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logar |
to attain |
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llorar |
to cry |
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mantener (una familia) |
to support (a family) |
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mejorar |
to improve |
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obligar |
to force |
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pagar |
to pay |
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petenecer (zc) |
to belong |
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piscar |
to pick |
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rechazar |
to reject |
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recoger |
to gather |
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reunirse |
to get together |
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soportar |
to bear; to out up with; to stand a person |
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suspirar |
to sign |
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tener exito |
to succeed |
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tener miedo |
to be afraid |
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tragar |
to swallow |
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gruesola |
thick |
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juntola |
by; next to |
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rechazadola |
rejected |
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solola |
alone |
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suave |
soft; smooth |
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ademas |
besides |
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al final |
in the end |
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de subito |
all of the sudden |
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jalar |
to pull |
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integrarse |
to become part of |
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hartarse |
to be fed up with |
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gritar |
to scream |
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ganarse la vida |
to earn one's living |
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ganar |
to earn; win |
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esta blecer (zc) |
to establish |
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empujar |
to push |
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emigrar |
to emigrate |
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detestar |
to hate; dislike |
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deportar |
to deport |
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cultivar |
to cultivate |
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cruzar |
cross |
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conseguir (i) |
to get; obtain |
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asimilarse |
to assimilate |
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alcanzar su sueno |
to fulfill one's dream |
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adaptarse |
to adapt |
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la violencia |
violence |
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el sueldo |
salary |
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el salario minimo |
minimum wage |
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la raza |
race |
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el racismo |
racism |
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el prejuicio |
prejudice |
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la poblacion |
population |
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la paga |
pay |
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el orgullo |
pride |
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el oficio |
trade |
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el nivel de vida |
standard of living |
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la lengua materna |
mother language |
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la injusticia |
injustice |
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el/la indigena |
native person |
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la igualdad |
equality |
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el hogar |
home |
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la desigualdad |
inequality |
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la frontera |
border |
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el/la antepasado/a |
ancestor |
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el algodon |
cotton |
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el/la trabajador/a migratorio/a |
migrant worker |
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la tarjeta de residente |
permanent residence card |
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el permiso de trabajo |
work permit |
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la migra |
immigration agent |
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la mano de obra |
labor force; manpower |
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el maltrato |
abuse; mistreatment |
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la lucha |
struggle; fight |
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el/la indocumentado/a |
person without legal documents |
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la herencia cultural |
cultural heritage |
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el coyote |
smuggler of people |
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la cosecha |
harvest |
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el campo |
field; country side |
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el bracero |
person working in a field |
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el bienestar |
welfare |
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lo que + verb |
what + verb |
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mas alla de |
beyond |
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el/la descendiente |
descendant |
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la justicia |
justice |
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contarse (ue) |
to tell eachother |
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dedicarse a |
to devote oneself to |
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entenderse (ie) |
to understand eachother |
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el pocho |
chicano slang |