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A DICTIONARY
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#panish proverbs,
COMPILED FROM
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SPAN IS H L A N G U A GE,
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH;
WITH EXPLANATORY ILLUSTRATIONS
FROM THE
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By John Collins.
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ci ENCIAs ToDAs.”
“I am of opinion, Sancho, that there is no Prorerb which
is not true, because they are all sentences drawn from
erperience itself, the Mother of all the Sciences.”
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AUTHOR'S PREFACE.
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SPANISH Proverbs have been long celebrated
for their pith and humour. The Spaniards enter-
tain so high an opinion of their merit, that they con-
sider the knowledge of them, and a readiness at
introducing them into conversation, as proofs of ta-
lent and acuteness.
The following collection was formed at intervals
of leisure from my mercantile pursuits, during se-
veral years residence in Spain. I had often thought
that a publication of them in England, in their pre-
sent arrangement, would be useful as well as enter-
taining. The great interest which the late political
affairs of that country have excited, has induced me
to carry this design into effect. To be conversant
in the Spanish language is now considered a literary
and a fashionable attainment; it has, in fact, become
a necessary study to the British merchant trading
with the Spaniards, from the recent increase of our
commercial intercourse with those extensive regions
where it is universally spoken.
I have paid particular attention to the correctness
of the Spanish. The orthography is conformable
to the last Edition of the Dictionary, published
by the Royal Academy at Madrid. The translations
iy PREFACE.
I have endeavoured to keep as literal as possible.
This will enable the learner of the Spanish to im-
prove himself, and not be without its advantages to
Spaniards who study our language. The illustra-
tions which follow, are introduced when the transla-
tion does not thoroughly convey the bearing and
application of the Proverb. The Latin quotations, I
trust, will not be thought inapplicable: they were
added with a view to a further illustration of the
sentiment conveyed by the adage, and not for any
purpose of displaying the Author's erudition. The
Spaniard will here find the trite and significant apho-
risms of his language not only translated, but ex-
emplified by passages from classical and other
authors, and he will observe that I have not, alto-
gether, forgotten those of his own country.
I present, therefore, this trifle to the world, with
the hope that it may not be deficient in usefulness
to Spaniards as well as my own countrymen; and
have only further to observe, that I trust it will be
found as free from errors as most of the publications
of a similar description, and thereby prove worthy
of the attention and patronage of the admirers of
Spanish wit and humour.
J. C.
VINCENT PLAce,
CITY RoAD, Is LiN GTo N,
1st September, 1823,
A
DICTIONARY
SPANISH PROVERBS, &c.
ABA D avariento por un bodigo pierde ciento.—
“The covetous abbot for one loaf loses a hun-
dred.”—Avarice commonly occasions injury to
the person who is governed by its influence.
Abad de bamba lo que no puede comer, dalo por
su alma-‘‘The imprudent abbot, who gives
for the good of his soul, what he cannot eat.”
A taunt upon those who only give away what
they cannot make use of themselves.
4balla pastor, las espaldas al sol—“Shepherd,
turn the backs of your flock to the sun.”—In
Spain it is considered injurious to the sheep to
graze with their heads towards the sun.
4 barba muerta, poca verguenza.--tº Little respect
is paid to the dead.”—The greatest of the dead
may be insulted by the basest of the living.
A
2 AB AB
Abaranse los adarves, y alºanse los muladares.—
“The high walls stoop, and the dung-hills
rise.”—Used when persons of note humble
themselves, and base persons assume import-
allC6.
Sublimes cecidere aula, stabula infima surgunt.
Abeja y oveja, y piedra que traveja, y pendola
tras oreja, y parte en la igreja, desea d, su
hijo la vieja.—“The old woman wishes her
son a bee, a sheep, a working stone (or mill),
a pen behind his ear, or a clerk's place, and a
degree in the church.”—Wishing him to enjoy
many good things at one time; shewing, the
weakness, and fondness of old age.
4 bestia loca, recuero modorro.—“A mad beast re-
quires a stupid driver.”
Convenit ignavo vehemens agitator asello.
4 bien te salgan hijo tus harraganadas.-“ Son,
God send no harm may come from your youth-
ful pranks.”—This is a saying of a father to
his son, who from a distance was braving a
dead bull.—It is used in derision of those, who,
when free from danger, boast of their courage.
A bocado haron, espolada de vino.—“ A lazy
mouthful must be spurr'd with wine.”—A man
with a bad appetite, must stimulate it with a
glass of wine.
Dolus iners, stimulante mero, descendit in alvum.
A boda ni bautizado, no vayas sin ser llamado-
“Don’t go to a wedding nor a christening with-
out having been invited.”—Advising persons
not to join in any entertainment without a par-
ticular invitation, especially where there is
eating and drinking. -
AB AB 3.
Aborreci el cohombro, y nacióme en el hombro.—
“I disliked cucumber, and it grew out upon my
shoulder.”—When any thing happens which
one most dreaded.
Abre el offo que, asan carne.—“Open your eyes,
they are roasting meat.”—Advice to persons
to observe prudence and precaution in their
affairs, to be prepared for what may happen to
them.
IIeu cave, jam verubus stridentes aspice carnes.
Abrenuncio Satanas mala capa llevarás.-‘‘ I re-
nounce thee, Satan! Thou shalt wear a shabby
cloak.”—A proverb supposed to be used by
two persons. The second part implying, that
if a man do not act like his neighbours in
getting money, he will be always poor.
Abril aguas mil—“Shewing how useful is rain in
this month.”
Imbribus innumeris campos humectet Aprilis.
Abril frio, pan y vino.—“A cold April, bread and
* wine.”—That is, it produces a plentiful season,
by retarding the spring.
Abril y Mayo, llave de todo el aſſo.-4: April and
May, the key of the whole year.”—From their
appearance you may form an opinion of the
remainder of the year. -
Alºjus et Aprilis spes maxima totius anni.
4 buelta del so/, caga el buey en el timon.—
‘Towards sun set, the ox dirts the plough.”
Meaning, when he is free form his day's work
and finds himself at ease.
Membra soluta jugo bene bossibi lambere
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A 2
# AB — AC
A buen bocado, buen grito.—“From a rich mouth-
ful, a heavy groan.”—Epicures suffer generally
from the gout, and other disorders, resulting
from the indulgence of their appetites. It is
also used to express, that we should not be
too careful of the expence and labour of an
undertaking, when its object is useful.
Difficilia qual pulchra.
,-, *
A buen compañon, buena compañia.—“A good
companion should have good company;” or,
“a good companion makes good company.”
A buen servicio mal galardon.—“Good service ill
rewarded.”
A buey viejo, concerros nuevos.-‘An old ox with
new bells.”—Applicable to an old beau dang-
ling after the belles.
“What will not beaux attempt to please the
fair.” DRY DEN.
A buey viejo, no le cates abrigo.- : Do not seek
a shelter for an old ox.”—Alluding to old per-
sons, who know from experience what they re-
quire.
Bos senior caute consulit ipse sibi.
A cabo de cien afios, los reyes son villanos, y acavo
de ciento y diez los villanos son reyes.—“At
the end of a hundred years, kings become
clowns, and at the end of an hundred and ten
clowns become kings.”—This denotes the
power of time—
“Time is like a fashionable host,
“That slightly shakes his parting guest by
th’ hand, -
“But with his arms out-stretch'd, as he would
fly, º
“Grasps the incomer.” SHAK.
AC —— AC 5
A cabo de cien aſios, todos seremos calvos.-‘‘We
shall be all bald an hundred years hence.”—To
remind us, that at the end of an hundred
years we shall be all dead and forgotten.
Post annos centum fugient discrimina vita.
A cada cabo tres leguas de mal quebranto.—“Every
way, or at every end, there are three leagues
of heart breaking.”—When a man's affairs are
so perplexed, that every attempt to extricate
himself from his embarrassments proves fruit-
less. &
A cada malo, su dia malo– Every wicked man
has his wicked day.”—We say, “Every dog
has his day.”
...A cada necio agrada su porrada.-‘‘Every fool is
pleased with his own blunder.”
4 cada ollaza su coberteraza-‘ Every large pot,
its large lid.”—We say, “Every jack must
have his jill.” -
4 cada puerco le viene su San Martin.—“ Every
hog has his St. Martin's day.”—The season for
killing hogs in Spain, is on or about the festival
of St. Martin, that is, about the middle of
November.
Stat sua cuique Sui Martini tempore cades.
4 canas honradas, no hay puertas cerradas-º No
doors are shut against honorable grey hairs.”
66 And on this forehead, where your verse has said
“The loves delighted, and the graces play'd,
( & Insulting age will trace his cruel way,
“And leave sad marks of his destructive sway.”
A 3 PRI or.
6 AC —— AC
A carne de lobo, diente de perro.—“For wolf's
flesh, a dog's tooth.”
A casa de tu hermano, no iras cada serano.—“Do
not go every evening to the house of your bro-
ther.”—Even with a brother we should observe
a certain respectful intercourse.
A casa de tu tia, mas no cada dia.-" Go to your
aunt's house, but not every day.”—It recom-
mends to avoid being troublesome by intrusion,
and making your company too cheap.
Dulcem amitam cultor ne quotidianus adito.
A celada de vellacos, mejor es el hombre por los pies
que por los manos.-‘Against villains in am-
bush, a man had better use his feet than his
hands.”—It is better to fly than expose oneself
by contending against superior strength, parti-
cularly with a concealed enemy.
Achacóso como Judio en Sabado.—“ As ailing
as a Jew on a Saturday.”—In Spain, when
the Jews were persecuted, those who were
steadfast in their faith, to avoid transacting
business on their Sabbath, pretended illness or
some other excuse upon the occasion; which
gave rise to the proverb.
Achaques al viernes para no ayunar.—“Ailings on
Fridays to avoid fasting.”—Applied to Ca-
tholics who pretend indisposition, to be dis-
pensed from abstaining from eating flesh on
fasting days;–also to those who find excuses
and raise difficulties against doing any thing
not agreeable to them. -
Achica compadre, y llevareis, la galga-‘‘Make it
less, gossip, and you shall have the greyhound.”
A proverb applied to those who lie without
Il CaSure,
AC — AC 7
A chico pararillo, chico nidillo.—“A little bird
must have a little nest.”—It is a contemptuous
expression, used to persons of mean origin and
attainments, who assume airs of importance,
and consider themselves competent to fill some
high office or station in life.
A clerigo hecho de frayle, no le fies tu comadre.—
6 & iš, not trust your gossip with a clergyman
who had been a friar.”—Much confidence in
the morality of one cannot be placed, who
had abandoned holy orders for another pursuit.
Acogerse à fidelium.—“To have recourse to Fi-
delium.”—Because when priests say the office
for the dead by heart, and cannot remember
the collect for the occasion, they use the com-
mon prayer, which begins “ Fidelium Deus.”
We say, “When a man is put to the shift.”
Acogerse à la iglesia.--‘‘To take refuge in the
- church.”—lt signifies, that besides the com-
mon acceptation for a delinquent to take re-
fuge in the church, it alludes to persons who
devote themselves to spiritual affairs, for the
purpose of entering upon holy orders.
Adaras confugere.
Acogi al raton en mi agujero, y volvióseme here-
dero.—“The rat sheltered himself in my hole,
and he became my heir.”—Which teaches not
to place confidence in one, of whose sincerity
you entertain any doubt, lest in time he may
abuse it.
4cometa quien quiera, el fuerte espera-" Let him
attack, who will, the strong wait.”—Alluding,
that there is greater valour in watching with
coolness the approach of danger, than in rush-
ing into it,
8 AC AD
A confession castañeta, absolucion de cañavereta.--
“A jocular confession must have absolution
with a cane.”—It alludes to persons who con-
fess their faults with such little contrition or
signs of repentance, that they seem rather to
be more proud than ashamed of them ; also
applied to those who make a jest of religion.
A cuentas viejas, barajas nuevas.-‘‘ Old reckonings
cause new quarrels.”—We say “short reckon-
ings make long friends.”—We should endeavour
in our transactions, even with our most inti-
mate friends, to keep them under a strict regu-
lation, in order to prevent disputes from arising
in settling them.
Acuestate sin cena, amanecerás sin deuda.—“Go
to bed supperless, and you will rise free from
debt.”—Advising that it is much better to de-
prive ourselves of some necessaries, than to go
into debt for them.
Adelante está, la casa del abad.—“The abbot's or
curate's house is farther on.”—An uncharitable
way of refusing alms to the poor.
Adevino de Valderas, quando corren las canales,
ue se mojan las carreras.-" The fortune-
teller of Walderas can foretel, that when the
spouts run, the streets will be wet.”—Said to
ridicule those persons who communicate as
news, what every body knows.
A dineros pagados, brazos quebrados.-‘‘ When
the money is paid, the arms are broken;”—that
is, people reluctantly work for money already
spent.—We say, “It is bad working for a
dead horse.”
AD —— AD 9
Adios rezando, y con el mazo dando.—“Praying
to God and working with the hammer.” De-
pend rather on your exertions than your prayers.
The allusion is to the waggoner in Hºsop, who,
when his waggon was overturned in a ditch,
prayed loudly for the aid of Hercules.
Adivinar portela de cedazo.—“To guess at things
through a sieve.”—To make a mystery of what
is visible.
Administradorcillos, comer en plata y morir en
grillos.-‘‘ Guardians and administrators of
little wealth, eat on plate and die in irons.”—
They generally live well upon the legacies con-
fided to their care, and end their days in prison.
Ltdoba tu paño, y pasarás tu aſto.—“ IBrush your
cloth and you will look smooth all the year.”—
Advice to persons to observe economy.
Qui casum stillae non sarcit, sarciet a des.
A do ira el buey que no are?—“To what place
can the ox go, where he must not plough f"—
There is in every rank and occupation in life,
cares and troubles which must be endured.
4 do sacán y no pon, presto llegán al hondon —
“Where you take out, and don't put in, the
bottom will soon be found.” ºf
Semper enim refice; aut me post amissa
requiras.
4 dos palabras, tres porradas.-" For every two
words three blunders.”—Said of those who
talk much nonsense.
“He who now to sense, now nonsense leaning,
“Means not, but blunders round about a
meaning.” Pop E.
10 AE AF
A ellos padre, vos ū las berzas yo a la carne.—
“To those, father, you for the cabbage, and I
for the meat.”—It is humorously said to per-
sons who invite you to partake of the com-
mon dishes, whilst they help themselves to the
delicacies.
Tu caules sectare parens; ego carnibus insto.
A falta de hombres buenos, le hacen a mi padre
alcalde.—“From the want of good men, they
made my father a magistrate.”—This proverb
is used, when a man is elected to an office when
no other would accept of it.
A falta de pan, buenos son tortas.-‘‘When bread
is wanting, Oaten cakes are excellent.”
Afanar, afanar, y nunca medrar-‘ To toil and
toil and never thrive.”—Applied to many per-
sons who are so unfortunate, that, however in-
dustrious and diligent, they can never better
their circumstances.
Multa laborantem nullo ditescere censu.
Aficion es la que sana, que no el palo de la barca.--
“It is affection heals, and not the chip of an
old boat.”—Conceit goes far in the cure of
complaints.
A fuera mariperez, que malos tiros tienes.—“Be
off, madam, your tricks don't suit.”—It is used
in contempt of persons who have some evil
habits, which they practise so as to give scandal.
A fuer de Aragon, buen servicio mal galardon.—
“According to the custom of Aragon, good
service has a bad reward.”—This happens in
other places besides Aragon.
A fuerza de villano, hierro en medio.—“Against
the strength of a crown, you must oppose
AG — AG 31.
iron;”—meaning, you must not enter into a
personal contest with a clown, with any other
weapon than your sword.—We think and act
differently.
A galgo viejo, echale liebre no conejo.-‘‘Send an
old greyhound after a hare, not after a rab-
bit.”—Employ men of talent and experience,
for the discharge of any important duty.
A Gallego pedidor, Castellano tenedor.—“To a beg-
garly Galician place a covetous Castilian.”—The
Castilians reproach the Galicians with being
beggars, arising from the poverty of their pro-
vince, and the Galicians retort the compliment
by saying the Castilians are a close-fisted race
of people, who are full of pride and meanness.
Agosto frio en rostro.—“In August cold in the
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face.”—That is, in the month of August the
mornings and evenings begin to be cold.
Agosto y vendimia, no es cada dia, y si cada año,
unos con ganancia, otros con daño–" The har-
vest and vintage come not every day, and al-
though yearly, some yield gain and others
loss.”—To shew the necessity of being provi-
dent, by providing for a bad year. -
Agradecedmelo vecinas, que quiero bien à mis hijas.
“Be thankful to me, neighbours, for I love my
daughters.”—Applicable to persons who, , for
having done their duty, would have others be
pleased or thankful to them for it.
4 gran arroyo, pasar postrero–" In passing a
great stream keep the last.”—To shew the ne-
cessity of caution where there is a chance of
danger.
192 AG ——— AG
A gran salto, gran quebranto.—“A great leap
gives a great shake.”—Great risks occasion
great anxieties.
Agua al higo y á la pera vino.—“Water to the fig,
and wine to the pear.”-—Advice to drink water
with the fig, and wine with the pear; the fig
being of a hot nature, and the pear of a cold
Olle, -
Post ficus latices, post pira vino bibe.
Agua de sierra, y sombra de piedra.—“Water from
the mountain and shade of a stone;”—That is,
they are to be preferred; the water from the
rocky hills being more wholesome than the
river or rain water, and the shade of a stone
wall better than that from trees.
Agua fria y pan caliente mata la gente.—“Cold
water and hot bread kill people.”—Meaning
they are both unwholesome.
Agua pasada no muele molino.—“Water that has
run by, will not turn the mill.”—Shewing the
little importance that should be placed on
things past, when they are no longer of use.
Prateritis fruges non mola frangit aquis.
