campesinos

/kampeˈsinos/, [kãm.peˈsi.nos]

country folk, farmers, peasants


Adjective campesinos m pl

  1. masculine plural of campesino

Noun campesinos m pl

  1. plural of campesino

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Examples
  • Los campesinos pobres comían papas.

    The poor peasants ate potatoes.

  • Muchos campesinos murieron durante la sequía.

    Many peasants died during the drought.

  • Esos campesinos urgentemente necesitan tierra para cultivar arroz.

    Those peasants urgently need land to grow rice.

  • Los campesinos estaban sembrando arroz.

    The peasants were planting rice.

  • Por un largo tiempo, la sociedad fue fuertemente jerárquica y desigual, compuesta principalmente de campesinos. La población más retrasada y empobrecida era aplastada por el yugo de los impuestos, guerras y hambrunas.

    For a long time society was strongly hierarchal and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished population, were crushed by the weight of the taxes, wars, and famines.

  • Una de las características del Antiguo Régimen es que casi todo el mundo tenía privilegios, excepto los campesinos.

    One of the characteristics of the Ancien Régime is that almost everybody had privileges, except peasants.


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