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Los Refranes
Los dichos espanolos
26
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
03/15/2009

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 


 

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Mientras en mi casa estoy rey soy
Definition
A man in king of his own castle
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No se ganó Zamora en una hora
Definition
wasn't won in a day
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No hay rosas sin espinas
Definition

"Every rose has it thorne"

 

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Ojos que no ven corazón que no siente
Definition
OUt of sight out of mind
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De la mano a la boca se pierde la sopa
Definition

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

 

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Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
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Querer es poder
Definition
where there is will there's a way
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Perro que ladra no muerde
Definition
A barking dog doesn't bite
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Cuatro ojos ven más que dos
Definition
Two heads are better than one
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Aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda
Definition

True to his nature

"Put lipstick on a pig"

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La práctica hace maestro
Definition
Practice makes perfect
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Al buen entendedor pocas palabrsa
Definition
Word to the wise
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El mandar no quiere par
Definition
Authority does not like to be shared
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No es oro todo lo que reluce
Definition
All that glitters is not gold
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De tal palo tal astilla
Definition
Chip of the old block
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El sapo a la sopa la tiene por muy guapa
Definition
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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Más vale tarde que nunca
Definition
better late than never
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Más vale solo que mal acompañado
Definition
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No hay mal que cien años dure
Definition
Every cloud has a silver lining
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En boca cerrada no entran moscas
Definition
Foot in mouth
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Sobre gustos no hay disputa
Definition
To each his own
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Si quieres tener enemigos presta dinero a tus amigos
Definition
If you want enemies loan money
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Dime con quién andas y te diré eres
Definition
you are known by the company you keep
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Del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho
Definition
easier said than done
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De rico pobre pasé y sin amigos me quedé
Definition
Money makes fairweather friends
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Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente
Definition
Snooze you loose
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