Bauern = Farmers in this context??
English translation: farmers OR farm owners
| 04:37 Dec 21, 2000 |
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|  Selected response from: Nancy Schmeing Canada Local time: 08:21 | ||||||
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| na | farmers OR farm owners |
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Farmers Explanation: I would say Farmers, too. |
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farmers Explanation: yes, farmers or agricultural workers not required |
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farmers OR farm owners Explanation: It's clear from even that context that farmers are meant. There's one distinction here that dictionaries don't clarify but the people in Germany definitely know. A Bauer does not mean, as the dictionary says, a peasant. A Bauer is somebody special. He owns the farm. The hired men are not Bauern. A peasant may be a very small Bauer if he owns a bit of land. Since farmer means almost exactly the same, it is good to use. |
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