geração 1.5

/ʒeɾaˈsɐ̃w̃ ũ ˈpũtu ˈsĩku/

noun

people who immigrated as children, between the first and second generation

A sociological label, not a math expression; often the child who translates at school and clinics.

Examples

01
Ela faz parte da geração 1.5 e ainda troca de língua no corredor da escola.
She is part of the 1.5 generation and still switches languages in the school hallway.
02
Como filho da geração 1.5, ele traduzia os formulários do médico para os pais.
As a 1.5 generation kid he translated the doctor's forms for his parents every visit.
03
A geração 1.5 muitas vezes se sente estrangeira na Coreia e no país onde cresceu.
The 1.5 generation often feels foreign both in Korea and in the country they grew up in.

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