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The peasant poet sat on the bed where the cause of the commotion should supposedly have slept and started to flip through a literary magazine.El poeta campesino se sentó en la cama en donde supuestamente debía de haber dormido el causante del revuelo y se puso a hojear una revista de literatura.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
"And what if, as a temporary measure, we lent a pair of Jews to each peasant in the region, wouldn't that be a good idea?" asked Mr. Tippelkirsch.– ¿Y si, de forma provisional, le prestáramos a cada campesino de nuestra región un par de judíos, no sería una buena idea? -dijo el señor Tippelkirsch-.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Now they're free to join the ranks of the peasant poets or go kiss up to Paz."Ahora pueden irse tranquilamente con las huestes de los Poetas Campesinos o con los achichincles de Paz.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I introduced him to María, who treated him coldly at first, as if she were a princess and poor Fernando were an illiterate peasant.Le presenté a María, que al principio se mostró bastante fría, como si ella fuera una princesa y el pobre Fernando un campesino analfabeto.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The notables were old peasants, most of them barefoot, who gazed at the Frenchmen and then retired to confer in a corner.Los notables eran campesinos viejos, la mayoría descalzos, que miraron a los franceses y luego se retiraron en conciliábulo a un rincón.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Come bustin' into a home and going through personal stuff and treatin' us like peasants, man.Entras a la fuerza en una casa, husmeas las cosas personales y nos tratas como a campesinos.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
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peasant movement
movimiento campesino
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peasant
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | peasant | peasants |
| Possessive case | peasant's | peasants' |