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Chapter 8 Spanish
Vocab
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
04/27/2011
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Term
la aduana
 Definition
customs
Term
el barquito
 Definition
little boat
Term
la calidad de vida
 Definition
quality of life
Term
el control (del ejército)
 Definition
checkpoint, roadblock
Term
el coyote
 Definition
people smuggler
Term
el desplazamiento
 Definition
displacement
Term
ejército
 Definition
army
Term
la embajada
 Definition
embassy
Term
la esperanza
 Definition
hope
Term
la estadía
 Definition
(length of) stay
Term
la frontera
 Definition
border
Term
la lancha
 Definition
boat
Term
el matrato
 Definition
mistreatment
Term
la oleada
 Definition
wave (of people)
Term
la patera
 Definition
very small boat
Term
la tarjeta de residente, la tarjeta en verde
 Definition
Green Card
Term
el miedo
 Definition
fear
Term
la discriminación
 Definition
discrimination
Term
el/la inmigrante
 Definition
immigrant
Term
el pasaporte
 Definition
passport
Term
la visa/ el visado
 Definition
visa
Term
abrigar (gu)
 Definition
to protect, shelter
Term
acoger (j)
 Definition
to take in, to accept, admit a refugee
Term
amparar
 Definition
to protect; to give shelter to
Term
atravesar
 Definition
to cross; to go through
Term
desplazar (c)
 Definition
to displace
Term
naufragar (gu)
 Definition
to sink, to be wrecked
Term
parar
 Definition
to stop, detain
Term
promover (ue)
 Definition
to promote
Term
rebasar
 Definition
to exceed (a limit)
Term
surgir (j)
 Definition
to arise, come up
Term
tomar medidas
 Definition
to take measures
Term
colaborar
 Definition
to work
Term
defender (ie)
 Definition
defend
Term
denunciar
 Definition
to denounce
Term
escapar
 Definition
to escape
Term
agarrotado/a
 Definition
stiff
Term
hambriento/a
 Definition
hungry
Term
infrahumano/a
 Definition
subhuman
Term
sediento
 Definition
Term
peligroso
 Definition
dangerous
Term
sediento/a
 Definition
thirsty
Term
vergonzoso/a
 Definition
shameful
Term
a pie
 Definition
on foot
Term
por camión, por autobús
 Definition
by truck/ bus
Term
cruzar en autobús
 Definition
cross by bus
Term
cruzar en camión
 Definition
cross by car
Term
cruzar a pie
 Definition
to cross by foot
Term
cruzar el mar/océano
 Definition
to cross the ocean
Term
cruzar en lancha/barquito
 Definition
to cross by boat
Term
cruzar en patera
 Definition
cross by small boat
Term
superar
 Definition
to overcome
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