Perhaps you have heard some of these expressions in Spanish; but now you can be the one who makes use of them and with a special addition: in another language.
Throughout the world there are proverbs that are linked to each culture, as they are the result of its history.
Many times these proverbs have a fairly exact translation between one language and another. In some cases a literal translation can be made, and in others there is no way to translate them, but we know that they have phrases for the same type of situations and we can remember what to say when those situations arise.
If you don't want to meter la pata -'to screw up'-, here are 8 expressions to surprise you with in your next conversations in English.
I explain its meaning and how to say it in English.
#1.-
Spanish: Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
What does it mean?: You don't suffer for what you don't see or don't know.
English: Out of sight, out of mind
#2.-
Spanish: A palabras necias, oídos sordos.
What does it mean?: We should not pay attention to malicious comments.
English: Like water off duck's back.
#3.-
Spanish: La gota que rebalsó el vaso.
What does it mean?: Thing or event that, added to others or in certain circumstances, ends someone's patience
English: That's the straw that brokes the camel's back.
#4.-
Spanish: Pedirle peras al olmo.
What does it mean?: To ask for something that is very difficult or impossible.
(The elm is a tree whose fruit is not the pear)
English: To ask for the moon.
#5.-
Spanish: Estar entre la espada y la pared.
What does it mean?: Related to a limit situation with no apparent way out.
English: To be caught between a rock and a hard place.
#6.-
Spanishl: Dios los cría y ellos se juntan.
What it mean?: People who have similar interests, ideas, or characteristics tend to seek out and/or hang out with one another.
English: Birds of a feather flock together.
#7.-
Spanish: De tal palo, tal astilla.
What does it mean?: People who acquire some characteristics or qualities from their parents or from the environment in which they grow up
English: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
#8.-
Spanish: A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.
What it mean?: Life will go better for those who are proactive and take initiative.
English: The early bird catches the worm.
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