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abandonar los estudios
to drop out of school
chinchar
to pester
el choque cultural
culture shock
el colegio privado
private school
el colegio público
state school
la conducta xenófoba
xenophobic behaviour
costar (me cuesta) (+ infinitive)
to find it hard (to...)
cumplir los requisitos
to meet the requirements
dar pena (doy)
to feel pity
decir lo que piensas (digo)
to speak your mind
el domicilio
abode
escolarizar
to educate
establecerse (me establezco)
to settle down
estar (estoy) discriminado
to be discriminated against
expulsar
to expel
facilitar la acogida
to make the reception more welcoming
falsificar documentos
to forge documentation
hacer las paces (hago)
to make up
hacer malos amigos (hago)
to make friends with the wrong people
humillar
to put down
intimidar
to bully
la Ley de Extranjería
Spanish immigration law
llegar de fuera
to arrive from overseas
llevarse un disgusto
to get upset
malvivir
to just about get by
matricularse
to enrol
la ola de inmigración
wave of immigration
el país de destino
target country
el país receptor
host nation
parecer español (parezco)
to look Spanish
la patera
dinghy
pedir apoyo (pido)
to ask for support
pedir (pido)
to beg
la nacionalidad
to request the nationality
presumir
to brag
el presupuesto
budget
procedente de
coming from
quitar importancia
to play down
la reagrupación familiar
family reunification
recurrir a las drogas/alcohol
to resort to drugs/alcohol
la red de apoyo
support network
las reglas de convivencia
co-existence rules
regularizar
to obtain a formal status
sentirse (me siento) diferente
to feel different
sentirse (me siento) inadaptado
to feel maladjusted
sentir rabia (siento)
to feel anger
sentirse (me siento) impotente
to feel powerless
ser solidario (soy)
to be charitable
sumarse a unos valores
to adhere to certain values
trabajos poco cualificados
low-qualified jobs
tratar por igual
to treat equally
la remesa
remittance
la repatriación
repatriation
el retorno voluntario
voluntary return/repatriation
el retorno forzoso
obligatory return/repatriation
saltar una valla
to jump over a fence
el secuestro
kidnapping
el sello de entrada
entry stamp
sentirse discriminado (me siento)
to feel discriminated against
ser (soy) ilegal
to be illegal
ser (soy) un sin papeles
person without documents, illegal immigrant
la solicitud
application
tener la doble nacionalidad (tengo)
to hold dual citizenship
vivir en el miedo continuo
to live in constant fear
la acera
pavement
alquilar por turnos
to rent in turns
el anuncio discriminatorio
discriminatory ad
el/la arrendador/a
landlord/landlady
atender a pie de puerta (atiendo)
to serve at the door
avalor
to act as a guarantor
el barrio marginal
marginal area
la capucha
hood
carecer de red social de apoyo (carezco)
to lack a social supporting network
conformarse
to be content with
con pocos recursos
of limited means
el criterio válido
valid criterion
cubrir una necesidad básica
to address an elementary need
cuidar la vivienda
to take care of the property
dar fe (doy)
to vouch for
dar para...
to be enough to...
denunciable
punishable
desconfiado
mistrustful
desconocer el sistema (desconozco)
to be unfamiliar with the system
la desprotección
vulnerability
detectar un acento
to detect an accent
la distribución
layout
el empadronamiento
registration of residency in a town
erradicar la xenofobia
to eradicate xenophobia
esconder el rechazo
to hide the rejection
la falsa leyenda
the false myth
la familia directa
immediate family
la fianza
deposit
el hacinamiento
overcrowding
el impago
non-payment
la indumentaria
attire
la inmobiliaria
estate agency
la insalubridad
unhealthiness
interesarse por una oferta
to show interest in an ad
ir a parar a (voy)
to end up
llegar en patera
to arrive in a dinghy
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