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maçons fauchés

Spanish translation: obreros sin blanca

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French term or phrase:maçons fauchés
Spanish translation:obreros sin blanca
Entered by: Manuel Hernández Cerezo

15:58 Nov 29, 2004
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Architecture
French term or phrase: maçons fauchés
Se trata de un libro sobre la historia de las cabañas, características, etc.
"Elles (les cabanes) étaient destinées à servir de refuges lorsque le lieu de travail était éloigné de l’habitation et elles ont résisté au temps, aux intempéries et aux prédateurs (randonneurs, maçons fauchés, voleurs de matière première…)."
Manuel Hernández Cerezo
Spain
Local time: 05:11
obreros sin blanca
Explanation:
obreros (o albañiles) sin blanca, sin un duro...

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arantxap
Local time: 05:11
Grading comment
Muchas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2obreros sin blanca
arantxap
5Paletas, albañiles sin dinero.
Juan Jacob
4albañiles secos / con los bolsillos vacíos
Maria Castro Valdez
4 -3albañiles segados
Lys Nguyen


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
maçons fauchés
albañiles segados


Explanation:
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Lys Nguyen
Vietnam
Local time: 10:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in VietnameseVietnamese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: De ninguna manera.
1 min
disagree  Claudia Iglesias: ¡cuidado con las traducciones automáticas o diccionarios! Puede ser peligroso, ya me imagino la pinta del albañil.
19 hrs
disagree  Kim Metzger: Please provide references for your translations.
18 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
maçons fauchés
Paletas, albañiles sin dinero.


Explanation:
Textual.
Suerte.

Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
maçons fauchés
obreros sin blanca


Explanation:
obreros (o albañiles) sin blanca, sin un duro...



arantxap
Local time: 05:11
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
18 mins
  -> gracias Fernando!
agree  Mamie (X)
21 mins
  -> gracias Mamie!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
maçons fauchés
albañiles secos / con los bolsillos vacíos


Explanation:
Otras posibilidades. ¡Suerte!

Maria Castro Valdez
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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