Here's a good way to learn some Spanish sayings and get a good laugh! We've provided you with equivalent sayings in English, but we also include a literal translation of each saying, which can be very humorous. Please use the form below if you'd like to contribute to this section.
| Original Spanish Saying: |
A buen hambre no hay pan duro |
| Literal Translation: |
To good hunger there's no hard bread. |
| English Equivalent: |
Beggars can´t be choosers. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
Ser un gallito. |
| Literal Translation: |
To be a little rooster. |
| English Equivalent: |
To be cocky. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
A falta de pan,las tortas son buenas. |
| Literal Translation: |
For lack of bread, the cakes are good. |
| English Equivalent: |
We'll just have to make do. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
El tiempo lo cura todo. |
| Literal Translation: |
Time cures everything. |
| English Equivalent: |
Time heals all wounds. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
En las malas se conocen a los amigos. |
| Literal Translation: |
In the bad ones, friends are met. |
| English Equivalent: |
A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
Hacer de tripas corazón. |
| Literal Translation: |
To make heart from guts |
| English Equivalent: |
To pluck up your courage |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
Hierba mala nunca muere. |
| Literal Translation: |
Bad grass never dies. |
| English Equivalent: |
The devil looks after himself / his own. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
No hay dos sin tres. |
| Literal Translation: |
There is no two without three. |
| English Equivalent: |
Misfortunes always come in threes. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo. |
| Literal Translation: |
The devil knows more for being old than for being the devil. |
| English Equivalent: |
There's no substitute for experience. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
Dime con quien andas, y te dire quién eres. |
| Literal Translation: |
Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are. |
| English Equivalent: |
You can judge a man by the company he keeps. |
| Original Spanish Saying: |
El que la hace, la paga. |
| Literal Translation: |
The one that does, pays. |
| English Equivalent: |
You've made your bed and now you have to lie in it. |
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