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English translation for "coolie"

n. coolie, unskilled worker (term used in india or china)
Example Sentences:
1.Thus disguised as a coolie, he arrived in the Forbidden City without being detected, but disclosed himself to the civilian officials.
Ainsi déguisé en coolie, il arriva dans la Cité Interdite sans être découvert, mais dévoila son identité à des fonctionnaires locaux.
2.Verily he held the chalice of guidance in his right hand and gave unto those athirst to drink of the cup of favor."
Le guide se fait renvoyer par son maitre (le marchand) et est forcé d'abandonner le coolie à son triste sort.
3.For the poor coolie women, well instructed beforehand, had told how the air and water of Pinjor caused this disease, which no one who lived there long ever escaped.
Une pauvre coolie, voulant leur jouer un mauvais tour, leur expliqua comment l'air et l'eau de Pinjore causaient cette maladie, et qu'on ne pouvait survivre longtemps.
4.All three Japanese columns were now within striking distance of Tainan, and on 20 October, realising that the war was lost, Liu Yongfu disguised himself as a coolie and fled to Amoy in mainland China aboard the British merchant ship SS Thales.
Chacune des trois colonnes japonaises était maintenant proche de Tainan, et le 20 octobre, se rendant compte que la guerre était perdue, Liu Yongfu se déguisa en coolie et se sauva à Amoy en Chine continentale à bord du navire marchand britannique SS Thales.
5.Prominent among his novels are The Village (1939), Across the Black Waters (1939), The Sword and the Sickle (1942), all written in England, and Coolie (1936), The Private Life of an Indian Prince (1953), perhaps the most important of his works written in India.
Parmi ses romans les plus remarquables : The Village (1939), Across the Black Waters (1939), The Sword and the Sickle (1942), tous écrits en Angleterre et ensuite Coolie (1936), The Private Life of an Indian Prince (1953), peut-être la plus importante de ses œuvres écrites en Inde.
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