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Spanish 202
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
09/27/2010
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Term
el bienestar
 Definition
welfare
Term
el bracero
 Definition
person working in the fields
Term
el campo
 Definition
field, countryside
Term
la cosecha
 Definition
harvest
Term
el coyote
 Definition
smuggler of people
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la frontera
 Definition
border
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la herneica cultural
 Definition
cultural heritage
Term
la indocumentado
 Definition
person w/o legal documents
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la lucha
 Definition
fight
Term
el maltrato
 Definition
abuse
Term
la mano de obra
 Definition
labor force
Term
la migra
 Definition
immigration agents
Term
el permiso de trabajo
 Definition
work permit
Term
la tarjeta de residente
 Definition
permenant residence card
Term
la trabajador migratorio
 Definition
migrant workers
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el algodon
 Definition
cotton
Term
la antepasada
 Definition
ancestor
Term
la desigualdad
 Definition
inequality
Term
el hogar
 Definition
home
Term
la igualdad
 Definition
equality
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la injusticia
 Definition
injustice
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la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue
Term
el nivel de vida
 Definition
standard of living
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el oficio
 Definition
trade
Term
el orgullo
 Definition
pride
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la paga
 Definition
pay
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la poblacion
 Definition
population
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el prejuicio
 Definition
prejudice
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la raza
 Definition
race
Term
el salario minimo
 Definition
minimum wage
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el sueldo
 Definition
salary
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alcanzar su sueno
 Definition
to fulfill ones dream
Term
cruzar
 Definition
to cross
Term
detestar
 Definition
to hate
Term
emigrar
 Definition
to emigrate
Term
empujar
 Definition
push
Term
establecer (zc)
 Definition
to establish
Term
ganarse la vida
 Definition
earn a living
Term
gritar
 Definition
to shout
Term
hartarse
 Definition
to be fed up
Term
jalar
 Definition
to pull
Term
lograr
 Definition
to attain
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llorar
 Definition
to cry
Term
mejorar
 Definition
to improve
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obligar
 Definition
to force
Term
pagar
 Definition
to pay
Term
partenecer (zc)
 Definition
to belong
Term
piscar
 Definition
to pick
Term
rechazar
 Definition
to reject
Term
recoger
 Definition
to gather
Term
reunirse
 Definition
to get together
Term
soportar
 Definition
to bear
Term
suspirar
 Definition
to sigh
Term
tener exito
 Definition
to suceed
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tener miedo
 Definition
to be afraid
Term
tragar
 Definition
to swallow
Term
grueso
 Definition
thick
Term
junto
 Definition
next to
Term
rechazado
 Definition
rejected
Term
solo
 Definition
alone
Term
suave
 Definition
soft,smooth
Term
ademas
 Definition
besides
Term
de subito
 Definition
all of the sudden
Term
lo que + verbo +
 Definition
what+verb+
Term
mas alla de
 Definition
beyond
Term
por lo tanto
 Definition
therefore
Term
la descendiente
 Definition
descendant
Term
la justicia
 Definition
justice
Term
el pecho
 Definition
chicano slang
Term
contarse (ue)
 Definition
to tell eachother
Term
dedicarse a
 Definition
devote oneself to
Term
entenderse (ie)
 Definition
to understand each other
Term
Tener
 Definition
To Have Possession
Term
Tener+Que
 Definition
To Have To- (I have to go to study hall) (Tengo que ir al "study hall")
Term
Haber
 Definition
There is, there are
(there are 100 mexicans in charleston)
(Hay cien mexicanos en charleston)
Term
Hay + Que
 Definition
HAS TO BE- indicates necessity
I.e. To be a good student, you have to go to class.
A hacer un estudiante bueno, hay que ir al clase.
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