Agua sobre agua, ni cura ni llava. –“ Water upon
water neither cures nor washes.”—We say “Too
much of one thing is good for nothing.”
Agua va.—“Here goes water.”—A warning used in
some parts of Spain and Portugal, to persons
in the street, to avoid the contents of certain
utensils falling upon them from the windows.
Aguja de San German,—“St. Germain's needle.”
It is used to express a person who is always in
a bustle, and can never keep quiet in one
place.—Why they use it I cannot find out.
AG AJ IS
Aguja en pajar.—“A needle in a straw loft.”—We
"say *Á needle in a bundle of hay.”
A hija casada, salem nos yernos.-" When our
daughter is married, sons in law appear.”—
When we are not in need, we experience great
kindness, and offers of friendship.
Ahogarse en poco agua.-“To drown oneself in
little water.”—To be overcome with trifles.
Levibus succumbere malis.
Ahora hervia, y ya es agua fria.-‘‘ It just now
boiled, and now it is cold water.”—It is used
metaphorically of one who is in a great passion,
and is frightened into a sudden calmness.
Ahora que tengo oveja y borrego, todos me dicen,
en hora buena estèis Pedro.—“Now that I
have got an ewe and a lamb, every body wishes
me “good day Peter.”—One way of explain-
ing the kindness of the world.
Ahorrar para la vejez, ganar un maravedi, y beber
tres.—“To save for old age, earn one mara-
vedi, and drink three.”—It is used ironically
to extravagant young persons, who squander
their time and money without reflecting upon
the miseries of old age oppressed with poverty.
A ira de dios no hay casa fuerte.—“Against God's
wrath no house is strong.”—Signifying, that
against the just indignation of God, when he
is pleased to visit us with his wrath, no power
or will can resist it.
Ajo y vino puro, y luego verás quien es cada uno-
“With garlick and pure wine you will soon
see what every man is.”—The Spaniards apply
this proverb to mixed parties, who wish to know
14. AL– AL
one another—supposing the vulgar will use
garlick, and the genteel choose the best wine
by the refinement of their tastes.
Alabata merda, que el rio te lleva-" Sing thy
praises, O t—d! the river carries thee away.”
It is said of mean persons who are suddenly
placed in high stations.
Alabate cesto, que venderte quiero.—“Praise thy-
self, hamper, I want to sell you.”—To suc-
ceed in any undertaking, we must depend upon
our own merit, and not so much on the pro-
tection of others. We say, “Hold up your
head, there's money bid for you.”
Alabate polla, que has puesto un huevo, y ese huero.
“Praise thyself chick, thou hast laid an egg,
and that a bad one.”—Applied to one who
claims a merit for some action, when he does
not deserve it.
A la bestia cargado, el sobornal la mata.-" The
over-burthen kills the beast.”—We say, “’Tis
the last feather breaks the horse's back.”
A la boda del herrero, cada qual con su dinero.—
“Every one goes with his own money to the
blacksmith's wedding.”—It is said of inhabit-
ants of country towns, where there is but one
blacksmith. They pay him, on certain occa-
sions, great attention, in consideration of his
general utility to them.–It alludes also to that
description of persons who pay court to others
only when they have a prospect of a return.
.4 la burla derarla quando mas agrada.-" Leave
a jest, when it pleases you best.”
“He that hath a satirical vein, as he maketh
AL –— AL 15
others afraid of his wit, so he had need be
afraid of others memory.” BAcon.
“Aspera facetia, ubi nimiser vera trarére, acrem
sui memoriam relinquunt.” TAcITUs.
A la cabeza, la comida la endereza.-‘‘Eating re-
moves the head ache.”—Pains in the head com-
monly proceeds from a foul or an empty sto-
mach, occasioned by intemperate drinking, or
too long abstinence from food, and moderate
eating removes them.
A la dicha que haveis padre, ahorcado has de
morir.—“ By the good luck you have, father,
you must die on the gallows.”—Said when a
person is unfortunate in every thing he under-
takes.
Al agradecido mas de lo pedido.—“To a grateful
man give more than he asked.”
“A grateful mind
“By owing owes not, but still pays.”
M1 LTO N.
A la hambre no hay pan malo.—“To the hungry
man, no bread is bad.”—We say “hunger is
good sauce;” or, “hungry dogs will eat dirty
puddings.”
“Thus much to the kind rural gods we owe,
“Who pity'd suffering mortals long ago;
“When on harsh acorns hungrily they fed,
“And gave 'em nicer palates, better bread.”
DRY DEN's JUv.
4 la hija mala, dineros, y casaria.-4: A vicious
daughter must have money and be married.”
Advice to parents, if they have a daughter who
is likely to lose her reputation.
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Al alcayde, y á la donzella, no le diga nadie, “Si
go quisiera.”—“Let no one say to a governor
of a fort, or to a maid, ‘If I would,” meaning,
if I would I could “ take your fort,’ &c.”—A
good piece of advice to presumptuous persons.
Al aldeano, dale el pie, y tomarte hā la mano.—
“Give a clown your foot, he'll take you by the
hand.”—That is, if you give some folks an
inch they'll take an ell.
Nimia familiaritas licentiam facit.
A la larga el galgo à la liebre mata.-‘‘ In the
long run the greyhound kills the hare.”—Per-
severance overcomes difficulties.
A la luna, el lobo al asno espuga.—“The wolf
picks off the fleas of the ass by moonlight.”
Signifying that he devours him. It alludes to
sharpers who prey upon the unwary and inex-
perienced, by introducing games of chance at
unseasonable hours, or under circumstances
which give them every advantage over their ad-
VerSarles,
A la mala costumbre, quebrarle la pierna-‘‘Break
the leg of a bad habit.”—We must by a perse-
vering violence to ourselves, abandon bad and
inveterate habits.
A la mal casada, miradle à la cara.—“Observe
the countenance of the woman who has a bad
husband.”—The face of the wife generally in-
dicates the character of her husband. -
Al amigosu vicio.—“Your friend with his vice.”
Signifying, you must not forsake your friend
because he has some faults.
“Amici vitium ni feras, prodis tuum.”
Pu B, SY.
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Al amor el remedio, es tierra en medio.—“The
remedy for love is land to separate it.”—to
signify that absence or distance is the best re-
medy for it.
A la moza con el mozo, y,al mozo con el bozo.—
“The maid with the youth, and the youth with
the beard appearing upon the upper lip.”—
Giving to understand, that the marriage of
young people should not be long delayed.
A la moza mala, la campana la llama, y á la buena
en casa la halla.—“The bell calls an idle ser-
vant, but the good one is always at hand.”
Others say,
A la moza mala, la campana la llama, y lá mala
mala ni campana ni nada.--" The bell calls an
idle wench ; but if she be very bad, neither bell
mor any thing else will she obey.”
A la muerte de mi marido, poca cera, y mucho
pavilo.—“ At the death of my husband, plenty
of wicks, and little wax.”—A saying of a wo-
man who gave directions respecting her hus-
band's funeral. In Catholic countries it is the
custom to burn wax lights at deaths and fune-
rals. -
A la muerte, no hay cosa fuerte-‘‘Nothing is
strong against death.”
“ — Mors sola fatetur,
“Quantula sint hominum corpuscula.”
- JUVENAL.
Death alone confesses the weakness and debility
of the body of man.
A la muger barbuda, de leftos la saluda.-" Salute
a woman with a beard at a distance.”—Ad-
vising persons to avoid women with beards,
they being of warm and impetuous dispositions.
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A la muger brava, dala la soga larga.--" Give
an unruly wife plenty of rope.”—We say,
“Give a man rope enough, and he'll hang him-
self;”—signifying, leave him to the full enjoy-
mant of his follies, and their consequences will
soon make him repent.
Femina si insultat tu hamum laware me-
mento.
A la muger casada, no la dés de la barba-‘ Do
not nod at a married woman.”—That is, do
not make any signs for the purpose of allure-
ment. The Spaniards are very sensitive in this
particular, and are ready to resent it; they
therefore are the best to give advice upon the
occasion.
A la muger casta, dios le basta.-" God is suffi-
cient for a chaste woman.”—We say “A virtu-
ous woman is a jewel to her husband.”
...A la muger casta, pobreza la hace hacer feeza.-
“Poverty obliges a chaste woman to commit
a shameful action.”
“Magnum pauperies opprobium jubet
“Quidvis aut facere aut pati.”
HoR.
“He whom the dread of want ensnares,
“With baseness acts, with meanness bears.”
A la muger mala, poco le aprovecha guardarla.
“It is to little purpose to watch a vicious wo-
man.”—When a woman is determined upon
mischief, her artifices will overcome every diffi-
culty.
“Pone seram cohibe; sed quis custodiet ipsos
“Custodes 2 Cauta est & ab illis incipit
uror.” - JU v.
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.4 la muger ventanera, tuercela el cuello, si la
quieres buena.-‘‘Wring the neck of the woman
who is fond of shewing herself at the window,
if you would make her good for any thing;"—
that is, reprove and admonish her.
4 la muger y á la mula, por el pico la hermosura.
“A woman and a mule must be made handsome
by the mouth.”—That is, with good keeping.
A la muger y á la picaza, lo que vieres en la
plaza.-“To a woman and a magpie, what
you see in the market place.”—Signifying, not
to trust a woman with secrets, or any thing of
importance, from the danger of their being
made public.
A la mula con halago, y al cavallo con el palo.—
“A mule must be caressed, and a horse
beaten.”
A la mula, freno en gula-‘A mule must be
bridled by the throat.”—That is, kept with a
tight rein.
.Al Andaluz hazle la cruz, y al Genöes très-“Make
one sign of the cross to an Andalusian, and
three to a Genoese.”—A saying of the Casti-
lians who have no good opinion of the Anda-
lusians, and a much worse one of the Genoese.
A la noche y con aguacero, no es bueno traer, som-
brero.—“On a stormy night you should not
wear your hat.”—It is a sailor's phrase—“ som-
brero” meaning a “top-sail.” -
A la par, es negar y tarde dar—“It is equal to re-
fuse, and to delay much in giving.”
“Pars beneficii est, quod petitur, si cito neges.”
- PUB. SY.
“Lend readily, if lending you propose,
“He doubly gives who gracefully bestows.”

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A la puta y al juglar, a la vejez le viene mal.--
“A whore and a buffoon fare ill in their old
age.”
A la puta y á la trucha, do no catares la busca.—
“ Look for a whore and a trout where you
least expect to find them.”—Meaning, they are
to be found in very unlikely places. r
A la ramera, y á la lechuga, una temporada les
dura-" A whore and a lettuce last one sea-
son.”—Both soon decay and wither.
A las barbas con dineros, honra hacen los cavelleros.
“Beards and money do honor to gentlemen.”
Old age alone is not sufficient to command re-
spect; it must be supported by wealth and
honor. It is also used to signify that wealthy
old persons are much courted from interested
motives.
Ditem opibus civem, civis generosus honorat,
A las malas lenguas tireras.-‘‘ Bad tongues re-
quire the scissars.”
Al asno muerto, la cevada al rabo.—“When the ass
is dead, the barley at his tail.”—A reproof to
those who are slow in doing charitable actions.
They withhold their assistance until the object
of it is too frequently unable to enjoy it.
Al asno y al mulo, la carga al culo.—“The ass
and the mule must have the burthen on the
hinder part.”—It is used to signify that obstinate
and incorrigible persons must be cudgelled like
an ass or mule.
4 las romerias y á las bodas van las locas todas-
“To holiday pilgrimages and to weddings, all
the women of levity repair.”—It is said, on ac-
count of the bad opinion that is entertained of
the women who frequent those festivals.
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A las veces ruin puerco, come la mejor bellota.--
“Sometimes a bad hog eats the best acorns.”
Lean people generally eat more than fat ones.
It also means, that the worst men generally
fare best. -
Ante alios vili glans ponitur optima porco.
A la vaca harta, la cola hace cama-‘‘A cow,
with her belly full, makes her bed with her tail.”
When a beast is well fed it can sleep in any
place.
A la vasija nueva, dura el resabio de lo que se echa
en ella.-‘‘ A new vessel will retain the flavor
of that with which it was at first filled.”
“ Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odo-
rem testa diu.” HoR.
“The odours of the wine that first shall
stain
“The virgin vessel, it shall long retain.”
FRANcis.
A la vejez aladarez de pez.-‘‘Black hair on the
temples in old age.”—Alluding to old men,
when they dye their hair black to appear young,
as the hair on the temples is commonly the first
that turns grey. -
Comam dum tingis juvenem te fingere tentas.
A la vejez virueias-“The small pox in old age.”
Any thing out of season.
A la viña guarda el miedo, y no viñadero.—“Fear
watches the vine, and not the man.”—That is,
fear of punishment. -
Alazan tostudo antes muerto que cansado.—“A dark
sorel horse will die before he'll jade.”—So
good an opinion the Spaniards have of that
coloured horse.
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Al borracho fino, no le basta agua mi vino-" An
habitual drunkard has never a sufficiency of
either wine or water.”
“O monst’rous beast ! how like a swine he lies'
“Sirs, I will practise on this drunken man.”
SHAK.
Non aqua, non vinum potorem expleverit acrem.
Albricias padre que el culo os veo.—“Give me my
reward, father, for my good news, for I see
your breech.”—This they apply to those in re-
dicule, who, when they report some insigni-
ficant matter for great news—or when a man
makes great haste to carry bad news.
Al buen amigo, con tu pan y con tu vino.—“To a
good friend, with your bread and wine.”—Re-
commending to treat your friend hospitably.
Al buen callar, llaman Santo.—“ Good silence is
called holiness.” — Moderation in speech is
considered a proof of virtue, because he who
talks little, seldom robs his neighbour of his
good name. #
Al buen consejo, no se halla precio.—“Good ad-
vice is inestimable.”
Al buen entendedor, pocas palabras, or, Al buen
entendedor, breve hablador—“To one of good
understanding a few words suffice.”—We say,
“A word to the wise.”
Albuen pagador, no le duelen prendas-“A good
paymaster is not in pain for his pledges.”—It
signifies that a man who is punctual in his
payments has no occasion to raise money on
pledges. . .
Solvere quisquis acet, dat pignora quaqua
libenter.
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Al buen varon, tierras agenas patria le son.—“A
good man finds his native soil in every country.”
We say, “A citizen of the world.”
Al buey derarle mear, y kartarle de arar.—“Give
an ox his belly-full of ploughing, but also time
to stale.”
Al buey por el cuerno y al hombre por la palabra.
“The ox is held by the horn, and a man by his
word.”—In Spain oxen are yoked by the horns;
and the proverb shews, that a man's word
ought to bind him as strongly as the ox to the
Cal's
Al cabo de los años mil, torna el agua a su cubil.
“At the end of a thousand years, the water re-
turns to its cask.”—That is, in the process of
time, we return to the use of customs which
had been long before abolished. -
Unda suum repetit post annos mille meatum.
Al cabo de un aſſo, tiene el mozo las mafias de su
amo.—“ At the expiration of a year, the man
has the habits of his master.”—Either he
knows how to please him, or he has acquired
his ill qualities.
Post annum famulus mores perdiscet heriles.
Alcalde de aldea, el que lo quiere ese lo sea.—“Let
him that wishes it, be mayor of a village.”—
Meaning, let those who are fond of foolish
honors, which give great trouble and no profit,
enjoy them.
4lcanza quien no canza-‘‘He who is least trou-
blesome obtains his wish.”—Said to those per-
sons who are too importunate and troublesome
in asking for favors. - . .
Sape cupita tenet quicumque tenacius instat.
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Al cavallo has de mirar, que à la yegua no has
de catar.—“You must look at the horse, and
not at the mare.”—That is, for the breed. . It
is used to shew that rank and blood must be
on the side of the male, in family alliances.
Al comer de los tocinos, cantan padres y hijos, al
pagar sus à llorar—“ Whilst they eat the
bacon, fathers and sons are merry, but when
they pay for it they are sad.”
Al descalabrado, nunca le falta un trapo, que
roto que sano.—“A man with a broken head
never wants a rag.”—Signifying, when a man
meets with a misfortune which don't require
much trouble or expence to relieve, he meets
with many who pity and offer him assistance;
and also that there is no misery without relief.
Al desdichado, poco le vale ser esforzado.—“ It
avails little for an unfortunate man to be brave.”
The man who is unsuccessful is generally con-
sidered to be in the wrong. The French say,
“Qui perd peche.”—“ He who loses, sins.”
Al dia bueno abrele la puerta, y para el malo te
apereja-‘‘ Open the door to a lucky day, and
prepare opportunity to better your fortune for
a bad one.”—Take advantage of a favorable
opportunity to better your fortune, and provide
for adversity.
Alegrias alwarderos, gºvems el valado.—“Re-
joice, Carriers for the fence is on fire.”—
That is, a fence which prevented them from
taking a short cut; infº to those who re-
joice at mischief, in hopes of deriving some
advantage from it. º:

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Alegrias antruejo, que mafiana serás ceniza—“Re-
joice, Shrovetide! for to-morrow thou wilt be
ashes.”—It has its origin from the last day of
the Carnival, the next being Ash Wednesday.
It is also said to those who rejoice immode-
rately, to remind them that sorrow may follow.
Carnivora devota gula, devota choreis
Nunc lastare dies; cras eris ipsa cinis.
Alegria secreta, candela muerta-‘ Secret joy is
like a candle extinguished.”—Meaning, that
joy should be communicated to others.
“Then I'll sit down: give me some wine;
“I drink to the general joy of the whole
table.” SHAK.
Al enfermo que es de vida, el agua lees medecina.
“Water is medicine to a sick man who has long
to live.”—Applied to fortunate persons, whose
very crosses prove serviceable for promoting
their welfare.
Al enemigo que huye, la puente de plata.-‘‘Make
a silver bridge for your flying enemy.”—It
suggests that your enemy by being closely pur-
sued may become desperate, and recommends
the affording him facilities for his escape.
