arrancar a la tierra sus frutos

Spanish translation: wrest the fruits from a mean soil

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English term or phrase:arrancar a la tierra sus frutos
Spanish translation:wrest the fruits from a mean soil
Entered by: herverz

19:51 Jan 28, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Agriculture
English term or phrase: arrancar a la tierra sus frutos
Estoy tratando de traducir lo siguiente: [...] como escribió Pierre Vilar, el hombre catalán «se cultiva cultivando», a partir de un esfuerzo considerable para arrancar a una tierra difícil sus frutos.
herverz
Spain
Local time: 11:32
wrest the fruits from a mean soil
Explanation:
Just an option.

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-01-28 20:02:59 GMT)
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Maybe "arid" would be better than mean.

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Note added at 56 mins (2008-01-28 20:47:17 GMT) Post-grading
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:-D Tu guaraní es mejor que el mío!
Suerte!!!!
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Andrea Tutte
Paraguay
Local time: 05:32
Grading comment
Aguyje mante ikatu ha'e ndéve, Andrea. ;)



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wrest the fruits from a mean soil


Explanation:
Just an option.

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-01-28 20:02:59 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Maybe "arid" would be better than mean.

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Note added at 56 mins (2008-01-28 20:47:17 GMT) Post-grading
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:-D Tu guaraní es mejor que el mío!
Suerte!!!!

Andrea Tutte
Paraguay
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Spanish
Grading comment
Aguyje mante ikatu ha'e ndéve, Andrea. ;)
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