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“emigrate” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/emiˈɣɾaɾ/

Example

Mi hermana va a emigrar a Francia el año que viene.

My sister is going to emigrate to France next year.

Illustration for emigrar (emigrate)

How to say “emigrate” in Spanish

“Emigrate” in Spanish is emigrar.

Moving away from one's homeland to live in another country.

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

Example sentences with emigrar

Muchos jóvenes deciden emigrar en busca de trabajo.

Many young people decide to emigrate in search of work.

Tips for using emigrar

  • Commonly contrasted with inmigrar: emigrar highlights the act of leaving the origin, while inmigrar focuses on entering the destination, and prepositions are de for origin and a for destination.

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