Qui fregit, huic hosti patulum protendito pontem.
4l fin final, servir à Dios, y no hacer mal—“In
conclusion serve God, and do no ill.”—Ad-
dressed to preachers of long sermons, who tire
their congregations with drowsy exhortations
to morality. w
4l fin, se canta la gloria.-" The ‘Glory be,’ &c.
is sung at the end.”—In the Church service
the “Glory be,” &c. is sung at the end of each
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psalm. The proverb has the same signification
with ours, “Don’t halloo 'till you get out of
the wood.” Mark the end.
Al frayle, como de faz, fayle.—“Do by the friar
as he does by you.”
Al frayle hueco, soga nueva, y almendro seco.—“A
proud friar requires a new rope and a dry
almond tree:”—Meaning, that he deserves to
8,
be hanged.
Al freir de los huevos lovereis.-‘You will find it
out when you are about to fry the eggs.”—
The proverb has its origin from a thief, who,
having stolen a frying-pan, was met by the
master of the house as he was going out, who
asked him his business there; he answered,
“You will know it when you go to fry the
eggs.”—It also implies, that one is sensible of
his faults when he feels their consequences.
Eritus acta probat.
Al gato por ser ladron, no le eches de tu mansion.
“Do not turn the cat out of your house for
being a thief.”
Algo ageno, no hace heredero.—“Property of others
don't make the heir;”—which implies, that an
estate belonging to another person, that is frau-
dulently obtained, does not prosper in the hands
of the heir.
Non justum dominum res aliena facit.
Algodon cogid, qual la hallares, tal te la doy-
“She gathered cotton, take her as you find
her.”—Signifying, that women who have been
working in the fields, can have no one to an-
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swer for their honesty.—It includes all women
who are fond of rambling. or
Algo es queso, pues se da por peso.-‘‘Cheese is
something since it is given by weight.”—It is
said to those of nice palates, who decline par-
taking of common fare—meaning, that it is of
some value, and not altogether to be despised.
Algo se há de hacer, para blanca ser—“Some-
thing must be done to become white.”—This
is said in allusion to the Spanish ladies, who
are generally of dark complexions. They use
a fine white powder, called Cascarilla, with
which they rub their skin to make it appear
fairer. It is applied also to persons who, hav-
ing committed something injurious to their
honour and reputation, must, by the strictest
observance of good conduct, recover their cha-
racter and good name.
Algo va de Pedro & Pedro.—“There is some diſ-
ference between Peter and Peter.”—It alludes
to two persons of one name, of opposite
manners and reputation.
Aſguacil descuidado, ladrones cada mercado.—“An
indolent magistrate will have thieves every
market day.”—Alluding to the disorders which
arise from the neglect of the officers of justice.
All gusto estragado, lo dutce es amargo.—“To a
depraved taste, sweet things are bitter.”
Al hacer temblar, y al comer sudar.—“To quake
at work, and to sweat at meals.”—Applicable
to lazy persons who are fond of good eating
and drinking, but tremble at the apprehension
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of industrious employment. We say “He has
two stomachsto eat, and never a one to work.”
Alhaja que tiene boca, nadie lo toca.—“ No one
will meddle with a piece of furniture that has a
mouth.”—That is, none care for such things
as require constant care and expence.
Al hijo de tu vezina, quitale el móco, y casale con
tu hija.—“Wipe your neighbour's son's nose,
and marry him to your daughter.”
Al hombre bueno, no le busquen abólengo.—“ Do
not search for a good man's pedigree.”
“ Virtus sola nobilitat.
“ Virtue alone ennobles.”
“ Worth makes the man, and want ofit, the fellow;
“The rest is all but leather or prunello.”
- º; Po P E.
Al hombre comedor, ni cosa delicada, ni apetito
en el sabor.—“An immoderate eater must not
be provided with dainties, mor savoury sauces.”
Al hombre desnudo, mas vale dos camisones que
uno.—“For a naked man two shirts are better
than one.”
Al hombre harto, las cerezas le amargan.—“ When
a manis satiated, cherries taste bitter to him.”
Al hombre inocente, dios le endereza la simiente.
“ God causes the good man's seed to flourish.”
Al hombre mayor, darle honor—" Honour old
age.”
Al hombre mezquino, bastale un rocino.—“ One
magis enough for a miser.”
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Al hombre osado, la fortuna le da la mano.—“For-
tune presents her hand to a daring man;" or,
“Fortune favors the bold.”
Audaces fortuna juvat, timidosque repellit.

Al hombre pobre, capa pârda y casa de robre,
taza de plata y olla de cobre.—“A poor man
should have a grey cloak, a house built of oak,
a silver cup, and a copper pot.”—Signifying
that they will wear a longer time.
Al hombre por la palabra, y albuey por el cuerno.
“Hold a man by his word, and an ox by his
horn.”
Cornibus ut taurus, verbis homo quisque tenetur.
Al hombre vergonzöso, el diablo le truro àl pala-
cio.—“The devil conveyed the modest man to
the palace.”—It alludes to the fashionable vices
which prevail among courtiers in the palace,
where a modest man will soon get corrupted.
Al hombre viejo, mudale tierra y dará el pellejo.”—
“Remove an old man from his native place,
and he will leave you his skin.”—When a man
has grown old in his native country, it is dan-
gerous to leave it, as the proverb expresses.
Al invierno lluvioso, verano abundoso.-" A rainy
winter is followed by a plentiful summer.”
Al judio dādle un palmo, y tomard quatro—
, “Give a Jew a span, and he'll take four.”—
W. say, “Give him an inch and he'll take an
e .”
Al labrador descuidado, ratones le comen lo sem-
brado.—“The mice devour what the careless
husbandman sows.”
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Allā me ileve dios a morar, do un huevo vale tsu
real.—“God convey me to reside where an
egg is worth a groat.”—This shews a great
desire for riches; where there is an abundance
of money the necessaries of life are dear in
proportion. ×
Allā se me ponga el sol, do tengo el amor.—“ May
the sun set to me, where my love dwells.”—A
warm expression of a lover's wish, that his
days may be spent with the object of his affec-
tions.
“Amor solo reyna porque tú le inspiras
“Fuego y poder con tus divinas luces,
“Vice del ayre que al hablar respiras, *
“Nace en las flores que al andar produces.”
ARRIAzA.
Love only reigns, by thy bright eyes inspir’d,
His flame resistless by their influence fir’d,
He breathes the air thy genial voice supplies,
He lurks in flowers, which in thy presence rise.
Allā vē la lengua, do duela la muela.-‘‘ The
tongue touches the tooth that aches.”—Every
individual is ready to speak of those affairs
which give him trouble and uneasiness.
Alla vä Maria con quanto havia.-" There goes
Mary with all she had.”—Applied to those who
are fond of finery, and who spend all their
money to gratify their vanity.
Alla vän leyes, donde quieren reyes.-" The laws
go which way kings please.”—Some monarchs
interpret the laws agreeably to their passions,
The Spaniards know this from sad experience,
Dat veniam corvis, verat censura columbas:
Regis ad imperium foºdera cuncta fluunt,
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Al lavar saldrà la mancilla.—“The spot will come
out in the washing.”—We say, “It will rub out
when it is dry.”
Allā vaya el mal, do comen los huevos sin sal—
“ May misfortune be where they eat eggs with-
out salt.”—A curse not likely to fall upon any
place.
Allā vayas prestado, donde vuelvas mejorado-
“ May you be lent to him, who will return
you improved.”
Allā cayas rayo, en casa de tamayo.—“Let the
* lightning strike my neighbour's house.”—Shew-
ing the indifference which self-love feels for the
injuries of others.
Allegador de la ceniza y derramador de la harina.
“A man who gathers ashes and scatters flour.”
We say, “ Penny wise and pound foolish.”
Parca manus cineris, nimium profusafarinae.
Allegate à los buenos, y serås uno dellos.-" Join
with good men, and you will be one of them.”
The contrary to ours, “Evil communication
corrupts good manners.”
Al loco y al toro, darles corro.—“Make way for
a madman and a bull.”—Do not stop them, or
stand in their way.
Another. -
Al toro y al ayre, darles calle.—“Don’t stop th
way of a bull or a current of air.”—They are
both dangerous.
Al mal capellam, mal sacristan.-‘For a bad
chaplain, a bad clerk.”—We say, “Like master,
like man.” . - - -
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Al mal hablador, discreto oidor.—“For a bad
talker, a discreet hearer.”—It has two significa-
tions; persons of slanderous tongues ought to
be listened to with caution; and those who,
from want of ability, are incapable to express
their ideas to be understood, must be heard
with forbearance and consideration.
Al marido servirlo como à serior, y guardate del
como de un traidor.—“Serve your husband as
your lord, and be as watchful of him as of a
traitor.”—It is advice to ladies to honor and
obey their husbands, and to be as cautious of
giving them offence as if they were dangerous
foes.
Al mas discreto varon solo una muger, le echa à per-
der.—“One woman spoils the wisest man.”—
“Our father's minds are dead,
“And we are governed with our mother's
spirits;
“Our yoke and suff'rance, shew us wo-
manish.” SHAk.
“I melt to womanish tears, and if I stay,
“I find my love my courage will betray.”
a ' DRY DEN.
Al mozo amañado, la muger al lado.—“A for-
ward and dexterous youth ought to be married.”
Al mozo mal mandado, ponle la mesa, y embiaſe
al recado.—“If you have a loitering servant,
place his dinner before him and send him of
an errand.”
Almuerzo con rufian, come con carpintero, y cena
con arriero.—“ Breakfast with a bully, dine
with a carpenter, and sup with a carrier.”—
Because those are their best meals.
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Al niño y al mulo en el culo.—“You must beat a
child and a mule on the bum.”
Si puer et mulus calcitrat, vapulet illic,
Quo puer et mulus verbera ferre solent.
A lo caro, afiadir dinero 0 derarlo.—“When a
thing is dear, you must increase your price, or
leave it.” - **
A los años mil, buelve la liebre a su cubil.—“ In a
thousand years the hare returns to her form.”—
Expressing the revolution of nature, that in
time all things will return to their former state.
A los bobos se les aperece la madre de dios.-‘‘The
mother of God appears to fools.”—Said of
persons who are highly favoured by fortune,
when they possess neither personal or intel-
lectual merit.
Segni Sape venit vultu fortuna benigno.
A los muertos la mortaja, à los vivos la hogaza.
“The shroud for the dead, and a loaf of bread
for the living.”—That is, we must feed the
living, and bury the dead. -
A los ojos tiene la muerte, quien à cavallo pasa la
puente.—“He who rides over a bridge on
horseback, sees death before him.”—To be un-
derstood of a narrow bridge, without parapets,
of which there are many in Spain.
4 los osados, ayuda la fortuna.-" Fortune favors
the bold.” §
Audaces fortuna juvat timidosque repellit.
Alperro * flaco, todo es pulgas.—“A lean dog gets
nothing but fleas.”—Signifying, that the poor
animal meets with no protection on account of
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his wretched appearance : he is kicked from
place to place, and at length must lie down to
starve, and be devoured by fleas. It alludes to
unfortunate people, who are shunned by their
former companions and acquaintances, as if
they were infected with the plague.
“Paupertas fugitur, totoque arcessitur orbe.”
LU CAN.
Al potro y al mozo, el ataharre floro, y apretado
el bozo.—“The colt and the lad must have
the crupper loose, and the head upright.”—
Meaning, that they are to be well treated, but
not to have too much of their liberty.
Al principio d aljin, Abril suele ser ruin.-" At
the beginning or end, April is generally bad,”
(for the constitution.) -
Al puerco gordo untarle el rabo.—“Grease the fat
hog in the breech.”—We say the same.
Al puerco y al yerno, mostradle la casa que else
vendra luego.—“Shew a hog and a son-in-law
your house, and they will soon come to it.”—
Signifying, that they are both troublesome vi-
sitors, and not easily shaken off.
Al que, come bien el pan, es pecado darle ajo.—
“It is a sin to give garlic to him who eats his
bread heartily.”—It alludes to persons of good
appetites, who relish common fare, considering
it superfluous to give them delicacies or sa-
voury dishes.
Cui sapit et sicus panis, dare juscula crimen.
Al que cuece y amaza, no le hurtes hogaza.-" Do
not steal a loaf from him who kneads and
bakes.”
AL AL 35
Al que dà el capon, dale la pierna y el alon.-
“Give a leg and a wing to him who gives the
capon.”—That is, be grateful, and shew re-
spect and attention to your friends.
Al que mal hace, nunca le falta achaque.—“He
who commits many faults, is never without an
excuse.”
Al que mal hicieres, no le creas —“He whom you
have injured, do not confide in;” suggesting
the probability of his taking revenge.
Al que muerde la salamanquesa, al tercer dia le
hacen la huesa.—“ He that is bitten by the
eft must have his grave made within three
days.”—It is said in jest, the eft or small
lizard being an harmless insect.
Al que tiene muger hermosa, ó castillo en frontera,
ò viña en carrera, nunca le falta guerra.—
“He who has a handsome wife, or a castle on
the frontiers, or a vineyard on the road, is never
without war.—They generally are the cause of
quarrels.
Al que tiene suegra, cedo se la muera.—“ May he
who has a mother-in-law, see her die soon.”
A kind wish of the Spaniards for this class of
relations. -
Alquimia probada, tener renta y no gastar nada.—
“The true philosopher's stone is to have
wealth and not spendit.” ..-
Quisquis habet reditus, erpensaque abstinet,
omnt, •º.
Illum auri verè direris artificem.
Alquimista certero, del hierro piensó hacer oro, y
hizo del oro hierro.—“ A true Alchymist, who
thought to turn iron into gold, and turned the
gold into iron,” } ,
36 AL — AL
Al quinto dia verds que mes havrás-º' On the fifth
day you will see what month you will have.”
Meaning, that such as the fifth day of the
moon proves, you may expect the remainder
of the month.
Al raton que no tieme masque un agujero, presto le
cogen.—“The rat which has but one hole is
soon caught;"—which implies the great diffi-
culty there is of escaping from any risk or dam-
ger, when a person possesses but one resource.
Al revez me la vesti, andese asi...—“ I put it on the
wrong side, so let it remain.”—Applicable to
persons who are wrong and will not be set
right.
Al ruin lugar, la horca al offo.—“In a poor town,
the gallows is in front.”—Small country towns
in Spain are generally built in valleys; and on a
rising ground adjoining to them, is fixed the
gallows, which, on entering the town, is seen
the first. It signifies, that in such places the
traveller may expect but poor entertainment.
Al sastre pobre, la aguja que se doble.—“A poor
taylor must have a needle that will bend.”—
He must have both his knee and needle to bend,
that can be made crooked and straight at will.
Al sensible de la pena, nunca falta que la duela.—
“He who is sensible of every little pain, never
wants an ailment.”
Alta mar, 3y no de viento, no promete seguro
tiempo.—“A rough sea and no wind, promises
foul weather.”
Al viejo nunca le falta que contar, ni al sol ni at
r hogar—“An old man has always a story to
relate, either in the open air or at the fire side.”
AL —— AM 37
Al villano con la vara de avillano.—“Strike a
clown with a hazle stick.”—Because it is tough
and flexible.
Al villano dadle el pie, y tomarse ha la mano.”
“Give a clown your foot, and he'll take your
hand.” We say, “Give an inch, and he'll take
an ell.”
The same as “Al aldeano.”
Al yerno y al cochino, una cez el camino.—“You
need shew a son-in-law and a hog the way but
once.”—They have excellent memories.
Alzome a mi mano, ni pierdo ni gano.—“I leave
off at my hand neither winner nor loser;”—
That is, I am off from my promise upon equal
terms, without prejudice to either party.
A madrina que eso yo me lo sabia. — “ Hush
bride's-woman, I knew all that before.”—Al-
luding humorously to a bride's-woman, who,
anxious to give advice and instruction to the
young bride, respecting how she should conduct
herself on the wedding-night, was prevented by
her saying what is expressed by the proverb.-
It is also applied to those persons who fancy
themselves competent to instruct others in what
they were already conversant.
4 mala suerte, embidar fuerte.—“He who has bad
luck hazards boldly.”—The following lines are
very applicable— J
Este si que es el modo verdadero
De aprovechar el tiempo; esta si es brava
Qcupacion en la que ayer estaba
Consus sentidos cinco un hombre entero.
38 AM AM
Decia yo, a la izquierda del banquero
Caen àn el as y el tres; no lo acertaba;
Parece que la cosa no importaba 3
Pues importó todito mi dinero:
Y aun mas, que mi palabra es muy Segura,
Y sobre ella tambien quiso fiarme
Øl otro que fiaba en su ventura.
Perdi, me sofoqué; y al retirarme
Me dió un ayre, cogi una calentura,
Y no tuve despues con que curarme.
ARRIAZA.
Yes, this is the true mode of employing time;
This is the noble occupation, in which a man of
Sound judgment was yesterday engaged.
Seated at the banker's left hand,
I called the ace and tray: I was wrong:
It appeared a thing of no moment
However, it cost me every shilling I was worth :
And even more ; my credit being good,
Upon that also he would trust me,
Who had trusted before his own good fortune.
I lost; I was undone: and on retiring
I caught cold, which brought on a fever,
And I had nothing left wherewith to pay for my
CUITC,
A malas hadas, malas bragas-“Ill fortune is
dressed shabbily.”
“Consider why the change was wrought,
“You’ll find it his misfortune, not his fault.”
. ADD1so N.
A manos lavadas Dios les da que coman.-" God
feeds those who have clean hands.”
AM — AM $9
Amanse su Safia, quien por si mismo se engaña.-
“He who cheats himself must cool his pas-
sion.”—It alludes to persons who are angry
with others, after having committed some
foolish action, by which their pocket suffers.
