Modismos y Proverbios (Idioms/Proverbs)

Question 1

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Answer 1

No se ganó Zamora en una hora.

“Zamora was not won in a day”
Zamora is a town in Spain. It refers to a battle

Question 2

out of sight, out of mind

Answer 2

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

Question 3

think before you speak

Answer 3

antes de hablar pensar

Question 4

the best things in life are free

Answer 4

lo que no cuesta dinero, siempre es bueno

Question 5

we all make mistakes

Answer 5

el que tiene boca se equivoca

“he who has a mouth makes mistakes”

Question 6

you never know what you’ve got till it’s gone

Answer 6

nadie sabe lo que vale el agua hasta que falta

Question 7

a friend in need is a friend indeed

when something bad happens, you find out who your friends are

Answer 7

en el peligro se conoce el amigo

“in danger the friend is met”

Question 8

if you keep your mouth shut, you won’t put your foot in it

Answer 8

en boca cerrada no entran moscas (flies)

Question 9

you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

Answer 9

loro viejo no aprende a hablar

loro = parrot

Question 10

he who laughs last laughs longest

Answer 10

el que ríe último, ríe mejor

Question 11

the cure is worse than the sickness

Answer 11

peor es el remedio que la enfermedad

Question 12

speak of the Devil…

Answer 12

hablando del rey de Roma…

Question 13

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

love is blind

Answer 13

el sapo a la sapa tiénela por guapa

sapo = toad

Question 14

if you want something done well, do it yourself

Answer 14

si quieres ser bien servido, sírvate a ti mismo

Question 15

better late than never

Answer 15

más vale tarde que nunca

Question 16

time is money

Answer 16

el tiempo es oro

Question 17

there’s no time like the present

Answer 17

no hay tiempo como el presente

Question 18

better safe than sorry

Answer 18

más vale prevenir que curar

Question 19

don’t count your chickens (before they’re hatched)

Answer 19

no hay que vender la piel del oso (antes de cazarlo)

oso = bear cazar = hunt

Question 20

it’s no use crying over spilt milk

Answer 20

a lo hecho pecho

Question 21

the grass is always greener on the other side

Answer 21

nadie está contento con su suerte

Question 22

every cloud has a silver lining

Answer 22

no hay mal que por bien no venga

Question 23

something is better than nothing

Answer 23

algo es algo, peor es nada

Question 24

never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

Answer 24

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy

Question 25

absence makes the heart grow fonder

Answer 25

la ausencia es al amor lo que al fuego el aire "absence is to love what fire is to air"

Question 26

when the cat’s away the mice will play

Answer 26

cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones

Question 27

the end justifies the means

Answer 27

el fin justifica los medios

Question 28

two heads are better than one

Answer 28

cuatro ojos ven más que dos "four eyes are better than two"

Question 29

you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink

Answer 29

puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga "you can give advice to someone, but you can't make them follow it"

Question 30

many hands make light work

Answer 30

el trabajo compartido es más llevadero "the work shared is most bearable"

Question 31

to put all your eggs in one basket

Answer 31

poner toda la carne en el asador "to put all the meat on the grill"

Question 32

tricking or making fun of someone | pulling someone's leg

Answer 32

tomar el pelo "to take the hair"

Question 33

to be a piece of cake

Answer 33

ser pan comido "to be bread eaten"

Question 34

to be a little nuts/crazy

Answer 34

estar como una cabra "to be like a goat"

Question 35

straight shooter, someone who speaks their mind

Answer 35

no tener pelos en la lengua "don't have hairs on the tongue"

Question 36

no expense has been spared, money is no object

Answer 36

tirar la casa por la ventana "to throw the house through the window"

Question 37

to be amazed or stunned

Answer 37

quedarse de piedra "stay like a stone"

Question 38

to be surprised or astonished | jaw dropped

Answer 38

quedarse con la boca abierta "to stay with the mouth open"

Question 39

you can't please everyone

Answer 39

nunca llueve a gusta de todos "it never rains to everyone's liking"

Question 40

light as a feather

Answer 40

ligero como una pluma

Question 41

peas in a pod

Answer 41

son lobos de una camada

Question 42

birds of a feather flock together

Answer 42

dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres "Tell me with whom you walk and I'll tell you who you are"

Question 43

opposites attrach

Answer 43

los polos opuestos se atraen.