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pauvres gens

Spanish translation: pobre gente/infelices


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21:35 Apr 3, 2006
French to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: pauvres gens
contexto: il ne comprenait pas comment sa mère, qui avait défendu les pauvres gens, avait pu...
Propuesta: no entendía cómo su madre, que había defendio a los más necesitados, había podido...
Julián Lorenzo
Spanish translation:pobre gente/infelices
Explanation:
Cuando el adjetivo antecede al nombre, tiene un sentido de infeliz.. pobre gente... De todos modos, tal vez si terminas la frase o por el contexto podrás ver si se trata de eso.
"no entiendía cómo su madre, después de haber defendido a esa pobre gente..."
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Susana Gómez Cacho
Local time: 08:11
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me quedo con pobre gente. gracias!
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4 +3desvalidosxxxMamie
4pobre gente/infelices
Susana Gómez Cacho


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
desvalidos


Explanation:
:-)

xxxMamie
Spain
Local time: 07:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 70

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agree  Rosa Maria Duenas Rios
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  -> Gracias.

agree  MitsukoD
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  -> Gracias.

Fernando Muela: O desamparados
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  -> También, Gracias Fernando.

agree  A.L.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pobre gente/infelices


Explanation:
Cuando el adjetivo antecede al nombre, tiene un sentido de infeliz.. pobre gente... De todos modos, tal vez si terminas la frase o por el contexto podrás ver si se trata de eso.
"no entiendía cómo su madre, después de haber defendido a esa pobre gente..."

Susana Gómez Cacho
Local time: 08:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
me quedo con pobre gente. gracias!
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