Peón in english
Pawn
pronunciation: pɔn part of speech: noun
pronunciation: pɔn part of speech: noun
In gestures




peón = hand ; farm worker ; labourer [laborer, -USA] ; jockey ; pawn ; farm-hand ; farm labourer ; harvest hand ; foot soldier ; field hand.
Example: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Example: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.Example: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Example: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.Example: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.Example: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.Example: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.Example: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.Example: Now, if you still feel that these taxes are unjust don't lash it out on the foot soldier but the people who created the law.Example: During the harvest season the field hands work from sunrise to sunset.more:
» peón agrícola = farm labourer ; farm worker .
Example: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals. Example: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.» peón caminero = road worker .
Example: Unfortunately, in some countries job advertisements for librarians are still very similar to those of school porters and road workers.