Sentence examples of "servant" in English

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A cat is an unfaithful servant which we only keep by necessity. El gato es un sirviente infiel que solo mantenemos por necesidad.
Markets make a good servant, a bad master and a terrible religion. El mercado hace un buen sirviente, un mal maestro, y una terrible religión.
A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master. Un pájaro prudente escoge su árbol. Un sirviente sabio escoge a su amo.
Although I am her elder, she treats me as if I were her servant. A pesar de que soy mayor que ella, me trata como si fuera su sirviente.
The servants worked like ants. Los sirvientes trabajaban como hormigas.
Tom made his servants eat in the dark. Tom hizo que sus sirvientes comieran a oscuras.
My father was a civil servant, and my mother wasn't doing anything either. Mi padre era funcionario, y mi madre tampoco hacía nada.
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