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#59802 - 03/23/01 05:02 PM Re: spanish sayings
Carole Chiaro Offline
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Registered: 01/29/01
Posts: 332
Loc: Danville, CA USA
Could we have the "translations" too?

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#59803 - 03/24/01 04:35 PM Re: spanish sayings
esperanza Offline
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Registered: 01/06/01
Posts: 775
Loc: New York City
"Con vino y esperanza todo se alcanza."

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#59804 - 03/26/01 08:38 PM Re: spanish sayings
CaliBasco Offline
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Registered: 10/17/00
Posts: 1495
Loc: Idaho
Here's my Asturian favorites:

"Con fabes y sidrina non fai falta gasolina"

(Con fabes y sidrina no hace falta gasolina...you figure it out...)

Also: "Las muyeres y manzanes deben ser asturianes."
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#59805 - 03/28/01 01:44 AM Re: spanish sayings
Miguelito Offline
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Registered: 01/23/01
Posts: 603
Con pan y vino se anda el camino

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#59806 - 04/05/01 05:46 PM Re: spanish sayings
jllawson Offline
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Registered: 11/09/00
Posts: 70
Loc: Boise, ID US
It is impressive to be on the same website with all these well-spoken linguist... but maybe you could show a little mercy and include the english translation so that we too may benefit from your knowledge.... por favor......

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#59807 - 04/05/01 06:44 PM Re: spanish sayings
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Registered: 03/31/01
Posts: 32
Loc: Minot, ND, USA
Sopla tu sopa y no la mia...Blow on your own soup and not on mine! (Mind your own busines)

El que corre con lobos aprende a aullar. He who runs with wolves learns to howl.

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#59808 - 04/05/01 09:02 PM Re: spanish sayings
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Registered: 05/06/00
Posts: 9080
Loc: Madrid, Spain (was Columbus, O...
When I can't keep my hands to myself (hehehe..), my madrileña ladyfriend tells me, "¡Toca tu nariz!" or "Touch your nose!" ("keep your hands to yourself"). OR is it "¡Toca tus narizes!"?? (Touch your noses!??)

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#59809 - 04/06/01 01:29 PM Re: spanish sayings
Asterault Offline
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Registered: 01/22/01
Posts: 536
Loc: Gijón
Entre dicho y hecho hay gran estrecho...

"Entre dicho y hecho hay un gran trecho..."

es como así, no?

[ 04-06-2001: Message edited by: Asterault ]

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#59810 - 04/08/01 02:07 PM Re: spanish sayings
JDR Offline
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Registered: 09/30/00
Posts: 57
Loc: asturias
"Dond' estes, haz lo que ves" = "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"

"Cuando la palme, ..." = "When I kick the bucket,.."

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