immigration

immigrazione

Trasferimento in un paese diverso da quello di nascita con l’intenzione di viverci stabilmente.

In inglese semplice: Moving to a country where you were not born, intending to live there permanently.

• Immigration has changed this city.
• The government announced new immigration rules.
• Her research focuses on immigration to Canada.

Come si usa: immigration to somewhere (Immigration to Australia increased during that period.); immigration from somewhere (The book examines immigration from Italy.)

Contrari: emigration

Espressioni comuni: immigration policy, immigration laws, immigration to something

controllo passaporti

Verifica dei passaporti e del permesso di entrare quando si arriva alla frontiera di un paese.

In inglese semplice: Checks of passports and permission to enter a country when people arrive at its border.

• We waited at immigration.
• The immigration officer checked my passport.
• How long did it take to get through immigration?

Sinonimi: passport control

Espressioni comuni: go through immigration, immigration officer, immigration desk

immigrazione

Spostamento di persone o animali verso un paese o una zona per viverci.

In inglese semplice: The movement of people or animals into a country or area to live there.

• Immigration increased the town’s population.
• Animal immigration can change the balance of a local ecosystem.
• The study measured immigration into the region over ten years.

Come si usa: immigration into/to somewhere (Immigration into the region increased after the railway opened.); immigration from somewhere (Immigration from nearby areas helped the town grow.)

Sinonimi: inward migration

Contrari: emigration

Espressioni comuni: immigration into something, animal immigration, immigration from something