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Spanish term or phrase:	bufones
English translation:	buffoons
Entered by:	chica nueva

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19:14 Jun 7, 2011

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / género: ensayo

Spanish term or phrase: bufones

trabajar como bufones indignos

Una cría de chimpancé que se abraza a su madre porque tiene miedo o ganas de mamar mira con un desamparo y una viveza idénticos a los de un bebé humano....¿En virtud de qué superioridad los condenamos a trabajar como bufones indignos, los sometemos a experimentos de una crueldad perfectamente innecesaria, los condenamos a cautivérios en celdas de aislamiento que sólo terminan con la muerte? (Antonio Muñez Molina, 1956- "Nuestros semejantes")

chica nueva Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 432 (none open) Answers: 6006
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bufoons/clowns

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Christine Walsh
Local time: 04:03

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bufoons/clowns

Christine Walsh

5 +2

fools

MedTrans&More

"buffoon-like "

Rosmu

jesters

cgowar

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peer agreement (net): +6

bufoons/clowns

Explanation:
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Christine Walsh
Local time: 04:03
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

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Thank you!

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fools

Explanation:
a typical translation

MedTrans&More
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:03
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

27 mins confidence:

jesters

Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jester

cgowar
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

20 hrs confidence:

"buffoon-like "

Explanation:
To what sort of superiority are we appealing when condemning chimpanzees to a buffoon-like degrading work [...]?

Rosmu
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

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