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Meanings of kaffirs in inglés

ruso
кафр
portugués
cafre

A slur used to refer to indigenous black people in South Africa; derived from the Arabic term for "unbeliever", i.e. pagan.

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Usage of kaffirs in inglés
1
I could understand their hatred for the English and the kaffirs.
The power of one
2
I'm telling you, it's blery hard work for two big kaffirs.
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3
Black people are still called kaffirs, and coloured people are nowhere.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
4
You go home at night, the kaffirs'll torch the place.
Mistress of the game
5
King sent one of his kaffirs to the police station to ask for our help.
A beautiful place to die
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The kaffirs use them to get around, Hansie said.
A beautiful place to die
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There is nothing at the station to see, only sleeping kaffirs waiting for the train.
The power of one
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St. John, that school, does it also teach kaffirs? I could see he was suddenly confused.
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Please, Meneer, he hates kaffirs just like you.
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10
He sells beans to kaffirs and coloureds.
A beautiful place to die
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Nor could he have any kaffirs with him who knew the secret of the Place of the Snake.
Prester John
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Not even kaffirs, which isn't natural.
The power of one
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And Boers just hate kaffirs anyway.
The power of one
14
He liked to help people, and he once told me he only hit kaffirs if they really did wrong.
The power of one
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We don't have to worry about them mixing blood with us or the kaffirs because it's against their religion.
A beautiful place to die
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For kaffirs. Hansie had the dumbstruck look of an idiot asked to explain the facts of life to an imbecile.
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cafre
Kaffirs through the time