lo que + verbo + ser (que)
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what + verb +to be (that)
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por lo tanto
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therefore
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