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¿Acaso eran tan poco firmes que el miedo podía minarlos?
Were they so uncertain that fear could undermine them?
Si alguna vez tengo hijos, voy a asegurarme de no minarles el ánimo como me hicieron a mí.
If ever I have children, I’m going to make sure I never undermine them the way I was undermined.
cabe señalar en su descargo que el tiempo es desleal con ellos, rehúsa cumplir su cometido en parte: se limita a minarlos poco a poco, pero —cómo decir— sin avisarlos.
it must be said in their defence that time acts most disloyally in partly failing to fulfil its commitment to them: it merely slowly, little by little, undermines them, but – how I can put it? – without telling them.
El momento decisivo de la batalla tendría lugar en torno al portón de la ciudad, entre los tiradores de Gaza y los infantes y zapadores de Saladino, que intentarían cruzar el foso y alcanzar los muros para minarlos y reventarlos con fuego y abrir así una brecha por donde pudiese entrar la caballería.
The most important part of the battle would take place around the city gate, between Gaza’s archers and Saladin’s infantry and sappers. The enemy would attempt to cross the moat and reach the walls in order to undermine them and crack them with fire, thus causing a breach that would allow the cavalry to get inside the walls.
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