A maravedi de pleyto, real de papel.-‘‘A mara-
vedi law-suit costs a real’s worth of paper.”—
It shews the folly and expence of law-suits, by
stating, that the expences cost thirty times the
amount of the original sum in dispute.
Amar y saver, no puede todo ser.-" To love and to
be wise is not possible at one time.”
“I could not love, I'm sure,
“One who in love were wise.”
Cow LEY.
Love and prudence are absolutely incom-
patible.
Amen, amen, al cielo llega-‘Amen, amen, reaches
heaven.”—By this is meant, that the prayers of
the just, and the cries of the poor are heard
by God.
Ama, soys ama, mientras el miſſio mama.-“Nurse,
you are mistress whilst the child sucks.”—Ap-
plicable to those who continue their friendships
no longer than they find it convenient.
Amigo del buen tiempo, mudase con el viento.—“A
friend in prosperity changes like the wind.”
“Donec eris felia, multos numerabis amicos;
“Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.”
} Ovid.
“What is friendship but a name,
“A charm that lulls to sleep;
“A shade that follows wealth and fame,
“But leaves the wretch to weep ’’’
Golds MITH.
*
40 AM —— AM
Amigo viejo, tocino y vino añejo.—“A friend, your
bacon, and your wine must be old.”—Signify-
ing, that of these three things the oldest is the
best.”
Amigo detaza de vino.—“A bottle companion.”
Amigo de todos y de minguno todo es uno.—“A
friend to every body, and to nobody, is the
same thing.”—We say, “A man who has many
friends has no friend.”
Amigo reconciliado, enemigo doblado.—“A recon-
ciled friend is a double enemy.”
“Propium humani ingenii est odisse quem
laser is.” TACIT Us.
“It is in the nature of man to hate those
whom he has injured.”
A mi padre, llaman hogaza, y yo muero de hambre.
“My father's name is loaf, and I die of hun-
ger.”—Applicable to those who boast of their
kindred, and want bread.
Amistad de yerno, sol de invierno.—“A son in law's
friendship is like the winter's sun.”—That is,
scarcely warm, and not lasting.
Amor de asno cozy bocado.—“The love of an ass is a
kick and a bite.”—Said of those who shew their
affection to others, by doing them an injury.
Amor de niño, agua en cesto.—“A child's love is
like water in a sieve.”—Signifying the little se-
curity we can place on the affections of chil-
dren.
Amor de padre, que todo lo demases ayre.—“After
a father's love the rest is air.”—That parental
is the only sincere love.
Omnis amor nihil est patrio collatus amori.
AM — AM 41
Amor loco, yo por vos, y vos por otro.—“ Foolish
love—l for you, and you for another.”—This
expresses the folly of loving a woman, when
the man knows she is attached to another.
Amores, dolores y dineros, no pueden estar se-
cretos.-‘‘ Love, pain, and money cannot be
kept secret.”—They soon betray themselves.
Amores nuevos, olvidan viejos.-‘‘New love makes
the old be forgot.”
A moro muerto gran lanzada.-‘‘To give a dead
Moor a great wound.”—In ridicule of boast-
ing fellows.
“Who knows himself a braggart,
“Let him fear this; for it will come to pass,
“That every braggart shall be found an ass.”
- SHAk.
4 mozedad ociosa, vejez travajosa,—“A youth spent
in idleness brings on old age with cares.”
4 mozedad sin vicio, y de buena pasada, larga vejez
y descamsada.-" A youth free from vice, and
well spent, is followed by an easy old age.”
A mozo goloso, higo à dinero.—“A liquorish ser-
vant must pay for his figs.” -
A mozo nuevo, pan y huevo; andando un ario, pan
y el palo.—“Give a new servant bread and
eggs; but, after a year, bread and a cudgel.”
A mucho hablar, mucho errar.—“Much talking
occasions much erring.”
“Much tongue and much judgment seldom
go together; for talking and thinking are
two quite different faculties.”
L'EstEANGE.
42 AM —— AN
“The coxcomb bird, so talkative and grave,
“That from his cage cries cuckold, whore
and knave ;
“Though many a passenger he rightly call,
“You hold him no philosopher at all.”
Pop E.
A muertos y á idos, no hay mas amigos.-‘‘The
dead and the absent have no longer any friends.”
Shewing how absence cools friendship.
A mula cieja, cabezadas nuevas.-‘‘New trappings
to an old mule.”—It is used in allusion to an
old beau.-We have one which corresponds,
“An old eve dressed lamb fashion.”
Anda el gato en el palomar.—“The cat is in the
dove-house.”—It is said, when a man has got
amongst the women. w
Andando gana el azeňa, que no estando queda.-
“The water mill earns money by going, and
not by standing still.”
Andando y hablando, marido à la horca.-‘‘Walk-
ing and talking husband to the gallows.”—The
proverb has its origin from a woman walking
at the side of her husband, as he was going to
be hanged. The poor wretch stopped several
times to take his farewell, and at the same time
to give her advice in his last moments. She
only, anxious for his exit, kept repeating the
words of the proverb, meaning, that he could
both walk and talk at the same time. It is
applied to one who wishes another's death or
Tlllll,
AN —— AN 43
.#
Andaos à decir gracias.--" Go and crack jokes.”—
This is applied to one who receives a chas-
tisement for an impertiment jest. It was occa-
sioned by a man who cracked a joke upon an-
other, who returned the compliment by crack-
ing the jester's head, saying, at the same time,
“Go and crack jokes.”
“When you the dullest of dull things have said,
“And then ask pardon for the jest you made.”
Yo UN G,
Andar a caza de gangas, -“To spend one's time
uselessly and unprofitably.”—Gangas are a de-
scription of water-fowl that allow the sports-
man to approach within shot of them; but,
before he can take aim, they are gone.
Andur à caza de grillos.-"To go a cricket-hunt-
ing.”—Used in the same sense as the fore-
going: also with reference to those idle fellows
who sneak about holes and corners of houses
for the purpose of stealing what they can get.
Andar como el corcho, sobre el agua.-‘To float
about like a cork upon water.”—It is appli-
cable to idle persons who saunter about without
any object in view; or, who are never settled
to any pursuit. Af
Andar a caza, con huron muerto.—“To go rabbit
catching with a dead ferret.”—Applicable to
persons who undertake business without ade-
quate means. It alludes also to lewd old men
who go dangling after women.
Andar como gatos por febrero.—“To go like cats
in February.”—That is, caterwauling.
44 AN — AN
Andar en golondras.-‘To spend one's time swal-
low-nesting.”—It is applicable to persons of
idle habits, who are constantly in search of
amusements to pass away their time at the ex-
pence of their health and purses, and often of
their reputation.
Andar entre la cruz, yel agua bendita-º. To walk
betwixt the cross and the holy water.”—Al-
luding to persons who are in constant appre-
hension of dying. The cross and holy water
are always kept by dying persons in Spain.
Andarse à la for del berro.—“To look after the
flowers of watercresses.”—To saunter about.
The cattle, when overfed, stroll about, nipping
the flowers of watercresses. It alludes to idle
people. 5.
Año de nieves, aſio de bienes.—“A snowy year is a
rich one.” - §
Año de ovejas, aſio de abejas.—“An abundant year
of sheep, is the same of bees.”
Ante la puerta del rezador, nunca eches tu trigo al
sol.—“Never lay out your corn to sun dry, be-
fore the door of a praying man.”—Those who
are in the habit of praying publicly, and of
assuming the austerity of religion, are generally
hypocrites. The Spaniards are always upon
their guard against such persons.
Antes al ruyserior que cantar, que à la muger que
parlar.-‘A nightingale will sooner cease sing-
ing than a woman talking.”
Antes moral tardio, que almendroflorido.—“Better
be late ripe, like the mulberry, than soon in
blossom like the almond.”—We say “Soon
ripe soon rotten.”
AN AP 45
Antes que conozcas, ni alabes, ni cohondas.—“ Avoid
praising or censuring a person with whom you
are notacquainted.”
Antes que te cases, mira lo que haces—“ Before
you marry look at what you are about.”—Look
before you leap.
A otro perro, con ese hueso.—“Throw that bone
to another dog.”—Play that trick upon an-
other, "twill not pass with me.
A padre guardador, hijo gastador.—“To a hoarding
father succeeds an extravagant son.”
Apagóse el tizon, y pareció quien le encendió.—Some
say pereció.—º When the fire is extinguished,
the incendiary appears.”—Signifying, that those
who had been enemies and have become friends,
punish the author of their dispute, or discover
who caused it.
A palabras locas, orejas sordas.—“To mad words
lend deaf ears.”
Apaña suegro, para quien te herede, manto de luto,
corazon alegre.—“ Gather wealth, father-in-
law, for your heir, he will have a mourning
cloak, and a joyful heart.”
º.
“Friends in sable weeds appear,
“Grieve for an hour, perhaps then mourna year;
“And bear about the mockery of woe
“To midnight dances and the public show.”
Po P. E.
4 pan duro, diente agudo.—“ A sharp tooth for hard
bread.” -
4 pan y cuchillo.—“ A saying to signify bed and
board.”
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46 AP —— AP
A par de rio, ni compresviña ni olivar, ni caseria.
“Do not buy a vineyard, nor an olive ground,
nor a farm near a river.”—Because of the dan-
ger of its overflowing.
Apartate de mi, daré ſ". mily porti-‘‘Keep at a
distance and I will give for myself and you.”—
The allusion is to fruit trees, which, when close
together, do not yield so much fruit as when
they are placed at a distance. -
A perro viejo no hay, tus, tus.-‘‘To an old dog
never say tus, tus.”—Tus, tus, is used in Spain
to appease dogs when barking with rage. We
say, “No catching of old birds with chaff.”
It is very difficult to deceive a man of judg-
ment and experience.
A placeres acelerados, dones acrecentados.-" Plea-
sures quickly conferred must give increased re-
53 -
ward.”—Because agreeable news, which had
been anticipated, is generally liberally rewarded.
Qui citó latta refert, pramia bina ferat.
A pobreza, no hay verguenza.-‘‘ Poverty has no
shame.”—Poverty compels many to commit
mean actions and to suffer disgrace.
Paupertas fugitur, totoque arcessitur orbe.
* LucAN.
A poca barba, poca verguenza.-‘‘Little beard and
little shame.”—It is said to young and inexpe-
rienced persons who are very presumptuous
and pay no respect to their superiors.
A poco pan, tomar primero.—“Where there is a
scarcity of bread cut first of the loaf.”
Aprendiz de Portugal, no sabe cozer y quiere cortar.
“A Portuguese apprentice, who knows not
how to sew, and would cut out.”—One of the
AP — AQ 47.
many expressions of contempt the Spaniards
use towards their neighbours the Portuguese.
Fingere vult vestem sartor, rudis ipse suendi.
4 puerta cerrada, el diablo se vuelve.—“When the
devil finds the door shut, he retires.”—It is
used to shew the necessity of resisting the
allurements of vice, and of repelling every
temptation to commit crime.
A puerta cerrada, labor mejorada.-" When the
door is shut the work improves.”—-There is less
distraction.
A puñadas entran las buenas hadas-“Good luck
enters by cuffing.”—A man must struggle and
use every exertion to be fortunate.
Audaces fortuna juvat timidosque repellit.
“Fortune assists the bold and repels the coward.”
Apurar testigos, mases de enemigo, que amigo.—
“To examine witnesses rigidly is more the
duty of an enemy than a friend.”—Because it
may discover what may injure the party.
Aquel estu amigo, que te quita de ruido.—“He is
your friend who brings you out of trouble or
quarrels.”—Meaning, that he is not a friend
who will bring you into scrapes, or leave you
to fight your battles alone. - *
Aquella ave es mala, que su nido caga-‘That's
an ill bird which befouls its own nest.”
4quella es bien casada, que ni tiene suegra ni cu-
fiada.—“She is well married who has neither
mother-in-law nor sister-in-law, by her hus-
band.” In Spain they entertain no great opi-
nion of this class of kindred. c-
48 AQ — AQ
Aquellos son ricos que tienen amigos.—“They are
rich who have friends;”—that is, true ones.
Aquel va mas sano, que anda por lo llano.—“He
goes more securely, who travels on the high
road.”—Advice to select the most sure and
honorable means of accomplishing any under-
taking.
Qui tulerit per plana gradus, is tutior ibit.
A quien dan no escoge.—“ Beggars must not be
choosers.”
A quien dices tu puridad, a ese das tu libertad.—
“ To him you tell your secrets, to him you
resign your liberty.”
A quien dios quiere, bien la casa la sabe.—“He
whom God loves, his house is well known.”
A quien dios quiere, bien en Sevilla le dan de comer,
“ He is fed well in Seville whom God loves."
This proverb is used by the admirers of Seville;
others say, Quien no ha visto d Sevilla, no ha
visto maravilla.—“He who has not seen Se-
ville, has seen no wonder.” They say also of
Madrid, De Madrid al cielo.—“ From Madrid
to Heaven.”
A quien dios quiere bien, la perra le pare lechones,
“The man whom God loves well, his bitch
whelps pigs.”—An extraordinary mode of ex-
pressing, that where God's blessing dwells,
prosperity follows.
A quien duele la muela, que la éche fuera.—“ Let
him who has the tooth-ache, have the tootl,
drawn”—Signifying, that each person should
apply a remedy for his own misfortune.
AQ AQ 49
A quien está, en su tienda, no le achacan que se
hallo en la contienda.-" He who attends to
his shop will not be accused of having been
concerned in the quarrel.”—They who are
regular in their attendance to their duty, and
who employ their time well, are never sus-
pected of committing the crimes of the idle
and vagrant.
A quien has de acallar, no le hagas llorar—“He
whom you have to sooth, you must not give
cause to grieve;”—which implies, that you
must be cautious not to offend another, when
you have afterwards to give him satisfaction.
* º t ise a
“Amicum ita habeas, posse ut fieri hunc ini-
micum scias.” LAB ERI Us.
A quien madruga, dios le ayuda-" He who rises
J early God assists.”—Providence will help the
provident and industrious man.
A quien mala fama tiene, no acompañes, ni quieras
bien.—“Do not keep company with, nor be
fond of one who has got an ill name.”—We
say, “Tell me your company, and I will tell
you who you are.”
A quien miedo han, lo suyo le dan.—“He who is
feared, receives his own.”
4 quien no máta puerco, no le dan morcilla.-‘‘ He
who does not kill hogs, will not receive black
puddings.”—It is usual in Spain, when they kill
a hog, to make black puddings, and to present
their neighbours with some. It expresses the
interested views of mankind, when they give,
that they expect a return. The poor man, with-
out a hog, gets few black puddings.
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50 AQ. AR.
A quien no le sobra pan, no crie can.—“He who
has not bread to spare should not keep a dog.”
A quien no tiene mada, nada espanta.—“He who
has nothing, has nothingto fear.”—If poverty
has its disadvantages, it has less cares and
anxieties.
“Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator.”
JU v.
A quien quieres mal, comele el pan, y d quien bien,
tambien.—“Eat the bread of the man you
hate, and also of him you like.”—That is, eat
whether with friend or foe when your appetite
Se VeSe ex.
Aqui fuè Troya.—“ Here stood Troy.”—It is
used to express the reverse of fortune of an
individual, or the ruin of some place.
“ Fuit Ilium.” V R G.
That which caused dispute no longer exists.
A quien tiene mala muger, ningun bien le puede
venir, que bien se pueda decir.—“ He who has
a bad wife, can expect no happiness, which
may be called such.”
It is reversed as follows:—
A quien tiene buena muger, ningun mal le puede
venir, que no sea de sufrir —“He who is
blessed with a good wife, &c. &c.;”—Because
she shares in his misfortunes, and alleviates his
SOII"OWSe
Aqui perdi una aguja, aqui la hallarè—“ Here,
lost a needle, and here I will find it.”—
is said of those who lose their property in some
speculation, and resolve to recover it by the
Sa Ime IIl6 a l S.
Ara bien hondo, cogerds pan en abondo.—“ Ploug
deeply, and you will have abundance of corn,
AR — AR - 5l.
Use every diligence in the management of your
affairs, and success will crown your exertions.
Araſia, quien te arañó? otra araña como yo.—
“Spider, who stung thee 3 another spider like
myself.”—The signification is the same with
the following one : Ese es tu enemigo, el que
es de tu oficio.—“He is your enemy, who is of
he same trade that you follow.”—We say,
“Two of a trade never agree.”—They make
use of the expression,
I's un araña, “He is a spider;” meaning, that
the person is restless and indefatigable in his
endeavours to obtain wealth.
“Solers, sagar providus est.”
“Insidious, restless, watchful spider,
** Fear no officious damsel’s broom ;
“Extend thy artful fabric wider,
“And spread thy banners round my room.”
Dr. LYTTLETo N.
Ara por enruto, ö por mojado, no besarās a tu ve-
cino en el rabo.—“Plough in dry and wet
weather, and you need not kiss your neigh-
bour's breech.”—Lose no time to improve
your fortune by your own exertion, and you
will acquire independence.
Arbol de buen natio, toma un palmo y paga cinco.—
“A good tree takes one span, and pays five.”
Alluding to its thriving.
Arcaduzes de noria, el que lleno wiene vacio torna-
“Buckets of a well, those which come up full,
go down empty.” -
drco de tero, recio de armar y floro de dero.—“A
yew bow is hard to draw, but easy to be un-
strung.”—That is, the means of obtaining the
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52 AR AR
end are difficult, but when once accomplished
appear easy.
Arco siempre armado, ö floro o quebrado.—“A
bow always armed is either unstrung or broken.”
Our proverb has it, that “The bow which is
always bent must break.”
Are quien aró, que ya mayo entró.—“Let him
plough who ploughed before ; for now is the
month of May.”—Advice to agriculturists.
Ares, no ares, renta me pagues.—“Plough or not
plough, you must pay your rent.”—Which
teaches, that whether the labourer plough or
not, he is not excused from paying the hire of
his farm.
