ir de bracero: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  MexicoCentral AmericaOther parts of Latin Americacolloquialinformal
  • To work as a manual agricultural laborer, especially as a temporary or migrant farm worker.
  • To undertake hard physical labor, often outside one's usual place of residence.

  Examples

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  • Durante el verano, muchos jóvenes de la región suelen ir de bracero a las fincas de cultivo.

    During the summer, many young people from the region usually work as manual agricultural laborers on farms.

  • Mi tío fue de bracero en California para ayudar a su familia con el dinero que ganaba.

    My uncle worked as a manual agricultural laborer in California to help his family with the money he earned.

  • Si no consigues trabajo aquí, podrías ir de bracero a las cosechas del sur por unos meses.

    If you can't find work here, you could work as a manual agricultural laborer in the southern harvests for a few months.