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“emigrant” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/emiˈɣɾante/

Example

Muchos emigrantes dejaron su país en busca de trabajo.

Many emigrants left their country in search of work.

Illustration for emigrante (emigrant)

How to say “emigrant” in Spanish

“Emigrant” in Spanish is emigrante.

Person carrying suitcases crossing a border.

Full entry for emigrante: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with emigrante

El gobierno discutió medidas para proteger al emigrante.

The government discussed measures to protect the emigrant.

Tips for using emigrante

  • In Spanish, emigrante names the person who leaves a country while inmigrante refers to the person who arrives, so the two terms are not interchangeable in formal descriptions.

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