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"slum" in Spanish

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slum{noun}
barriada{f} [LAm.]
Slums such as Cité Soleil are especially prone to contagion due to very bad hygiene conditions and poor access to clean water.
Barriadas como Cité Soleil son especialmente proclives al contagio debido a las pésimas condiciones de higiene y al precario acceso al agua potable.
Just before the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, Gerry visited and filmed one of Haiti’s slums.
Justo antes del terremoto que golpeó Haití el 12 de enero de 2010, Gerry visitó y filmó una de las barriadas pobres de Haití.
casucha{f} [pej.]
slum(also: sty)
slum(also: sty)
chiquero{m} [LAm.]
slums{noun}
tugurios{noun} (barrio pobre)

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They are left to take up poorly paid undeclared labour, are at the mercy of unscrupulous slum landlords and are pursued by the police.
Se ven obligados a aceptar trabajos sumergidos, mal pagados, se encuentran en manos de patrones sin escrúpulos y les persigue la policía.
In seeing people come to our countries and fall into the hands of slum landlords we clearly find the great liberal ideal which drives some of us..
Evidentemente encontramos aquí el gran ideal liberal que impulsa a algunos de nosotros: ver a la gente llegar a nuestros países y caer en manos de caseros que alquilan tugurios.
Mr President, as someone who has visited Kenya previously and in particular the slum areas in Nairobi, I am familiar with the corruption that was in place even prior to this election.
Señor Presidente, por haber visitado Kenia anteriormente y, en concreto, las zonas pobres en Nairobi, conozco la corrupción que existía incluso antes de estas elecciones.