Padre, si tus siervos se quedan callados, el dedo tuyo les caerá encima

English translation: Father, if your servants be/keep quiet, your finger might fall on them .

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Spanish term or phrase:Padre, si tus siervos se quedan callados, el dedo tuyo les caerá encima
English translation:Father, if your servants be/keep quiet, your finger might fall on them .
Entered by: jenny morenos

20:35 Dec 22, 2020
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Padre, si tus siervos se quedan callados, el dedo tuyo les caerá encima
Hello. Can you help me translate se quedan callados please ? Thank you so much.


Padre, si tus siervos se quedan callados, el dedo tuyo les caerá encima .

Father, if your servants are / keep silent, your finger will fall on them .

Father, if your servants be / kep quiet / remain silent, your finger will fall on them .

Father, if your servants keep their mouth shut / stay silent, your finger will fall on them .

Father, if your servants don't say a word, your finger will fall on them .
jenny morenos
France
Father, if your servants be/keep quiet, your finger might fall on them .
Explanation:
Another possibility.
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Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
Local time: 03:50
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thanks a lot for helping me out, your translation is very good!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Father, if your servants remain silent, your finger shall fall upon them
Steven Huddleston
4Father, if your servants be/keep quiet, your finger might fall on them .
Felipe Tomasi


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Father, if your servants remain silent, your finger shall fall upon them


Explanation:
This one is pretty straightforward.

Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 00:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks a lot for helping me out, i don't know what straithforward is.


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Father, if your servants be/keep quiet, your finger might fall on them .


Explanation:
Another possibility.

Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks a lot for helping me out, your translation is very good!
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