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74 Cards in this Set

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estar ansioso/a (por)

To be anxious (about)

estar entre dos culturas

To be (caught) between two cultures

ser trabajador(a)

To be hardworking

tener esperanza

To have hope, be hopeful

tener expectativas

To have expectations

tener miedo

To be afraid

tener suerte

To be lucky

vivir con la incertidumbre

To live with uncertainty

el/la agente de inmigración

Immigration agent

el/la ciudadano/a

Citizen

el conflicto cultural

Cultural conflict

la cosecha

Harvest

el coyote

Smuggler of illegal immigrants

El documento

Document

El extranjero

Abroad

la frontera

Border

el/la indocumentado/a

Undocumented person

La influencia

Influence

la ley

Law

la mezcla

Mixture

el país de origen

Country of origin

la pobreza

Poverty

la razón

Reason

ahorrar

To save

ayudar

To help

buscar (qu)

To look for

correr el riesgo

To run the risk

dejarle pasar

To allow (someone) to pass

deportar

To deport

detener (irreg.)

To stop, detain

discriminar

To discriminate

escapar (de)

To escape (from)

mandar de regreso

To deport

irle bien/mal

To go well/poorly for (someone)

preservar

To preserve

renovar (ue)

To renew

revisar

To check, inspect

ser próspero/a

To be prosperous

tener éxito

To be successful

tener la ciudadanía

To have citizenship

tener la intención de + inf.

To intend to (do something)

(i)legal

(il)legal

antes de + inf.

Before (doing something)

bastante

Rather, very

demasiado

Too (much)

después de + inf.

After (doing something)

quizá(s)

Perhaps

Sólo (solamente)

Only

suficiente

Sufficient, enough

súper

Super

el conflicto cultural/generacional

Cultural/generacional conflict

la costumbre

Custom

la lengua nativa

Native language

la raíz (pl. Las raíces)

Root

el valor

Value

aprender

To learn

dejarle + inf.

To allow (someone) to (do something)

esconder

To hide

identificarse (con)

To identify oneself (with)

nacer (zc)

To be born

olvidar

To forget

preservar

To preserve, maintain

ser consciente de

To be conscious of

tratar de mantener las costumbres

To try to maintain one's customs

bilingüe

Bilingual

la parte

Part

gracias por + noun or inf.

Thanks for (noun or pres. part.)

hace (mucho tiempo)

(A long time) ago

para

For, in order, toward

por

Around, because of, by, for, through

por ciento

Percent

por eso

For that (reason), that's why

por si acaso

Just in case

se me hace

It seems to me (Mex.)