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A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
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A donde fueres, haz lo que vieres
When in Rome, do as the Romans do |
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A espaldas vueltas, memorias muertas
Out of sight, out of mind |
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A quien le venga el guante, que se lo plante
If the shoe fits, wear it |
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Agua que no has de beber, déjala correr
If it´s not for you, let it alone |
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Al buen entendedor, pocas palabras basta
A word to the wise is sufficient |
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Al que le pique, que se rasque
If the shoe fits, wear it |
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Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
Dress a monkey as you will, it remains a monkey still |
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Ayúdate que Dios te ayudará
God helps those who help themselves |
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Cada loco con su tema
Everyone to his hobby |
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Cada oveja con su pareja
Birds of a feather flock together |
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Con la vara que midas, serás medido
As ye judge others, so shall be judge |
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Cuando el río suena, agua lleva
Where there´s smoke, there´s fire |
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Donde menos se espera, salta la liebre
Things happen when you least expect them to. |
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De tal palo, tal astilla
A chip off the old block |
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Del árbol caído todos hacen leña
When is person is down, people will kick him |
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Del dicho al hecho hay un gran trecho
It is easier said than donde |
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Dime con quien andas, y te diré quien eres
A man is known by the company he keeps |
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Dios los cria y ellos se juntan
Birds of feather flock together |
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Donde hubo fuego, hay cenizas
(This proverbial expression, used in matters pertaining to love, indicates that a person is still carryin a torch for the other person involved) |
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El buen solo, bien se lame
(Proverbial expression indicating one´s preference to be by oneself than have to put up with bad company) |
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El hábito no hace al monje
Clothes don´t make the man |
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El hombre propone y Dios dispone
Man proposes and God disposes |
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El que a hierro mata, a hierro muere
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword |
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El que busca, encuentra
Seek and ye shall find |
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El que espera, desespera
He who lives in hope, dies in despair |
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El que la hace, la paga
As ye sow, so shall ye reap |
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El que mucho habla, mucho hierra
He who talks a lot, makes many mistakes |
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El que quiera celeste, que le cueste
If you want something badly enough, you must pay for it |
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El que se mete a redentor, sale crucificado
One shouldn´t "stick his neck out" |
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En boca cerrada no entran moscas
It pays to hold one´s tongue |
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La cabra tira al monte
What´s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh |
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La experiencia cria la ciencia
Practice makes perfect |
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La letra con sangre entra
Learning comes the hard way |
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La ropa sucia se lava en casa
Don´t wash your dirty linen in public |
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Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush |
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Más vale tarde que nunca
Better late than never |
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Más vale solo que mal acompañado
It´s better to be alone than have to put up with bad company |
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No es oro todo lo que reluce
All that glitters is not gold |
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No es tan fiero el león como lo pintan
His bark is wors than his bite |
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No hay mal que por bien no venga
It´s an ill wind that blows nobody good |
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No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oir
No one is so deaf as he who will not hear |
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No hay rosa sin espinas
Every rose has its thorns |
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No por mucho madrugar, amanece más temprano
Not matter how early you get up, you cannot hasten the dawn |
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No se ganó Zamora en una hora
Rome wasn´t built in a day |
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Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
What we don´t see, doesn´t hurt us |
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Perro que ladra no muerde
A barking dog never bites |
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Poco a poco se anda lejos
Little by little, one goes a long way |
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(Que) con su pan se lo coma
That´s his own affair |
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Quien a solas se ríe, de sus maldades se acuerda
He who laughs alone is remembering some wicked instances in his own life |
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Querer es poder
Where there´s a will, there´s a way |
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Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
Grasp all, lose all |
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Un clavo saca otro clavo
One nail drives out another |