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53 Cards in this Set
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por parte de (mi, tu, etc) padre/madre
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on my father's/mother's side
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a pesar de que
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even though
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a la hora de + infinitivo
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when the time comes to + infinitive
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el/la bisabuelo/a
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great grandfather/grandmother
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el/la descendiente
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descendant
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el/la emigrante
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immigrant
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el/la esclavo/a
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slave
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el/la extranjero/a
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foreigner
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el/la inmigrante
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immigrant
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el/la mestizo/a
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mixed blood
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el/la mulato/a
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mixed european and black blood
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el/la pariente lejano/a
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distant relative
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el/la refugiado/a político/a
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political refugee
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el/la residente
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resident
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el/la tatarabuelo/a
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great, great grandfather/grandmother
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la ascendencia
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ancestry
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la discriminación, discriminar a alguien
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discrimination
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emigrar, la emigración
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emigrate
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hacer algo contra su voluntad
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to do something against your will
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el extranjero
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abroad
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hacerse ciudadano/a
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to be a citizen
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inmigrar, la inmigración
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imigrate
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la libertad
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freedom
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el orgullo
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pride
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recibir a alguien con los brazos abiertos
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to recieve someone with open arms
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sentir nostalgia (por)
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to be homesick; to feel nostalgic (about)
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sentirse rechazado/a
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to feel rejected
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ser bilingüe/trilingüe/políglota
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bilingual, trilingual, multi lingual
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ser mano de obra barata/gratis
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to be cheap/free labor
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ser una persona preparada
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to have an education
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tener incentivos
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have incentives
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tener prejucios contra alguien
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to be prejudiced against someone
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tener título
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to havean education/degree
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tener un futuro incierto
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to have uncertain future
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buscar nuevos horizontes
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to look for new horizons
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hacerse la america
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seek success in america
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ser oriundo/a de (+ cuidad o pais)
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to be originally from (city or country)
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ser una persona de pocos recursos
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to be a low-income person
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acabar/terminar
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to run out (of)
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caer
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to fall
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descomponer
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to break down
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olvidar
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to forget
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perder
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to lose
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quedar
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to leave behind
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quemar
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to burn
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romper
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to break
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caray!
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geeze!
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fuiste de guatemala a guatepeor
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you went from bad to worse
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lo pasaster bien/mal, eh?
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you had a good/bad time right?
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no puede ser/no te creo
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that can't be true/i don't believe you
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que cursi
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how tacky
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que genial
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how great
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que horror
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howterrible/horrible
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