English-Spanish translations for refugee

• refugiado
  Estatuto de refugiado en los Estados miembros Refugee status in Member States
  La mayoría de los inmigrantes no son refugiados. Most immigrants are not refugees.
  He visto a muchos refugiados en mi vida. I have seen many refugees in my life.
• refugiada
  De hecho, algunas refugiadas dieron a luz mientras se encontraban detenidas, o en prisión. In fact, some refugees gave birth while in custody or in prison.
  Hoy se ha convertido en refugiada en su propio país por segunda vez. Today she has become a refugee in her own country for the second time.
  Mucha gente murió o adquirió el estatuto de refugiada, al tiempo que la herencia cultural fue profanada. Many people died or became refugees and cultural heritage was desecrated.

Definition of refugee

• A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum
• A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country
• To convey away from the advance of the federal forces

Related words

• refugee government
• refugee camp
• refugee quota
• refugee family
• refugee contingent
• refugee organisation
• refugee organization
• refugee policy
• refugee ship