| Term | Definition |
|---|
| patera | small boat used by illigal inmigrants |
| un sin papeles | an illegal inmigrant |
| una solicitud | an application |
| permiso de trabajo | work permit |
| El Tercer Mundo | Third world |
| el hambre | Famine |
| la desnutricion | malnutrition |
| refugiado | refugee |
| el derecho al voto | right to vote |
| pais anfitrion, pais de acogida | host country |
| brote de racismo | racist outburst |
| los derechos humanos | human rights |
| desigualdad | inequality |
| odio racista | race hatred |
| la extrema derecha | the extreme right |
| un atraco | a hold up, a mugging |
| una ley discriminatoria | a discriminating law |
| un asesinato | a murder |
| sentirse marginado | to feel marginalised |
| empeorar | to worsen |
| mejorar | to improve |
| incapacidad de vivir juntos | inability to live together |
| minoria etnica | ethnic minority |
| conservar la identidad cultural | preserve one's cultural identity |
| las ventajas | advantages |
| las desventajas | disadvantages |
| la lucha por la supervivencia | the struggle for survival |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la riqueza | wealth |
| estar desnutrido | to be malnourished |
| la desesperacion | despair |
| la miseria | deprivation, poverty |
| las enfermedades | diseases, illnesses |
| la sequia | drought |
| morir de hambre | to starve |
| mudarse a la ciudad | to move to the city |
| ser analfabeto | to be illiterate |
| vivir por debajo del umbral de la pobreza | to live below the poverty line |
| deber el alquiler | to owe the rent |
| las ONGs | NGOs, Charities |
| una chabola | shack, shanty |
| un huerfano | an orphan |
| la esperanza | hope |
| deber dinero | to owe money |
| una deuda | a debt |
| un prestamo | a loan |
| una crisis economica | economic crisis |
| crecimiento | growth |
| malgastar dinero | to waste money |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| un sin techo | a homeless person |
| una condena | a sentence (legal) |
| pertenecer | to belong |
| desarrollo econonomico | economic develpment |
| paises desarrollados | developed countries |
| paises en vias de desarrollo | developing countries |
| aumentar | increase |
| disminuir | decrease |
| proceder de | come from (different from venir) |
| la hosteleria | licesed trade, hotel and catering business |
| instalarse | to settle |
| rechazar | to reject |
| dar a luz | to give birth |
| alejarse | move further away |
| acercarse | come closer |
| reirse de | to laugh about/at |
| un minusvalido | a disable person (diff. from discapacitado) |
| huir | to flee |
| un discapacitado | a disable person (diff. from minusvalido) |
| la infancia | childhood |
| la juventud | youth |
| una comisaria | a police station |
| un coche patrulla | a police car |
| un disparo | a shot |
| disparar | to shoot |
| darse cuenta | to realise |
| realizar | to carry out |
| un secuestro | a kidnapping / a hijack |
| una denuncia | (police) report |
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