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En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey.

 

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Old October 01, 2009, 03:42 AM
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Lightbulb En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey.

Meaning that in a place where everybody has not skills, the one with one skill is an expert. IN English?
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Está bien literalmente traducida.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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Está bien literalmente traducida.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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