A rio rebuelto ganancia de pescadores.—“ It is
good fishing in troubled waters.”
Arreboles à todos cabos, tiempo de diablos.- “A
red sky on all sides denotes foul weather.”—
Signifying, that a red sky in all quarters is a
sure sign of bad weather.
Arreboles de la mañana, a la noche son agua; y
arreboles de la moche, a la mañaña son soles.
“A red sky in the morning, shews there will
be rain at night; and a red sky at night, shews
there will be a sunny morning.”-—We say,
“A rainbow at night, is the sailor's delight;
“A rainbow in the morning, the sailor's
warning.”
Arremangosé mí nuera, y volcó en el fuego la cal-
dera.--"My daughter-in-law tucked up her
sleeves, and overturned the kettle in the fire."
Applicable to idle and inexpert persons, who,
when they determine to do any thing, spoil
it, by their aukwardness and ignorance.
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Arrendadorzillos, comer en plata, morir en grillos.
“Small farmers eat on plate and die in irons.”
Said of people who live beyond their means.
Arrieros, somos, yen el camino nos encontraremos.
“We are carriers, and we shall meet each
other on the road.”—It is used in a threatening
manner, to signify, that when any favour or
kindness is refused to a person, he will, at an-
other opportunity, requite the other, when he
wants assistance from him.
A Santa Maria, no le cates vigilia-‘‘Do not en-
quire whether there be a fast on the eve of
St. Mary.”—The Spaniards hold the feasts of
the Virgin Mary in such high veneration, that
the vigil of the festival is always kept as a fast.
Asi dirò la zorra à las uvas, no pudiendolas alcan-
zar, que no estavān maduras.-‘‘The fox said
the grapes were not ripe, when she could not
reach them.”
Asi es el marido sin hecho, como casa sin techo.—
“A husband without ability is like a house
without a roof.”
Asi medre mi suegro, como la cama tras el fuego.—
“May my father-in-law thrive like a bed by
the fire-side.”—The bed being exposed to be
burnt, or very ill used by being trampled upon.
One of the many kind wishes of the Spaniards
to fathers-in-law.
Asna con pollino, no cd derecha almolino.—“An ass,
with her colt, does not go straight to the mill.”
Signifying, that persons who are subject to the
influence of some passion or affection, are in-
competent to the proper discharge of their du-
ties Or av OCatlons. *
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Asno coffo mas havias de madrugar.—“Lame ass,
you ought to rise earlier.”—Applicable to those
who are dull and inactive, who ought to sleep
less, and employ more time, to make up for
their incapacity.
Asmo cojo, y hombre rojo, y el demonio, todo es
uno.—“A lame ass, a red-haired man, and
the devil, are all one.”—The Spaniards have a
particular antipathy to red-haired persons.
Asno con oro, alcanzalo todo.—“An ass loaded
with gold overtakes every thing.”—If a man
be ever so illiterate, if he be rich, he is flat-
tered and courted.
Asno de muchos, lobos le comen.—“The wolves
devour the ass that has many owners.”—Be-
cause, if he have many masters, no one attends
to him. What is every one’s business is nobody's.
Communis multis asinus fit pracda luporum.
A son de parientes, busca que meriendes.—“When
you have spoken of your kindred go and re-
fresh yourself.”—It recommends a man not to
depend upon his relations, but upon his own
exertions, for his subsistence. They have an
excellent proverb applicable to the present—
Mas vale buen amigo
Que pariente primo.
A good friend is better than a near relation.—
A man who prides himself on his ancestry, has
been ludicrously compared to the potatoe
plant, the best part of which is under ground.
Asqueroso os habeis tornado, pues ya comisteis de
este guisado.—“Your stomach has turned
squeamish since you ate of this stew.”—It is
used to reproach those, who, by a change of
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fortune in their favour, affect great gentility and
delicacy.
A suegras beodas, tinajas llenas.—“Drunken mo-
thers-in-law should have full casks of wine.”—
It is recommended for two reasons, the first
to have wine at hand, without being under the
necessity of sending often for it to the tavern;
and the other, that by having it in abundance
it will soon kill her.
A torrezno de tocino, buen golpe de vino.—“A
rasher of bacon requires a good draught of
wine.”
A tuerto y á derecho, ayude dios a muestro consejo.
“Right or wrong God assist our council.”—
Applied to ridicule men of no principles of
honor, who pray for the Deity to prosper their
undertakings, however iniquitous or unjust.
A tu mesa ni a la agena, no te sientes con la veriga
llena.-‘‘ Neither at your own or at another’s
table sit down with your bladder full.”—It is
injurious to health, and is considered indelicate
to be obliged to retire.
A un asno, bastale una albarda.-" One pannel is
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enough for one ass;” that is, one employment
is sufficient at a time for one man.
Aun dura el pan de la boda.-" The wedding cake
is not finished.”—"Tis honey-moon still.
4un no asamos, y ya empringamos.-" We are not
yet roasting, and already we make sops in the
pan.”—We say, “To reckon chickens before
they are hatched.”
Ungere jam panem, necdum assa carne, paramus.
Aun no ensillamos, yya cavalgamos.-" We have
not saddled yet, and already we are mounted.”
Applicable to those who are impatient in ac-
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complishing their ends, without using the means
necessary for the purpose.
Aum no es parida la cabra, y el cabrito mama.-
“The goat has not yet kid, and she gives
milk.”—It is applied to those persons who are
of sanguine temperaments, and who boast of
the prosperity of their affairs with little respect
to truth. -
Aun no sois salido del cascarron y teneis presuncion.
g “You are scarcely free from your egg-shell,
and presume so much.”—Prejudice and self-
sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience
of the world, and ignorance of mankind.”
The proverb ridicules those withings.
Aunque con tu muger tengas barajas, no metas en
tu casa pajas-“Though you quarrel with
your wife, do not bring straw into your house.”
It is metaphorically expressed, not to permit
strangers to interfere with family quarrels.
Aunque la mona, se vista de seda, mona sequeda.--
“Although a monkey be dressed in silk, she is
still a monkey.”—It is not dress, but address,
which makes the person of merit. We say,
“A hog in armour, is still but a hog.”
Aunque malicia obscurezca, verdad no la puede
apagar.—“ Deceit may perplex, but can never
overcome truth.”—The characters of truth are
plainness and frankness.--It is in the nature
of fraud on the contrary to be evasive and mys-
terious.
Aunque manso tu sabue so, no le muerdas en el bezo.
“Though your blood hound be gentle, do not
bite him on the lip.”—A man or beast, how-
ever gentle, must not be provoked.
Aunque me cortaron las fatdas, me deraron las
mangas-“Although they have cut off the skirts,
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they have left me the sleeves.”—It is said of a
man who had lost the greater part of his estate,
but who still retained a certain portion of it,
which enabled him to subsist.
Aunque mi suegro sea bueno, no quiero perro con
concerro. —“ Although my father-in-law is a
good man, I do not like a dog with a bell.”—
A saying of one who had a father-in-law that
had a great propensity to repeat to strangers
every thing he knew of his family—and thus
compared to a dog with a bell, whenever he
moves he is heard.
Aunque negros, somos gente.—“Although we are
negroes, we are mem.”—An answer given by
black men, to those who despised them for
their colour.
Aunque seas prudente viejo, no desderies el consejo.— .
“Though you possess prudence old man, do not
despise advice.”—Meaning, that there is no
one, however experienced and well informed,
who does not require occasionally the aid of
good advice.
A un traidor, dos alevosos.-‘‘For one traitor two
treacherous companions.”—A man who has be-
trayed another, deserves to be himself doubly
betrayed. We say, “Set a thief to catch a
thief.” The Spaniards will have two knaves for
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Unius est fraude fraus opponenda duorum.
Ausencia enemiga de amor, quan lejos de Ojos, tan
lejos de corazon.—“Absence is the enemy of
love, as the distance is from the eyes, so it is
from the heart.”—Signifying that absence is the
best cure for love.
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Aurora rubia, d ciento o lluvia.-" A red morning
is a sign of wind or rain.”
-4 reces lleva el hombre a su casa, con que llore.—
“It sometimes happens that a man carries
home what may make him grieve.”—It alludes
to promiscuous acquaintances being introduced
in a domestic establishment.
Ave por ave, el carnero si volasse.—“Of all birds,
the sheep if it flew.”—Alluding to the value of
its flesh and wool.
Averiguelo Vargas.-‘‘Let Vargas decide it.”—
When an affair is very intricate, and difficult to
be explained, this proverb is used. It has its
origin from a man of the name of Vargas, who
was secretary to Ferdinand, king of Castile
and Aragon, to whom his Majesty referred all
business for his enquiry and decision; saying,
“Averiguelo Vargas.” This Vargas was a Li-
centiate, and a man of profound learning.
A virgo perdido, y cabeza quebrada, nunca faltan
rogadores.—“A lost maidenhead and a broken
head, are never in want of comforters.”—A
female who has been seduced, and a man who
has had his head broken, are generally solicited
to compromise the business.
Ayer putas, y hoy comadres.—“Yesterday whores,
and to-day gossips.”—The low and vulgar class
of women have their enmities and jealousies as
well as their superiors; they revile each other
one hour, and are friends again the next.
Ostendunt riva, qua latuere palam.
Ayer caquero, hoy caballero-" A keeper of cows
yesterday, to-day a gentleman.”—Shewing the
vicissitude of human affairs. -
Est eques, hesterna fuerat qui luce tubulcus.
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Ay hombres bestias, como ansares pardos.-‘‘There
are men who resemble beasts in their actions,
as well as there are grey geese.”
Ay! que trabajo vecinal El ciervo muda cada año
penacho, y vuestro marido cada dia.-‘Ah!
hard work, neighbour ! the stag sheds his horns
every year, and your husband every day.”—-A
saying of a woman to her neighbour who
wished to share in her work.
Ayunar o comer trucha.-“To feast or to eat
trout.”—To be upon extremes, either to feed
highly or to starve.
Aut nullas continge dapes, aut vescere tructa.
Azeite y vino y amigo, antiguo, “Oil and wine,
and a friend, must be old.” .
Azeytuna oro es una, dos plata y latercera mata.--
“One olive is gold, two silver, and the third
kills.”—To shew they ought to be eaten spa-
ringly. .
Azotan à la gata, si no hila muestra ama-‘‘ They
whip the cat if our mistress does not spin.”—
It frequently happens that the most innocent
and insignificant creature suffers from the faults
and neglect of others.
Azotemme en la plaza, que no lo sepan en mi casa.
“Let them whip me in the market-place, pro-
vided it be not known in my house.”—It al-
ludes to the value of reputation, and the ne-
cessity of cultivating the esteem of our friends;
that we ought to submit to any pain or priva-
tion, rather than give scandal, or forfeit their
good opinion.
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B.
Baldon de señory de marido nunca zaherido.—“An
angry word from a master or husband is never
an affront.”—Which gives to understand, that
servants ought not to feel offence at any hasty
word from their masters; nor wives from their
husbands.
Barba a barba verguenza se cata.-- Face to face,
respect appears.”—To imply that persons ob-
serve greater attention and respect to each
other, in their presence, than when they are
absent.
Barba bien remojada medio rapada.--" A beard
well lathered is half shaved.”—We say, “A
thing well began is half finished.”
Barro y cal encubren mucho mal-‘‘ Brick and
lime, cover much crime.”—Signifying, that paint
and varnish applied to many things conceal
their defects.
Beata con devocion, las tocas baras, y el rabo
!adron.—“The devotee wears her hood low,
and her tail high.”—It is used to ridicule those
females in Spain who are too frequently sus-
pected, with good cause, of hypocrisy.
Beba la picota de lo puro, que el tabernero mediºd
Seguro.—“The thief-takers drink of the best
that the tavern-keeper may measure justly.”—A
reproach upon the officers of justice, who help
theniselves to the best, and, in return, permit
low tavern-keepers to sell liquors of a delete-
rious quality to their customers.
Beber a tutti quanti-‘To drink to all the com-
pany.”
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Beber de codo, y cabalgar depoyo.—“To drink at
leisure, and journey at another's expence.”—
Which recommends every thing to be under-
taken with comfort and security.
Beber vino como puerca suero.—“To drink wine as
a sow does whey.”—That is, without delicacy
or moderation. We have a saying which some-
what resembles this, “As drunk as David's
sow.”
Bendita sea la puerta, por do sale la hija muerta.--
“Blessed be the door out of which the daugh-
ter is carried out a corpse.”—It is used, on some
occasions, to express the happiness that ought
to be felt at the demise of a daughter, who
they consider a cause of great anxiety and trou-
ble. The old folks may have had good cause
to make use of the observation.
Bestia alegre, echada pace.—“A spirited beast feeds
whilst he lays down.”—A person of good health
and spirits has always a good appetite, and is
satisfied with wholesome food, rejecting any
ostentatious display of luxuries for its gratifi-
cation. }
Bezastes tus hijas galanas, cubrieronse de yervas tus
sembradas.-" Thou didst accustom thy daugh-
ters to finery, and thy corn grew full of weeds.”
Alluding to a poor countryman whose daugh-
ters worked in his fields, but getting fond of
dress, they neglected their employment. . It is
applied to those who spend their earnings in
giving their children fine clothes, and an edu-
. superior to their station and expectations
lil Ilić. .
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Bezerrilla mansa, a su madre y á la agena mama.
“A small cow calf sucks its dam and other
cows.”—Persons of quiet and obliging man-
ners are always welcome to their friends and
relations.
Bien aya quien a los suyos parece—“Good luck
attend him who is like his relations.”—lt is
used seriously when a man follows the good
example of his parents; and ironically when
he copies their vices.
Bien cuenta la madre, mejor cuenta el infante.—
“The mother reckons well, but the infant
reckons better.”—It is applied to pregnant
ladies, who are often in error in their reckon-
ing, when the appearance of the child settles
the account.
Bien está cada piedra en su agujero.—“ Each stone
is well in its own hole.”—Which signifies, that
every thing ought to be kept in its proper place,
and that persons ought not to move out of their
proper spheres.
Bien merca a quien no le dicen hombre bestia-
“He trades well, whom they do not call a
beast.”—Men in business ought to be much
upon their guard in their transactions one with
another, not so much as regard their particular
interests, as to support a character for fair and
upright gealing.
Bien 0 mal, casado me han.—“Well or ill, I am
married.”—We say, “What's done cannot be
undone.”
Bien parece la moza lozana, cabe la barba cana.-
* A buxom lass looks well by a grey-beard.”—
It recommends young women to frequent the
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company of sedate persons, that they may ac-
quire a serious deportment.
Bien predica, quien bien vive.—“He preaches well
who lives well.”—It teaches, that the influence
of good example is better than the precepts
contained in a sermon.
Bien sabe el asno en cuya cara rebuzna.-‘‘The
ass knows well in whose face he brays.”—Shew-
ing, that too much familiarity generally occa-
sions liberties and incivilities.
Bien te quiero, bien te quiero, mas no te doy mi
dinero.—“I like thee well, I like thee well,
but I cannot spare my money.”—It is used as
a reproof to those persons who are always pro-
fessing great esteem and friendship for others,
but who, when applied to in necessity, decline
lending any assistance. -
Bien vengas mal si vienes solo.—“, Misfortune, thou
comest well, if thou comest alone.”—It alludes
to one misfortune being generally followed by
others.
Biscayno necio, tarazon de en medio.—“ The silly
Biscayner is for the middle piece.”—The Casti-
lians have a custom of treating the natives of
Biscay with ridicule, and the following story,
which occasioned the proverb, shews with what
consistency :— -
Two natives of Castile were dining in com-
pany with a Biscayner, whom they determined
to make a butt of at his expence. A fine fish
being placed upon the table, one of the Casti-
lians said he did not like the part near the head,
and the other, nor the part near the tail; mean-
ing to have the middle piece between them.
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The Biscayner cut the fish into three pieces,
and gave the tail to him who disliked the head;
and the head to him who declined the tail;
saying, at the same time, “The silly Bis-
cayner is for the middle piece,” and thus out-
witted his companions.
Blanca con frio, no vale un higo.—“A fair woman
in cold weather is not worth a fig.”—Alluding
to her fair skin, which, when cold, is inanimate
and colourless. It has a chilling effect upon
the warmth of the Spaniards, who are ac-
customed to the sight of the glowing counte-
nances of their captivating country-women.
Bobos van al mercado, cada qual con su asno.—
“ Each fool goes to market on his own ass.”—
It is used against those who are obstinate in
their opinions, although they are convinced
that they are in error.
Boca con rodilla, y al rincon con el almohadilla.
“The mouth on the knees, and with the cushion
in the corner.”—Which teaches, that young
misses should be retired and industrious.
Bocado comido no gana amigo.—“. A mouthful
swallowed does not gain a friend.”—Which ad-
verts to one who does not share what he has
with his companions, and consequently cannot
procure their good will.
Boca pajosa cria cara hermosa,—“A strawy mouth
makes a beautiful face.”—Which signifies, that
females who are employed in labor in the fields,
generally look healthful and inviting.
Boda de negros.-" A wedding of negroes.”—Sig-
nifying an entertainment where there is great
noise and confusion.
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Bofelon amagado munca bien dado.—“A threatened
heavy blow is never well given.”—It implies,
that he who makes use of threatening language,
to intimidate another, has not courage to put
1t in execution.
In pace leones, in praclio cervi.
Lion talkers, lamb-like fighters.
Bolsa sin dinero, digola cuero.—“A purse without
money, I say, is a bit of leather.”—Which sig-
nifies the little estimation which ought to be
held for those articles, which do not answer the
purpose for which they were intended.
Bonete y almete hacen casas de copete.—“The cap
and the helmet make houses strong.”—It de-
notes, that arms and literature render families
illustrious.
Bordon y calabaza, vida holgada.—“The pilgrim's
staff and calabash confer a life of ease.”—It is
used against those vagabonds, who choose this
mode of living, to avoid working.
