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IVH Unidad 4
Los desafíos mundiales
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| La aduana | customs (at a border) |
| La asimilación | assimilation (taking on the characteristics of a different culture) |
| El auto crecimiento | personal/self growth |
| Las barreras | barriers |
| El coyote/El pollero | person who brings a person across the border |
| la ciudadanía | citizenship |
| La frontera | border |
| El hospedaje | lodging |
| La integración | integration |
| el permiso de trabajo | work permit |
| El refugiado | refugee |
| Las remesas | remittances (money) |
| La solicitud | application form |
| La travesía/El recorrido | journey |
| La visa | travel visa |
| Deportado | deported |
| Indocumentado | undocumented |
| Acostumbrarse | to get used to; to grow accustomed (to) |
| Aguantar | to put up with |
| Aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| Atravesar/ cruzar | to go through |
| Conceder | to grant |
| Conseguir | to get |
| Denunciar | to denounce |
| Detener | to detain |
| Emigrar | to emigrate (leave a country) |
| Explotar | to exploit |
| Huir | to escape |
| Inscribirse | to enroll |
| Inmigrar | to immigrate (enter a country) |
| Pertenecer | to belong; to pertain |
| Trasladarse | to move |
| No hay mal que por bien no venga | there is no evil that does not bring some good; every cloud has a silver lining |
| El bracero | day |
| La fresa | strawberry |
| Orgulloso | proud |
| Empacar | to pack up |
| Entristecer | to become sad |
| Mudarse | to move (from one house to another) |
| Recoger | to pick up |
| El agujero | gap |
| El cansancio | exhaustion |
| La olla | cooking pot |
| Alejarse | to move away from |
| Sudar | to sweat |
| La jarra | pitcher |
| La manguera | garden hose |
| Advertir | to notify |
| Palidecer | to turn pale |
| Pizcar | to pick |
| Recuperar | to recover |
| Desconocido | unknown |
| El esfuerzo | effort |
| Manchado | dirty; stained |
| La piel | skin |
| Entretenerse | to entertain oneself |
| Matricularse | to register |
| Pretender | to pretend |