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Dichos, refranes y expresiones
El que quiere moños bonitos tiene que aguantar halones - If you want something you need to work hard for it.
La piña está agria - when something is difficult.
La piña está agria - when something is difficult.
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Exacto.
...porque aunque la sangre pesa más que el agua, no se puede tapar el sol con un dedo, así que, donde hubo fuego, cenizas quedan, y si el río suena, es porque agua trae.
Hacerse el chivo loco - To play dumb and unaware.
Es mejor andar solo que mal acompañado - Better to go alone than to keep bad company.
Gallina vieja da buen caldo- a mature woman has more experience.
Es mejor andar solo que mal acompañado - Better to go alone than to keep bad company.
Gallina vieja da buen caldo- a mature woman has more experience.
or.....as a slight alternative Es mejor estar solo que mal acompañado.
#2 and #3 of your post are used a lot in the Caribbean.
-MP.
I read an article last night and saw the expression por arribita.
How often have you seen or heard this expression used?
-MP.
How often have you seen or heard this expression used?
-MP.
Yo también.
That is actually a slang phrase and remember this thread is about dichos, refranes y expresiones which is not the same. Maybe some are harder to differentiate. There are many other slang phrases in Spanish to express being broke.
Along with the theme of being broke sometimes one has to hacer malabares to make ends meet. A popular expression used in many contexts.
-MP.
Sorry. I'll refrain from posting slang.
Although macuteo and tutumpote fall under that category, but, oh well...
It’s okay.....
I did mention in my post #35 that macuteo is slang and tutumpote is local vernacular which is the same. Dv8 was not aware so I just clarified the difference.
-MP.
it means: barely licked the surface (of a problem), right?
i do not remember seeing it before but it is a good one, i will definitely start using it.
Here are some that I hear often:
Eso lo sabe hasta la madre de los tomates - Everyone knows it.
Lo agarraron asando batatas - He got caught with his pants down.
Nunca digas de esa agua no beberé - Don't say you will never do something because you may have to do it someday.
Lo que va, biene - What goes around comes around.
Me hizo plancha - When a person does not do something they were committed to.
Eso lo sabe hasta la madre de los tomates - Everyone knows it.
Lo agarraron asando batatas - He got caught with his pants down.
Nunca digas de esa agua no beberé - Don't say you will never do something because you may have to do it someday.
Lo que va, biene - What goes around comes around.
Me hizo plancha - When a person does not do something they were committed to.
I saw the expression in an article about Cubans (in Cuba) ‘no hablan inglés’ and one of the reasons why the main one being a failing education system especially when it comes to specialty subjects like teaching English. It comments on the limited English that many know are typical words that they would say to foreigners and the fact that jineteras have vocabulary to survive in their type of job. They described the teaching of English in Cuba as por arribita meaning de manera superficial because the students don’t really learn or master it at all.
I think your description would fit in the context of the article as well.
-MP.
This is indeed a very common saying in both English and Spanish. Never say never and we all know why.
-MP.
I think everybody knows this saying: Si Dios quiere- God willing
Cuando Cuca bailaba- When talking about the olden days.
Cuando Cuca bailaba- When talking about the olden days.
Yes, how can we forget Si Dios quiere. I think it is one of the most common sayings in Spanish and one that you hear from a young age. It is one that is used from generation to generation.
Tus abuelos, tu papás sobre todo te lo dicen.
¿Qué opinas tú?.... En la RD y en el Caribe es muy común oír el dicho Si Dios quiere y no significa que la persona sea creyente simplemente es una manera de decir hasta cierto punto no tengo control sobre lo que va a pasar (más o menos).
Por ej, si preguntas a tu mamá si va a visitarte la semana que viene (vives lejos) y te contesta- Sí, mi hija si Dios quiere. En mi opinión, esa respuesta es muy cultural.
-MP.
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