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74 Cards in this Set
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estar ansioso/a (por) |
To be anxious (about) |
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estar entre dos culturas |
To be (caught) between two cultures |
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ser trabajador(a) |
To be hardworking |
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tener esperanza |
To have hope, be hopeful |
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tener expectativas |
To have expectations |
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tener miedo |
To be afraid |
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tener suerte |
To be lucky |
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vivir con la incertidumbre |
To live with uncertainty |
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el/la agente de inmigración |
Immigration agent |
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el/la ciudadano/a |
Citizen |
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el conflicto cultural |
Cultural conflict |
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la cosecha |
Harvest |
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el coyote |
Smuggler of illegal immigrants |
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El documento |
Document |
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El extranjero |
Abroad |
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la frontera |
Border |
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el/la indocumentado/a |
Undocumented person |
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La influencia |
Influence |
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la ley |
Law |
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la mezcla |
Mixture |
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el país de origen |
Country of origin |
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la pobreza |
Poverty |
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la razón |
Reason |
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ahorrar |
To save |
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ayudar |
To help |
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buscar (qu) |
To look for |
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correr el riesgo |
To run the risk |
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dejarle pasar |
To allow (someone) to pass |
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deportar |
To deport |
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detener (irreg.) |
To stop, detain |
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discriminar |
To discriminate |
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escapar (de) |
To escape (from) |
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mandar de regreso |
To deport |
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irle bien/mal |
To go well/poorly for (someone) |
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preservar |
To preserve |
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renovar (ue) |
To renew |
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revisar |
To check, inspect |
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ser próspero/a |
To be prosperous |
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tener éxito |
To be successful |
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tener la ciudadanía |
To have citizenship |
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tener la intención de + inf. |
To intend to (do something) |
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(i)legal |
(il)legal |
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antes de + inf. |
Before (doing something) |
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bastante |
Rather, very |
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demasiado |
Too (much) |
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después de + inf. |
After (doing something) |
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quizá(s) |
Perhaps |
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Sólo (solamente) |
Only |
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suficiente |
Sufficient, enough |
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súper |
Super |
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el conflicto cultural/generacional |
Cultural/generacional conflict |
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la costumbre |
Custom |
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la lengua nativa |
Native language |
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la raíz (pl. Las raíces) |
Root |
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el valor |
Value |
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aprender |
To learn |
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dejarle + inf. |
To allow (someone) to (do something) |
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esconder |
To hide |
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identificarse (con) |
To identify oneself (with) |
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nacer (zc) |
To be born |
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olvidar |
To forget |
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preservar |
To preserve, maintain |
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ser consciente de |
To be conscious of |
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tratar de mantener las costumbres |
To try to maintain one's customs |
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bilingüe |
Bilingual |
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la parte |
Part |
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gracias por + noun or inf. |
Thanks for (noun or pres. part.) |
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hace (mucho tiempo) |
(A long time) ago |
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para |
For, in order, toward |
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por |
Around, because of, by, for, through |
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por ciento |
Percent |
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por eso |
For that (reason), that's why |
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por si acaso |
Just in case |
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se me hace |
It seems to me (Mex.) |