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peón

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nounmasculine
  1. foot soldier, infantryman
  2. child's toy top
  3. piece, token, or man in board games
  4. pawn
  5. piece, checker, draughtsman

Forms

noun

singularpeón
pluralpeones

Used in the library

  • En el ajedrez, mi abuelo sacrifica un peón en cada partida.In chess, my grandfather sacrifices a pawn in every game.B2Otra vez, por favor (27) — Once more, please (27) (B2)
  • En el ajedrez, mi abuelo siempre sacrifica un peón en la apertura.In chess, my grandfather always sacrifices a pawn in the opening.B2Otra vez, por favor (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)
  • En el ajedrez, mi compañero de residencia sacrifica un peón en cada partida.In chess, my roommate at the residence sacrifices a pawn in every game.B2Otra vez, por favor (7) — Once more, please (7) (B2)
  • Cuando deserta y vuelve, no encuentra "ni rastro" de su casa: la mujer se ha ido con otro, los hijos andan de peones, y el gaucho, que era un hombre de trabajo, se convierte en un matrero, un fugitivo.When he deserts and returns, he finds "not a trace" of his home: his wife has gone off with another man, the children are working as farmhands, and the gaucho, who was a working man, becomes a matrero, a fugitive.C1Martín Fierro

Other ways to say it

  • colmenabeehive; swarm of bees living in a beehive
  • infanteinfant; prince, infante (son of a king)
  • jornaleroday laborer
  • obreroworker; working class
  • soldadosoldier
  • trabajadorhard-working

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