Borrachez de agua, nunca se acaba.-‘Intoxica-
tion from water is endless.”—Which teaches,
that vices increase in the same degree that the
occasions of them are embraced.
Brasa trae en elseno la que cria hijo ageno.—“She
carries hot coal in her breast, who brings up
another's child.”—Denoting the great care and
anxiety which one incurs by undertaking the
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Buena alhaja.--‘A precious jewel.”—An ironical
expression, which is applied to a person of
vicious habits.
Pretiosa supeller.
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Buena de mejores, por mengua de seguidores.—
“Good amongst the best, for want of fol-
lowers.”—Said of a woman who boasted of
her virtue, when she was so deformed that no
one offered to address her.
Duena fama hurto encubre.—“A good name con-
ceals theft.”—It is advice to persons to en-
deavour to obtain a good name, shewing its
great advantages, that it even conceals our bad
qualities.
Occultum magno tegitur sub nomine furtum.
Buena mesa y mal testamento.—“A good table and
a bad will.”—Extravagance in the luxuries of
the table, much indulged, frequently occasion
serious embarrassments in a person’s circum-
stances, and which leave them little property
to bequeath.-We say, “A fat kitchen makes
a lean will.”
Buena pascua de dios a Pedro, que nunca me diró
malo, ni bueno.—“ May Peter enjoy a happy
festival, for he never spoke either good or ill
to me.”—A prayer used by inferiors to their
superiors, who permit them to have their will
without control.
Buena tela hila, quien su hijo cria.-" She spins a
good web, who brings up her son.”— It im-
plies, that a mother cannot be more merit-
oriously employed, than in the education of
her children.
“Their young succession all their cares employ;
“They breed, they brood, instruct, and educate,
“And make provision for the future state.”
DRY DEN’s VI R G I L.
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Buena vida arrugas tira.—“A good life keeps
off wrinkles.”—A well-regulated conduct, with
the conveniencies of life, retard the appear-
ance of old age.
Buena vida padre y madre olvida.-" A prosperous
life father and mother forget.”—It signifies
that he who has acquired the comforts and en-
joyments of this life, does not receive fewer
presents, or less kindness from his parents.-
It is also sometimes applied to persons who
enjoy the conveniences of life, and care not
how their relations or others fare.
Buen corazon quebranta mala ventura.--" A good
heart conquers ill fortune.”—A man of strong
mind rises superior to the smiles and frowns of
fortune.
“Fortuna opes awferre, non animum, potest.”
SENECA.
Buen jubon me tengo en Francia.--" I have a good
doublet in France.”—It is said to ridicule per-
sons who boast of having something which
they cannot use or come at.—We say, “It is
like the Dutchman's anchor, he has got it at
home.” -
Iname jactare.
Bueno, bueno, bueno, mas guarde dios mi burra de
su centeno.—“ Good, good, good, but God
keep my ass out of his rye field.”—This pro-
verb is applicable to a certain description of
persons who are commonly called good sort of
people. They seldom give away any thing,
and never forgive any trespass upon their estate.
The countryman exclaims, “Good, good, but
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God keep my ass out of his rye field, for if
she gets in and eats but a mouthful of his rye,
good as he is, he will put her into the pound,
and myself to trouble and expense.”
Bueno es misa misar, y casa guardar.—“ It is
good to hear mass and to keep house.”—Im-
plying, that it is our duty to serve God, but
that we are not to neglect the duties of our fa-
milies by spending too much of our time at
church.-This advice is necessary in Catholic
countries, where, under the pretence of going
to church, the ladies frequently employ their
time in another way.
Buenos dineros, son casa con pucheros.-" A house
well stocked with the mecessaries of life, is
good money.”—A man who possesses a house
and land, the produce of which yields him the
necessaries of life, feels not the want of money,
“Happy the man whose wish and care
“A few paternal acres bound;
“Content to breathe his native air,
“On his own ground.” Pop E.
Buen principio la mitades hecho.—“A good be.
ginning is half the work done.”—We say, “A
thing well begun is half finished.”
Buen recado tiene mi padre el dia que no hurta.
“My father is well provided on the day that he
does not steal.”—It is applied ironically to
certain professions or situations, in which
peculation is known and admitted to be prac.
tised.
Buey suello bien se lama-‘An ox when he is free,
Hicks himself at his leisure.”—By which is de-
noted the value of liberty. *
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Buey viejo surco derecho-º. An old ox, makes a
straight furrow.”—Which is applicable to those
persons, who, guided by their judgment and
experience, conduct their affairs or pursuits
with success.
Buñolero à tus buſiuelos.-" Fritter-man to thy
fritters.”—Advising, that every one should at-
tend to his own business which he understands,
Buñolero.—(Laganorum venditor, aut factor.)
Burla burlando vase el lobo al asno.—“Joking
aside, the wolf is going to the ass.”—Which
denotes the readiness with which each person
undertakes any affair which suits his inclination
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Burla con daño no cumple el affio.—“A serious
joke does not last the year.”—Which gives us
to understand, that jokes which are mischievous
are not endured for any length of time.
Burlaos con el asno daros ha en la cara con el
rabo.—“Jest with an ass, and he will flap you
in the face with his tail.”—Signifying, that by
too great familiarity with our inferiors we meet
with rude and contemptuous treatment.—We
say, “Too much familiarity breeds contempt.”
Burlaos con el loco en casa, burlará con vos en la
plaza.-‘‘Joke with the clown in your house,
aud, he will jest with you in public places.”
Which implies, that if encouragement be given
to a vulgar individual to joke or take liberties
with another in private, he would repeat them
in public so as to occasion him pain and con-
fusion.
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Burlas de manos, burlas de villanos.-" Joking with
hands, are jokes of blackguards.”—It is more
commonly used, “Juegos de manos, juegos de
villanos.”—Which teaches, that sporting with
the hands is not becoming persons of good
breeding.
Buscar cinco pies al gato.—“To seek for five feet
in a cat.”—It is used when a person attempts
to persuade another to believe in some pre-
posterous position, as, for instance, that the
cat's tail is a leg.
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Caballo que alcanza, pasar querria.-‘‘A horse
which overtakes, wishes to push forward.”—
Which denotes, that generally we aspire to more
than we have accomplished.
Cabello longo, y corto el ses0.—“ Long hair and
- little brains.”—Those who devote much time
to dressing their hair are supposed to neglect
affairs of greater importance, such as the cul-
tivation of their minds.
Cabesa loca no quiere toca.—“A mad brained person
does not like a hood.”—A daring person with
a weak judgment, is proof against correction.
Cabra coja no quiere siesta.-‘A lame goat will
not sleep in the afternoon.”—He who possesses
but a small portion of talent should use greater
application.
Cabra cá por viña, qual la madre talla hija.--
“As the goat goes through the vineyard, so
does the kid.”—Denoting, that children ge.
nerally inherit the character and dispositions of
their parents.
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Cabrito de un mes, rezental de tres.—“A kid a
month old, and a lamb of three months.”—
That is, are the best for eating.
Cacarear y no poner huevo.—“To cackle and lay
no egg.”—To promise much and to perform
nothing.
Cada asno con su tamaño.—“Every ass with his
like." Which advises every one to associate
with his equals.
Cada buhonero alaba sus agujas.-‘Every pedlar
praises his needles.”—We say, “No man
cries stinking fish.”—Which implies, that we
praise those things which belong to us, although
they do not possess any particular merit.
Sua quisque laudat.
Cada cabello hace su sombra en el suelo.—“Every
hair makes its shadow on the ground.”—We
ought not to despise any thing however insig-
nificant it may appear to us.
Cada carnero de su pie cuelga.-‘‘ Every sheep
hangs by its own foot.”—Every individual
should endeavour, by personal exertion, to ob-
tain the means of subsistence, and not to de-
pend upon the benevolence of others.
Cada cosa en su tiempo y nabos en adviento.—
“Every thing in its season, and turnips in Ad-
vent;”—which is their season.—We say,
“There is a time for all things.”
Cada cuba huele al vino que tiene.—“Every cask
smells of the wine it contains.”—The intel-
lectual qualities of mankind are generally known
by their outward behaviour.
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Cada dia olla, amarga el caldo; cada dia gallina,
amarga la cocina.-- Every day olla (for
dinner), the broth is bitter, and every day fowl
tastes bitter also.”—Shewing, that the most
delicate and refined enjoyments may, by con-
stant repetition, pall upon the senses and excite
disgust.—The French have a saying which
corresponds with it:—“Toujours perdrir.”
Cadagallo canta en sumuladar, (and others add) y el
bueno en el suyo y el ageno.—“Every cock
crows upon his own dunghill, and the game
one upon his own and that of any other.”
Cada gorrion consu espigon.—“. Every sparrow with
- his grain of corn.”—It alludes to a place in-
fested with thieves, each of whom carries away
something from it.
Cada ollero alaba su puchero.—“Every cook praises
his stew.”—Many persons make a display of
some common place performance of their own,
which they consider as unique.
Cada ollero su olla alaba y massi la trae quebrada,
“Every cook praises his stew, †† when
it is overdone and mashed.”—The same sig-
nification as the last proverb, with this differ.
ence, that when any thing is extravagantly
praised, we should suspect foul play.
Cada oreja con su pareja.-" Every sheep with
its like.”
Quisque parigandet se jungere asellus asello.
Cada pararillo tiéne su higadillo.—“ Every little
bird has its little liver.”—Which signifies, that
he who has not strength or means to defend
himself, should stifle his resentment when he
feels himself insulted.
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Cada qual siente el frio como anda vestido.—
“Every one feels the cold according as he is
clad.”—It is not always those who are the
warmest clad who feel the least cold.
Cada ruin zapato botin.—“Every base fellow wears
spatterdashes.”—It is not fine clothes, or any
particular article of dress, by which we can
distinguish the gentleman.
Cada semana tiene su disanto.—“Every week has
its holiday.”—It is used as an encouragement to
those who are labouring under difficulties, com-
forting them with the prospect that they will
i. have a temporary suspension, or a final
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Cada uno alega en derecho do su dedo.—“ Every
one asserts his right to his finger.”—Which
denotes the natural inclination we all evince to
defend that which belongs to us, or which suits
our convenience.
Cada uno cuenta de la feria, como le va en ella-
“Every one speaks of the fair as he finds it.”
Every person speaks of an affair according to
the benefit or injury he has derived from it.
Cada uno en su casa y dios en la de todos.-" Each
one in his own house, and God in all of
them.”—Which is used to signify, that it is
advisable for families to live separately, to avoid
dissensions. *
Cada uno es hijo de sus obras—“Every man is the
son of his actions.”—Meaning, that every one
is the architect of his own fortune, and his
good or ill success greatly depend upon his own
conduct.
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Cada uno estiende la pierna, como tiene la cubierta.
“Every one stretches out his leg according to
the length of his covering.”—We say, “Every
one cuts his coat according to his cloth.”—
Signifying, that our expenditure should be so
regulated by our income that the latter should
have the balance in its favour.
Cada uno estornuda como dios le ayuda.—“Every
one sneezes as God pleases.”—By which it is
understood that each person acts according to
his knowledge and power.
Cada uno quiere llevar el agua a su molino, y derar
en seco el del vecino.—“ Each person wishes to
carry water to his own mill, and to leave that of
his neighbour's dry.”—Which is said of a per-
son who only attends to his own interest and
COn Venleh)Ce.
{ Quisque sibi invigilat, sed non aliena laborat.
Cada uno sabe donde le aprieta el zapato.—“Every
one knows where the shoe pinches him.”—
We say, “No one knows so well where the
shoe pinches as he who wears it.”—Signifying,
that each person knows better than another that
which suits his health and convenience.
Cada uno se entiende, y trastejaba de noche y hur-
taba las tejas a su vecino.—“Every one knows
what he is about, and mends his roof at night,
and steals his neighbour's tiles.”—It is used
..as a taunt against those who, in order to com-
mit some dishonest or mischievous action, pre-
tend to be engaged in some ridiculous object
the better to conceal their intentions.
Cada uno tiene su alguacil—“Every one has his
bailiff.”—Which implies, that however inde-
pendent and powerful a man may be, he is
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subject to the laws of his country, and liable
to be brought to justice for transgressing them.
Caer de su asno.—“To fall from his ass.”—A man
at length convinced of having been in error in
an argument which he had supported with
pertinacious confidence.
Frrorem suum agnoscere, confiteri.
Caldo de zorra que està frio y quema.-" Fox's
broth, which is cold and scalds.”—It is applied
to artful and dissembling persons, who, in their
exterior, appear modest and affable for the pur-
pose of deceiving others.
Blanditia fallar, frauw mellita.
Calenturas de Mayo salud para todo el ajío.—“A
fever in May, health all the year.”
They have another,
Calenturas otoriales, o muy luengas 0 mortales.—
“A fever in Autumn is either very tedious or
mortal.”
Callar como negra en bano.—“To be as silent as a
black wench in a bath.”—The negroes are re-
markably fond of bathing. They commonly
contrive to get into their master's baths, and
from fear of being discovered, they are par-
ticularly cautious of making the least noise.
Callar y obrar por la tierra y por el mar—“To
be silent, and to work by land and sea.”—In
order to succeed in any business or speculation,
we must observe secrecy and diligence in con-
ducting it.
Callate y callemos, que sendas nos tenemos-“Let
us both be quiet, for we have both our own.”
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He who has faults of his own, should not re-
flect upon another for having the same.
Calle abaro y calle arriba-‘‘To saunter up and
down the street.”—It alludes to an idle person
who walks inanimately about the streets, with-
out any fixed object or destination.
Calle el que did, y hable el que tomó.—“He ought
to be silent who gave, and let him speak who
received.”—Which inculcates, that he who has
received a benefit is the person who ought to
give it publicity, and not he who conferred it.
Donator sileat, donatus multa loquatur.
Callen barbas, y hablen cartas.—“Let beards be
silent, and letters speak.”—We say, “Paper
speaks when beards don't wag.”—Which means
that it is idle to waste words to prove any
thing, when written documents are at hand for
the purpose.
Caminar con zapatos de fieltro.—“To walk with
felt shoes.”—To proceed with secrecy in any
affair of importance.
Camino de Roma, mi mula cora; ni bolsa flora.-
“ He who travels to Rome must neither have a
lame mule, nor a light purse.”—Alluding to
the length of the journey, and the bad accom-
modation on the road, which requires a long
purse to provide against.
Nec mula pedibus segni, larave crumena
carpat iter, Romam siquis adire velit.
Camino de Santiago, tanto anda el coro como el
sano.—“On the road to Santiago (in Gallicia)
the lame travel as fast as the sound.”—It is ap-
plicable to those who go on pilgrimages. They
wait for each other on the road, and arrive in
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a body at their place of destination, the lame
as well as the sound.
Camisa y toca negra, no sacan el anima de pena.-
“A black shift and veil do not release a soul
from pain.”—It alludes to some women who,
at the death of their husbands, wear foul linen
and a black veil; and the proverb is used to
ridicule the custom.
Campana cascada, nunca sana-‘‘ A cracked bell
is never sound.”—It has a reference to per-
sons of weak minds, arising from natural in-
firmity or some bodily accident.
Canas son que no lunares, quando comienzan por
los aladares.—“They are grey hairs, and not
moles, when they begin with the eye-brows.”
Applicable to those persons who wish to con-
ceal by false representations and fictions, which
is evident to every body.
Canonista sin leyes, arador sin buyes.—“A canon
without orders, is like a ploughman without
oxen.”—Which denotes, that in order to be a
proficient in the studies of the canons, one
must have already been conversant with those
of their laws, -
Can que madre tiene en villa, nunca buena ladrilla.
“A whelp that has its bitch in town, never
barks well.”—Servants who have been bred up
in the city in which they are employed, seldom
are valuable, from their attachments to old ac-
quaintances.
Can que mucho lame, saca sangre.—“The dog
which licks much, draws blood.”—Which means
that excess of kindness is generally hurtful.
It also implies, that courteous and obliging
people meet with kindness in return,
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Canta la rana y no tiene pelo ni lana-‘The frog
sings, and it has neither hair or wool.”—We
ought all to be content with our lots and sta-
tions in life, as in that consists true happiness.
“Who is content is happy.” .
LocKE.
“A wise content his even soul secur'd;
“By want not shaken, nor by wealth allur'd.”
Canta marta despues de harta.-" Martha sings
when her belly is full.”—We say, “The devil
is good when he is pleased.”—It alludes to
many persons who consider themselves agree-
able and social companions, when they are per-
mitted to follow their own will and inclinations
without restraint.
Cantarillo que muchas reces va d la fuente à dera la
asa, 3 la frente.—“The pitcher that goes often
to the well leaves either its handle or its mouth.”
We say, “The pitcher that goes often to the
well, comes home broken at last.”—Those who
frequently expose themselves to personal dam-
ger, or to the allurements of vice, may escape
without bodily harm, or loss of reputation for
some time, but at length they must fall victims
to their rashness and folly.
Cantar mal y porfiar-" To sing out of tune, and
persist in it.”—Against ignorant and presump-
tuous persons, who annoy others by attempting
what they do not understand, and afterwards
persisting in it.
Capon de ocho meses para mesa de Rey – A capon
eight months old is a dish for a King.”
Caridad, sabes qual es? perdona si mal quieres, y
paga lo que deves.—“Do you know what cha-
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rity is forgive if you bear ill will, and pay
what you owe.”—Excellent advice which re-
quires no comment, but that of recommend-
ing its observance.
Cara de beato, y uſias de gato.—“A face of a
devotee, and the claws of a cat.”—Alluding to
their being in general hypocrites.
Cara sin dientes, lace à los muertos vivientes.—
“A face without teeth, cause the dying to
live.”—It denotes that care and light nutritious
food recovers a debilitated constitution, and in
many instances life, when the doctor and his
imedicines have failed.
