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| En boca cerrada no entran moscas |
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literal- flies do not enter a closed mouth
figurative- keep your mouth shut to stay out of trouble |
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| No hay que ahogarse en el vaso de agua |
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literal- do not cry over spilled milk
figurative- do not drown yourself in a glass of water |
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| m(accent A)s vale tarde que nunca |
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| El mundo es un pañuelo (squiggly over n) |
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literal- the world is a handkerchief
figurative- its a small world |
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literal-little by little one goes far
figurative-slow and steady wins the race |
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| No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír (accent or i) |
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| there is no worse deafness then he who does not want to hear |
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| El h(accent over a)bito no hace al monje |
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literal- the habit doesn't make the monk
figurative- clothes don't make the man |
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literal- to want is to be able
figurative- where there is a will there is a way |
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