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obreros al poder

English translation: power to the workers

01:19 Jan 17, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: obreros al poder
Es un cántico en una manifestación:

"Luchar, vencer, obreros al poder!"
Maria Eugenia Roca Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 12:03
English translation:power to the workers
Explanation:
"We'll fight, we'll win, power to the workers!"

That's how I would say it
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João Carlos Pijnappel
Local time: 12:03
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5power to the workers
João Carlos Pijnappel
4 +2fight, win, power for the workers!
swisstell
5Power to the working-class
Katherine Matles
5Workers to power!!
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fight, win, power for the workers!


Explanation:
saludos

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Note added at 2003-01-17 01:25:49 (GMT)
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or : power to the workers !

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 2063

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LaCat: I would use "to the workers" as opposed to "for". :)
10 mins
  -> thanks, LaCat. In fact, I would too !
agree  EDLING (X): to
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Power to the working-class


Explanation:
"Fight. Conquer(overcome). Power to the working-class."

obrero

obrero 1. clase etc. working; labor attributive ; movimiento working-class; 2. masculine , a feminine worker ( also politics


Katherine Matles
Spain
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 867

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Refugio: In my experience, working-class people rarely refer to themselves as the working class.
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power to the workers


Explanation:
"We'll fight, we'll win, power to the workers!"

That's how I would say it

João Carlos Pijnappel
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 77
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bill Greendyk: Me too!
12 mins
agree  Margaret Schroeder
22 mins
agree  Refugio
40 mins
agree  Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
2 hrs
agree  jerrie
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Workers to power!!


Explanation:
Strictly said, it should be phrased like this. It is a matter of direction..

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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3743
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