Carne, carne cria, y peces agua fria.-‘‘ Flesh
breeds flesh, and fish cold water.”—Which
signifies that meat is more nutritious than fish.
Carne de pluma, quita del rostro la arruga, -“The
flesh of poultry removes wrinkles from the
face.”—Which gives to understand, that good
and delicate food fattens and makes the skin
smooth and plump.
Carne sin hueso, no se da sino à don vueso.-‘‘ Meat
without bone is not given but to my lord.”—
It alludes to the influence which the rich and
men in power possess. . .
“O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain.
“ Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain.”
- Joh N so N.
“So when a tyger sucks the bullock's blood,
“A famish’d lion, issuing from the wood,
“Roars lordly fierce, and challenges the food.”
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Casado y arrepentido.—“Married and repented.”—
Besides the obvious signification which this
proverb bears, it has a more extensive one with
reference to those who, having committed some
foolish action, reflect upon themselves when it
is too late to remedy it. r
Casa en que vivas, viña de la que behas y tierras (as
que veas, “The house in which thou livest,
the vineyard from which thou drinkest thy wine,
and the lands thou hast in sight.”—Which in-
structs us that we ought not to be solicitous
for the acquirement of more possessions, than
what we can superintend and enjoy.
Casa hospedada, comida y denostada.-" A house
filled with guests, is eaten up, and ill spoken
of.”—Shewing that iudiscriminate hospitality
occasions ruin to families who too often meet
in their reverse of fortune no sympathy from
those who had been partakers of their pros-
perity.
Casa labrada y viña plantada.-‘‘A house already
built, and a vineyard already planted.”—It is
used as advice to persons to avoid purchasing
land for the purpose of building a house, or
lanting a vineyard, on account of the expence.
t is better to let others undertake the trouble.
We say, “ Fools build houses, and wise men
dwell in them.”
^ - * —** M d > y
Casarás y amansards. arry and grow tame.”—
We say, “Marry in haste, and repent at lei-
sure.” - * *
Casar, casar, y quien hä de governar—“Marry,
marry, and who is to manage the house.”—It
is used as a reproof to young persons, who
propose marrying before they are sufficiently
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capable to undertake the cares and expences
of the marriage state.
Casar y compadrar, cada qual con su igual.--—“Let
every one marry, and make a gossip of his
equals.”—It is given as advice not to form
any friendships or attachments with persons of
low origin and manners.
Casa sin chiminea de muger pobre, 6 yerma.-" A
house without a chimney, is either inhabited
by a poor woman, or it is empty.”
Casa sucia huespedes anuncia.-" A dirty house de-
notes guests.”—A house in which much com-
pany are entertained is generally known by the
dirt the guests leave behind them,
Casa tu hijo con tu igual y no diran de ti mal.—
“Marry thy son with thy equal, and they will
not speak ill of thee.”—Advising to avoid mar-
rying either much above or below one's condi-
tion in life. *, º:
Castiga al que no es bueno, y aborrecerte hā luego.
“Correct one who is in fault, and he will
immediately hate you.”—Shewing how dis-
agreeable and unthankful an office is that of
correcting another.
Castillo apercebido, no es decebido.—“A citadel
upon its guard is not surprised.”—It recom-
mends vigilance and precaution to prevent our-
selves from being surprised or deceived.
Ceſio y enseño, del mal hijo hace bueno.—“The
ferula and teaching make a bad son good.”—It
shews the virtue of discipline and instruction.
Emendat puerum vultu doctrina severo.
Cerner, cerner, y sacar poca harina-º. To sift and
sift, and produce little flour.”—It alludes to
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persons who work laboriously, but receive very
little reward. It also corresponds with ours,
“Great noise, and little work.”
Cien ańos de guerra, y no un dia de batalla-‘A
hundred years of war, and not one day of fight-
ing.”—Which advises, that although we may
make war, we should endeavour to avoid the
hazard of a battle, on account of the danger
to which we expose ourselves by it; that is, we
may quarrel, but not fight.
Cien sastres, y cien molineros y cienteredores, son
tres cientos ladrones.—“A hundred taylors, a
hundred millers, and a hundred weavers, are
three hundred thieves.”—Signifying, that not
one in a hundred of the persons who follow
those trades is an honest man.
Cierra tu puerta, y hards tu vecina buena.—“Shut
your door, and you will make your neighbour a
good one.”—By avoiding much familiarity you
will be mutually good neighbours.
Cobra buena fama, y echate à dormir.—“Get a
good name, and go to sleep.”—Which signi-
fies, that if a man has once got a good name,
he requires little trouble to retain it.
Cobre gana cobre, que no huesos de hombre.—
“Copper gains copper, and not by the work of
men's bones.”—We say, “Money gets money.”
Cochino fiado, buen invierno, y mal verano.—“A
pig upon credit is good in winter and bad in
summer.”—Shewing the inconveniences of pur-
chasing upon credit; from the difficulty which
frequently occurs, to raise the money at the time
of payment. In Spain, pigs are generally killed
and sold in winter, and paid for in summer.
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Colerico sanguino borracho fino.—“An irritable
and passionate man is a downright drunkard.”
Persons of an irritable and impetuous temper
are exposed to lose their reason, like those who
commit excess in drinking.
“Passion's too fierce to be in fetters bound,
“And reason flies him like enchanted ground.”
DRY DEN.
Combida d tu yerno à la gallina, que el llevará la
lima.”—“ Invite your son-in-law to a fowl, and
he will take away the lemon.”—It is used con-
temptuously towards sons-in-law generally.
Comer a gusto, y vestir aluso.-‘Eat to please the
palate, and dress in the fashion.”—We should
endeavour to conform to the manners of the
times, when by so doing we do not subject our-
selves to any inconvenience or injurious ex-
pence.
“Eye nature's walk, shoot folly as it flies,
“And catch the manners living as they rise.”
Po PE.
Comer arena antes que hacer villeza.-‘‘To eat sand
rather than commit a base action.”—It is used
as an exhortation to virtue, counselling us not
to transgress against her dictates, however
powerful our wants and necessities may be.
“ He whose mind
“Is virtuous, is alone of noble kind;
“Though poor in fortune, of celestial race;
“And he commits the crime who calls him
base.” DRY DEN.
Comer hasta enfermar, y ayunar hasta sanar-
“He who eats till he is sick, must fast till he
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is well.”—He who gets into difficulties by his
own extravagance, must retrieve himself by
rigid economy.
Comer poco y cenar mas, dormir en alto y civiras.
“Eat little at dinner, less at supper, sleep aboft,
and you will live long.” Temperance and liv-
ing in good air, free from damps, contribute to
prolong our existence.
“ Observe
“The rule of not too much; by temp'rance
taught
“In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking
from them
“Due mourishment, not gluttonous delight.”
- M1Lto N.
Comer y rascar, todo es empezar.—“To eat and to
scratch is but to begin.”—It is frequently used
to stimulate a person to undertake some em-
ployment for which he has a dislike.
Comida hecha compañia deshecha-‘‘ The dinner
over, the company goes.”—A reproof to those
who forsake their friends when they no longer
need their assistance.
Como canta el abad, responde el sacristan.-" As
the abbot sings the clerk answers.”—Which
signifies, that inferior persons accommodate
themselves to the will of their superiors. It is
used also as a taunt upon sycophants. We say,
“Like master like man.” -
Como, costal de carbonero, malo de fuera, peor de
dentro.—“ Like a collier's sack, bad without,
worse within.”—Alluding to a person of a
mean appearance with a bad heart.
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Como la moza del abad que no cuece y tiene pan.
“Like the abbot's maid, who does not bake, and
has bread.”—It is used as a reproach to those
who wish to be maintained without work, like
the abbott's or curate's servants of some coun-
tries, who are fed upon the offerings of the
parishioners. -
Como el gallo de moron, cacareando y sin pluma.
“ Like a cock upon a hillock, clucking without
feathers.”—It is applicable to those persons,
who, having gained a long pending law suit,
chuckle at their triumph, whilst they remain
without a shilling, having spent all they pos-
sessed in defraying the expences of the liti-
gation. -
Como el perro del Ortelano, que ni come las berzas,
ni las dera comer a otro.—“ Like the gar-
dener's dog, that neither eats greens, nor will
let others eat them.” It corresponds with the
fable of “ The dog in the manger.”—Envy
pretends to no other happiness than what it
derives from the misery of other people, and
will rather suffer pain itself than allow others
to be happy. ~
Como perro con cencerro.—“Like a dog with a
bell.”—A familiar mode of expressing that a
person had suddenly taken offence, and had
bolted, like a dog with a bell tied to his tail.”
Compañia de dos compañia de dios.--" Two in a
company are God's company.”—It suggests,
that two persons are more likely to agree to-
gether upon any negotiation than when more
are in company, and on this consideration they
are more pleasing to God.
Grata superveniet divis concordia dupler,
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Compañia de tres, no vale res.—“A company of
three is not worth a ree.”—Three persons in
company are too many for any secret affair,
and two few for social enjoyment.
Compon un sapillo y parecerä bonilla-‘‘Dress a
little toad, and it will look pretty.”—It shews
that the most deformed thing may, by orna-
ment and dress, appear agreeable.
Comprar lo que no hās menester, y venderás lo que
podrás escusar.—“Buy what you do not want,
and you will sell what you cannot spare.”—
Which admonishes that he who spends his
money in superfluities, will find himself under
the necessity of disposing of what is absolutely
useful.
Si inutilia emas, necessaria vendes.
Con agena mano, sacar la culebra del horado.—
“To draw the snake out of the hole with
another's hand.”—We say, “To make a cat's
paw of one,” from the well-known fable of the
monkey and the chesnuts.
Con alegre compania se sufre la triste vida.--
“Jovial companions make this dull life toler-
able.”
“Merrily, merrily, shall we live now,
“Under the blossom that hangs on the
bough.” SHAK.
“True self love and social are the same."
POP E.
Con arte y engaño, se vive el medio aſio; col
engaño y arte se vive la otra parte.—“Mall
lives one half of the year by art and deceit,
and the other half by deceit and art.”—Which
denotes the mode of life of many persons, who,
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without possessing any property of their own,
live in an expensive and fashionable style, by
their wits. The French properly call them
Chevaliers d’Industrie.
Con bien vengas mal si vienes solo.—“Welcome,
misfortune, if thou comest alone.”—“ Misfor-
tunes tread upon the heels of each other.”
Con buen trage, se encubre ruin linage.—“A good
dress hides a base pedigree.”—We say, “Fine
feathers make fine birds.”
Con el offo ni la fé no me burlare.—“I will not jest
with my eye nor my faith.”—It signifies that
they are both tender and serious things, and
must not be trifled with.
Con escobilla el paño, y la seda con la mano-
“Clean cloth with a brush and silk with the
hand.”—Do not neglect trifles, they make the
sum total of our lives.
“Think nought a trifle, though it small ap-
ear;
“Small sands the mountains, moments make
the year,
“And trifles life. Your care to trifles give,
“Or you may die before you truly live.”
* You Ng.
Con esos polvos se hicieron esos lodos.—“With that
dust they made that mud.”—It signifies that
bad causes must produce evil consequences.
Con hijo de gato no se burlan los ratones—“The
mice do not joke with the kitten.”—It inculcates
that persons of moderate talents should be re-
served in the company of those who possess
extraordinary abilities. . º
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**
Con hombre interesal, no pongas tu caudal.—“Do
not join your stock with that of an avaricious
man.”—The thirst of gain frequently makes
men commit many mean and dishonest actions.
Con la perdiz la mano en la mariz.- : With a part-
ridge, the hand at the nose.”—Meaning, they
should be eaten with a high flavor.
Con las glorias se olvidan las memorias-“In our
glories our memories fail us.”—Those who
arrive at high honors forget, with great facility,
the benefits they received, and no longer recog-
nize their former friends.
Con latin, rocin y florin andarás el mundo.—
“With latin, a horse, and money, thou wilt
pass through the world.”—Three very useful ac-
quisitions to a man as he travels through life.
Con lo que erés defendido no lo pongas en poder de
tu enemigo.—“That with which you defended
yourself, do not put into the hands of your
enemy :”—That is, your reputation.
“The purest treasure mortal times afford
“Is spotless reputation; that away,
“Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.”
SHA K.
Con lo que sana el higado, enferma la bolsa,—
“That which heals the fig tree, sickens the
purse.”—Things of importance are not accom-
plished without labour and expence.
Con lo que Sancha sana, Marta cae mala.--What
cures Sancha, makes Martha sick.”—We say,
“One man's meat is another man's poison.”
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Con mala persona el remedio, mucha tierra en
medio.—“The remedy against a bad man is to
have land betwixt you and him.”—To keep free
from bad company you must keep them at a
distance.
Con mal está el huso, quando la barba no anda de
suso.-‘‘The spindle is of little use when the
beard is not over it.”—Which alludes to the
want a yidow experiences for her late husband.
Conocerás la locura, en cantary jugar y correr mula.
“A man’s folly is perceived by his singing,
playing, and riding.”—They generally betray a
man's character.
Con otro ea llegarémos a la aldea.—“With another
effort we shall arrive at the village.”—Meaning,
that with industry and perseverance, we accom-
plish the object of our pursuits.
Con pan y vino se anda el camino.—“Bread and
wine carry a man through a journey.”
Con quien paces, y no con quien naces,—“With
whom you feed, and not with those who fed
you.”—It teaches that we must often forego the
ties of nature from motives of convenience and
utility; or, that intercourse with the world does
more than education to form our characters.
Hic amor haic patria, ubi sunt tibi pabula
ſonge.
Vivitur ea patria vivitur erque cibis.
Consejo de oreja, no vale una arveja.-“ Advice
whispered is not worth a pea.”—Advice which
is given in a secret or underhand manner ought
always to be received with suspicion and
caution. Sincerity needs no mystery.
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Con su pan se lo coma.-‘‘Let him eat it with his
bread.”—It is used when a person has com-
mitted some foolish action, and suffers from its
effects; and also, when one gives another an
insult, and will not give satisfaction for it after-
wards.
Contarle los botones à uno.—“To reckon another's
buttons.”—It alludes to the dexterity of a man
skilled in fencing, who can hit or thrust in any
part of the body presented to him.
“Calmness is great advantage; he that lets
“Another chafe, may warm him at his fire,
“Mark all his wand'rings, and enjoy his
frets;
“As cunning fencers suffer heat to tire.”
Contra fortuna no vale arte ninguna.-‘‘No art is
available against fortune.—“It frequently hap-
pens that misfortunes and adversity so press
upon a man, that all his ingenuity and exertion
cannot relieve him.
Contra peon hecho dama no para pieza en tabla.
“Against a pawn made a queen, no piece can
remain on the board.”—Alluding to persons
who have advanced to rank and fortune and
wish to exercise a brutal authority over all
around them.
Con un caldero viejo, se compra otro nuevo-
“With an old kettle one can buy a new one."
It is applicable to young men and young wo:
men, who marry old persons for the purpose 0
inheriting their fortunes.
Con un§. de tuerto, llega el hombre à su derecht,
“With a little injury a man obtains his right.
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necessary that we should suffer some vexation,
and sacrifice a little of our rights. --
Iniquum petendum ut a quum feras.
Con viento limpian el trigo, y los vicios con castigo.
“Corn is cleansed by wind, and vicious habits
by chastisement.”—lt implies, that by timely
correction vicious propensities are entirely era-
dicated.
“Children being to be restrained by the
parents only in vicious things, a look or
nod only ought to correct them when they
do amiss.” Lock E.
Corazon determinado, no sufre ser aconsejado.—“A
resolute heart will not be advised.”—It alludes
to obstinate and prejudiced persons, who will
not be advised by cool and impartial friends.
Cornada de ansaron, uſiarada de leon.—“A quill of
a goose, and the claw of a lion.”—This pro-
verb expresses the mischiefs done by the pen,
and is applicable to persons in the law, to indi-
cate the ruinous consequences that sometimes
happen to clients, by some error or informality
in their legal instruments.
Cornudo sois marido: muger y quien te lo diro 2
“Husband, thou art a cuckold: wife, who
told thee so *—It is used contemptuously,
when a man is insensible of his own shame,
or receives an insult which he had not spirit to
resent.
Cosa mala nunca muere.—“A bad thing never
dies.”—A man who has committed a crime,
or who has experienced a misfortune, is always
put in mind of it by some good-natured friend.
It also expresses the regret which we feel at
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the loss of worthy characters, while base and
infamous persons are suffered to live to dis-
gust and annoy us.
Costumbres de mal maestro sacan hijo siniestro.—
“The morals of a bad master form a vicious
child.”—It shews the importance of the duty
of parents to select proper persons for the in-
struction of their children.
Costumbre hace ley.—“Custom makes law.”
Or,
Costumbre buena ó costumbre mala, el villano quier:
que vala-‘A good or bad custom, the rogue
wishes it to exist.”—Which denotes the influ-
ence which customs have upon the morals of
the people.
“Customs,
“Though they be ne'er so ridiculous,
“Nay, let them be unmanly, yet are fol.
low’d.” SHAK.
Costumbres y dineros hacen los hijos cavalleros.
“ Manners and money make sons gentlemen.”
Persons of moral conduct and superior ad-
dress, joined to a competent fortune, com:
maad the respect and esteem of mankind.
“Licet superbus ambules pecuniã,
“Fortuna non mutat genus.” HoR,
Fortune cannot change your blood,
Although you strut as if it could.
“Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of
Sense,
“Lie in three words, health, peace, and
competence.” # POPE,
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Crecerá el membrillo y mudará el pelillo.—“The
quince-tree spreads, and short hair changes.”
Signifying, that some things change and become
perfect in the course of time. A quince, in
token of fruitfulness, by the laws of Solon, was
given to the brides of Athens upon the day of
their marriage.
Cecer como espuma.-‘‘To rise like froth.”—It is
applied to mean persons who are suddenly
raised to good fortune.
