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Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
Can you guess the English equivalent ... very similar but not 100 :)
KirstyJay
30-05-2011, 17:55
A Bird in the hand is worth more than 100 flying. :D
Or in English....
"A bird in the hand is worth 2 in a bush"
What about this one... What's the English equivalent?
"Tocando su umbligo."
Harmonicaman
30-05-2011, 18:41
Dare I ask what an "umbligo" is?
Dare I ask what an "umbligo" is?
ombligo is a bellybutton ...
Touching your bellybutton ? Has to be Touching wood but then who knows how the Spanish think lol
Touching your bellybutton ? Has to be Touching wood but then who knows how the Spanish think lol
Touch or knock on wood is toca madera ...
Is it something like stealing/pulling the rug under your feet
Porque hacerlo hoy si podemos hacerlo mañana
Porque hacerlo hoy si podemos hacerlo mañana
A Spanish proverb for tradesmen ??? :lol:
bonitatime
30-05-2011, 19:15
"Tocando su umbligo."
My understanding was it means somthing like doing nothing. But it is one of those phrases I have heard used but as I wasn't completely sure have never used. I will ask one of the children later.
My other half has just asked a collegue and she says it means doing nothing.
bonitatime
30-05-2011, 19:17
http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/Spanish-English.html
Is a list of Spanish proverbs with their english equivalents I found in my search for the meaning of the last one.
Is a list of Spanish proverbs with their english equivalents I found in my search for the meaning of the last one.
Some are really quite different
Ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos In for a penny, in for a pound
A Spanish proverb for tradesmen ??? :lol:
exactly.....
What about this one... What's the English equivalent?
"Tocando su umbligo."
doh ... just dawned on me ..... could be equivalent of "navel gazing" ???
KirstyJay
30-05-2011, 20:31
doh ... just dawned on me ..... could be equivalent of "navel gazing" ???No! It's equivalent in English is 'Twiddling your thumbs' :D
and yes, it's ombligo. I posted from my iPhone. My finger must have slipped. :o
I like this thread.... I find idioms interesting.
onelegnofeet
30-05-2011, 20:35
Deje que el que esta reparto de pecado la primera piedra .....................AY! Madre !!!!! this was said by jesus
I like this thread.... I find idioms interesting.
So do I and look what I have just found ... there's even a WiKi for Proverbs
with a proverb of the day :) De la mano a la boca se pierda la sopa
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