Criado de abuelo, nunca bueno.—“A child brought
up by its grand-father, is never good.”—Allud-
ing to the fondness of grand-fathers for their
grand-children, who by too much indulgence
are spoiled in their education.
Cria el cuervo y sacarte hā los ojos-“Breed up a
crow, and he will pluck out your eyes.”—Be-
nefits conferred upon ungrateful persons serve
them for arms to return evil for good.
Criatura de un aſio, saca la leche del calcano.—
“A child of a year old sucks milk from the
heel.”—Applicable to a robust child, which
sucks much and violently.
Cuenta errada que no valga--" An account with
errors goes for nothing”—It is used as a salvo,
should an error occur in any transaction.
Cuentaselo à tu abuela.-‘Tell that to thy grand-
mother.”—It is used in allusion to the facility
that grand-mothers have in believing whatever
is told them by their grand-children.
Cuenta 3y razon sustenta, Ó conserva amistad.-
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“Short reckonings make long friends.”
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Cuerpo, cuerpo que dios darā paño.—“Body, body,
and God will give thee cloth.”—Applicable to
persons who wish to obtain their object with-
out the application of the necessary means.
Cuida bien lo que haces, no te fies de rapaces.--
“Mind what you do, and do not trust to the
care of young persons.”—Affairs of importance
ought not to be confided to inexperienced per-
SOIMS,
Cuidado ageno, de pelo cuelga--" Other peoples
cares hang by a hair.”—The misfortunes of
others seldom afflict us so much, but that we
can easily bear or forget them.
Cuidados agenos matan el asno.—“Other folks cares
kill the ass.”—A reproof to those persons who
vex themselves with affairs which do not con-
cern them.
Culpa no tiene quien hace lo que dece.--" He is not
to blame who does his duty.”—He who con-
scientiously discharges his duty, is not respon-
sible for the consequences.
Cumpla yo, y tiren ellos.--" I have finished, let
them tug.”—Which signifies, that every person
ought to discharge his particular obligations
without reference to those of others.
Cuñadas y perras bermejas, pocas buenas.-‘ Sisters.
in-law, and red-haired bitches, are few good."
This class of kindred are in general worthless:
and are as much disliked by the Spaniards as
red-haired dogs, for which they have a parti.
eular antipathy. .”
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Da dios alas à la hormiga para morir mas aina.-
“God gives wings to the ant that it may die the
sooner.”—It is applicable to persons who,
without possessing any particular merit, obtain
rank and emoluments, and do not profit by
their good fortune.
In damnum formica suum sese induit alis.
Da dios almendras a quien no tiene muelas.-‘‘ God
gives almonds to him who has no teeth.”—It is
frequently used when the good things of this
world fall to the lot of those who cannot enjoy
them. It is equivalent with the following one,
Da dios habas a quien no tiene quiradas—“God
gives beans to those who have no teeth.”
Dádivas quebra tan peñas-“Presents remove dif-
ficulties.”—Bribes and presents generally suc-
ceed better than our exertions.
Dame donde me siente, que yo haré donde me acueste.
“Give me a place where I can sit, and I will
make a place where I can lay down.”—It al-
ludes to busy and meddling persons, who take
advantage of the oversight or neglect of others
to advance their own interests.
Dar como por, amor de dios.--"To give as if it
were for God's sake.”—To give with an ill
grace.
Dar el consejo y elvencefo.—“Give counsel and the
gin.”—A gin is a snare or trap to catch birds,
&c.—It teaches us that we must not only give
advice, but also our cash to those who want it,
particularly when we have both to spare.
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Dar voces al lobo.—“To bawl after the wolf.”—
That is, to labour in vain;–the louder you call
after the wolf the faster he runs away.
Date buena vida, temerás mas la caida.”—“Live
a good life, and you will be more fearful of a
fall.”—A man who has lived a virtuous and
regular life, dreads the allurements of vice and
dissipations. It also means, that a man who
enjoys the comforts of life, dreads the evils of
poverty.
Da, ten, y hars biáen.—“Give and retain, and you
will do well.”—We must be prudent in our
generosity.
De adonde le vino al garbanzo el pico?—“How
came the garbamzo by a beak?”—The garvanzo
is a Spanish pea, not quite round, ending with
a small point turned up like a bird's beak. It
is compared to an insignificant prating fellow.
De amigo à amigo, chinche en el offo.—“Between
friends a bug in the eye.”—Teaching, not to
trust too much to friends in buying and selling,
to avoid being deceived. .
De aquellos polvos vienen estos lodos-“From that
dust arose that mud.”—Signifying, that it is
owing to some error, or neglect of our own,
in negotiating any business, that loss and con-
fusion occur afterwards. , -
Debaro de la miel hay hiel.—“Under the honey
there is gaul.”—“There is a snake in the
grass.”
Lebaro del buen sayo, esta el hombre malo-
“ Under a good cloak may be a bad man.”-
A man with a mild and prepossessing exterior
may have a malicious heart.
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I)ebaro de mi manto al rey mato.—“Under my
veil or cloak I kill the king.”—Signifying, that
a man is master of his own thoughts. He may
kill the king in his imagination.
Debaro de una mala capa, hay un buen bebedor.—
“ Under an old cloak there may be a hard
drinker.”—Its meaning is, that we often meet
with merit under a shabby exterior.
De buenos y de mejores, d mi hija vengan demanda-
dores.—“Let the good and the better sort be
suitors to my daughter.”—Fathers generally
wish their daughters to have many suitors, that
they may choose from amongst them one for a
husband.
De caballo de regalo à rocin de molinero.—“From
a race horse to a mill horse.”—It shews the
vicissitudes of fortune.—Let persons who are
in prosperity, reflect that they may meet with
adversity.
De casa del gato, no vá harto el rato.—“The
mouse does not leave the cat's house with a
belly-full.”—A person has little inclination for
enjoyment when he is in fear of losing his life.
It alludes also to a person who had been in the
company of sharpers.
De casta le viene algalgo elser rabilargo.—“'Tis
the nature of the greyhound to be long-tailed.”
Children generally inherit the character of their
Parents.
De cosario à cosario no se pierde sino los barriles.--
“Between one pirate and another, there is
nothing to be got, but the casks.”—It implies,
that persons of one trade seldom do injury to
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each other; and also corresponds with ours,
“ Diamond cut diamond.”
De cuero ageno, correas largas—“From others
hides large straps.”—Signifying, that some
persons are liberal with the property of others.
De desagradecidos está el infierno lleno.—“ Hell is
filled with ungrateful people.”—Wbich gives
us to understand, that ingratitude is the most
odious, and the most common of all vices.
Ingratus unus miseris omnibus nocet.”
PU B. S Y,
De diestro a diestro el mas presto—“ Between
two cunning folks the quicker one.”—Shewing,
that between two persons of equal talents and
shrewdness, he who is the quicker in determin-
ing or commencing the business in contempla-
tion, has the advantage.
De dineros y bondad, siempre quita la mitad.—
“Always reduce one-half of what you hear
reported of a man's wealth and sanctity.”
De Dios hablar y del mundo obrar—“To talk of
God and to work for the world.”—lt answers
to “A wolfin sheep's cloathing.”
De Dios viene el bien, de las abejas la miel.—“ Good
comes from God, honey from bees.”—Which
teaches, that God is the only author of good
by whatever meansit comesto us.
Mella apibus referas, sed bona cuncta Deo.
De entre los pies sale, lo que no se piensa, ni se
sabe.—“That comes from betwixt our feet,
which we neither know nor think of.”—Ex-
traordinary things happen every day, when
we least expect them.
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De fisico experimentado y de asno bramador, “libera
nos.”—“From a physician that tries experi-
ments upon his patients, and from a braying
ass, deliver us.”
De gran subida, gran caida.-" From a great rise
a great fall.”—The more elevated a man's
station in life, the greater is his fall.
De hombre agradecido todo bien creido.—“You
may believe every good report of a grateful
man.”
De hombre arraygado no te verds vengado.—“Of
a man long established you cannot be re-
venged.”—Alluding to the difficulty of ob-
taining satisfaction from those who possess
power and influence. - -
De hombre jº. 3y delite con tu mayor “libera
nos.”—“From a gamester, and from a law suit
with a great man, deliver us.” %,
De hombre que no habla, y de can que no ladra
“libera nos.”—“From a silent man and from
a dog that does not bark, deliver us.”
De hombre reglado, nunca te verás vengado.—
“You will never be revenged of a man of re-
gular habits.”—The man of temperate and re-
gular habits is always cool and collected, and
consequently never off his guard.
De hombre seco y no de hambre, huye del como de
tandre.—“ f; from one who is all bones as
you would from one with the plague.”—Al-
luding to persons of meagre appearance, when
it is not from want.
be hombres es errar de bestius perseverar en el
error.—“To err is human, to persist in it
beastly.” E 2
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De ira de señor y de alboroto de pueblo te libre
dios.-‘‘ From the anger of a great man, and
from a mutiny of the people, Lord deliver
thee.”
A domini, populique Deus te protegat ira
Sunt domini truces, est populusque feror.
Del agua mansa me libre dios, que de la recia me
guardaré yo.—“From the smooth water, Lord
deliver me, the rough I shall take care of my-
self.”—Which gives us to understand, that
persons of a meek and affable exterior, when
angry, generally are more impetuous and for-
midable; like rivers whose surface and course
are smooth and gentle, are more to be feared
on account of their depth.
Del agua vertida, alguna cogida.--"Water saved
from what had been spilt.”—Which adverts,
that when we cannot recover the whole of what
is lost, we must endeavour to collect what is
possible.
Del alcalde al verdugo, ved como subo.—“From
a magistrate to a hangman, see how he rises."
An ironical expression, used when one accepts
an employment inferior to the one he held.
De consule rhetor.
De la mala te guarda, y de la buena no fies nada,
“Beware of a bad woman, and do not trust
a good one.”—With regard to the good woman,
it does not imply that she should not be trusted
at all, but that she should be kept under
certain restraint, to prevent her from becoming
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De la mano à la boca se pierde la sopa-‘From
the hand to the mouth the soup is lost.”—
However well founded our hopes of success
may be in any thing we undertake, there is no
certainty until we accomplish it.
De la mar la sal, y de la muger mucho mal.—
“From the sea salt, and from woman, much
evil.”
De la vaca flaca, la lengua y la pata-º. The
tongue and the foot of a lean cow.”—That is,
they are the only good bits worth eating.
Del bien al mal no hay un canto de real.—“From
good to ill there is not a real of difference.”—
Shewing the short distance there is from good
to evil.
Del cuero salen las correas:-" From the hide come
the straps.”—The principal and accessary are
alike.—We say, “A chip of the same block.”
Del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho.—“From the
word to the act there is a great distance.”—
Alluding to the difference there is between
words and actions; and teaching us not to
rely too much upon promises which are ge-
nerally considerably less in their performance
than what they lead one to expect.
Del lobo un pelo, y ese de la frente.—“From the
wolf a hair, and that from the forehead.”—
From persons of bad principles and character,
such as sharpers, get what you can from them.
Del mal el menos—“ Of evil the least.”—We
say, “Of two evils choose the least.”
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Del mal que hicieres no tengas testigo aunque sea
tu amigo.—“Do not have a witness when you
commit ill, although he be your friend.”
Del monte sale, quien el monte quema.-“From the
mountain issues that which burns it.”—Which
signifies, that from our own families and con-
nections arise frequently the causes of our
troubles.
De lo ageno lo que quisiere su dueño.—“ With
others’ goods whatever the owner wishes;”—
which signifies that we ought to be grateful for
any favour we receive, however trifling.
De lo contado come el lobo.—“The wolf eats of
what are counted.”—It alludes to confirmed
thieves, who will even steal when they know
they will be discovered.
De lo feo d el hermoso, deme Dios lo provechoso.
“From the ugly to the beautiful, God give me
that which is profitable.”—It is used when a
man refuses to marry a handsome young woman
who is poor, and afterwards accepts an old and
deformed creature, because she is rich.
De lo poco poco, y de lo mucho nada.-‘‘ From the
little a little, and from much nothing.”—Some
men with moderate incomes appear liberal, but
when they become rich, are penurious. We
should, both in prosperous and adverse for-
tunes observe an equanimity of mind.
De los enemigos los menos-“Of enemies, the fewer
the better.”—It is used when one wishes to get
rid of those who do him some injury.
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De los escarmentados se levantan los arteros.- .
“Those who have suffered by their own or
others’ misfortunes, become crafty men.”
“Expertus metuit.” HoR Ace.
De los leales se hinchen los hospitales.—“The poor
houses are filled with friendly and loyal people.”
The worthy and generous characters are gene-
rally treated with ingratitude and contempt, if
they experience the evils of poverty.
“ Illud amicitia sanctam, ac venerabile
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“Nunc tibi pro vili, sub pedibusque jacet.”
OvID.
De los ruidos guarte, no serás testigo ni parte-
“Keep out of brawls, and you will be neither
a principal nor a witness.”
De los sueños, no creas malos ni buenos.-‘‘ Put no
faith in either good or bad dreams.”
De los vivos mucho diezmo, de los muertos mucha
oblada, en buen ańo buena renta, y en malario
doblada.-" From the living many tithes, from
the dead many oblations; in a good year good
rents, and in a bad year doubled.”—Shewing
how secure and valuable are the livings of the
clergy.
Del pan de mi compadre buen zatico à mi ahijado.
“From my gossip's bread, a large piece for my
godson.”—Signifying, that we are generally
liberal with the property of others, whilst we
are sparing of our own. ºr
Magna meis do frusta mei de pane sodalis.
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Del pobre la bolsa con poco rebosa –“ A little
money fills a poor man's purse.”–The poor
man contents himself with little, and that ap-
pears to him much. -
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Del rico es dar remedio, y del viejo consejo.–“ It
is for the rich man to relieve, and for the old
one to advise.”
Del viejo el consejo.–“ Take advice from an old
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Del vivo ningun provecho, y mucho del muerto.
“ No advantage from him when living, and much
when dead.”–Comparing a miser to a hog.
De mala mata nunca buena zarza.–“ A good bush
never comes from a bad plant.”–Bad causes
never produce good effects.
De mal que hombre teme, deese muere.–“The dis-
ease a man dreads, that he dies of.”
De mal montecillo, buenio es un gazapillo –
“ From a little hill a small rabbit is acceptable.”
It is applicable to covetous and mean persons,
who seldom give anything to their friends or
others.
De mis amigos me libre dios que de mis contrarios
me guardaré yo –“ Lord save me from my
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friends, from my enemies I shall guard myself'
Lene fluente Deustutum me prastet abunda:
A rapido per me flumine tutus ero,
De moza adevina y de muger Latina, “ libera nos "
“ From a fortune-telling wench and a woman
who speaks Latin, deliver us.”–This descrip-
tion of persons are in general all talk, pride,
and impertinence, a
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Demozo a palacio, de viejo à beato.—“Youth in a
palace, old age devout.”—Signifying, that when
men are young, they covet honors and amuse-
ments, and that it is only in old age they be-
come virtuous.
De noche todos los gatos son pardos.-" At night all
cats are grey.”—The French have also,
“A nuit tous les chats sont gris.”
De odioso señor y de compania de traidor, “libera
nos.-‘‘ From a revengeful lord, and from the
company of a traitor, deliver us.”
De Oficial nuevo, y de barbero viejo, y de amigo
reconciliado, “ libera nos.”—“From an unskil-
ful workman, from an old barber, and from a
reconciled friend, deliver us.”
De padre Santo, hijo diablo.—“ From a sainted
father, a devilish son.”—Which implies, that
good example and instruction do not always
prove effectual to children, when they are of
perverse dispositions.
De genitore pie nascitur ipse Satan.
Depaja, 5 de heno, el pancho lleno.—“Of straw
or hay a belly-full.”—Signifying that those who
are obliged to work, must be well fed, although
the food be of the common sort.
De pequeña centella, gran hoguera-‘A small
spark makes a great fire.”—From trifling be-
ginnings great things arise.
“Think nought a trifle, though it small ap-
ear;
“Small sands the mountains - moments
make the year.”
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De que murió mi padre ? de achaque.—“What
did my father die off an excuse.”—A re-
proof to those who defer the settlement of
their worldly affairs until the hour of death, al-
though they are frequently reminded of the evil
consequences of delay by what have happened
to others.
Occubuit genitor sed tunc attate vetusta ;
Quid mirum ! morbus longa senecta fuit.
De quiem pone los ojos en el suelo, no fies de tu dinero.
“He who keeps his eyes fixed towards the
ground, ought not to be trusted with your
money.”—Counselling us to be upon our guard
against hypocrites.
De rabo de puerco nunca buen virote:-" A hog's
tail never makes a good arrow.”—We have
one which corresponds with it: “One cannot
make a silk purse of a sow's ear.”
De rico a soberbio no hay palmo entero.—“From
the rich man to the proud one there is not a
palm's length.”
De ruin a ruin quien acomete vence.—“Between
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two base and timid persons, he who attacks
conquers.”—Which gives to understand, that
between two cowards, he who gives the first
blow generally conquers. -
ruin paño numca buen say0.—“ Bad cloth
never makes a good coat.”—“ You cannot
make a silk purse of a sow's ear.”
Desaprovechado como unto de mona.-" As useless
as monkey's fat,”—which is very little and good
for nothing.”
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Descalabrar al alguacil, y acogerse al corregidor.
“To break the bailiff’s head, and take refuge
with the sheriff.”—We say, “Out of the fry-
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ing pan into the fire.”—Said of those who, in
escaping from one danger, run into a greater.
Descansar y tornar a beber.—“To rest, and return
to drink.”—Alluding to one who obstimately
perseveres in an opinion ; and although he may
sometimes be silent, he returns with increased
vigour to the attack.
Major post otia virtus.
Descubrime à el como amigo, armóse de testigo.—
“I revealed myself to him as a friend, and he
armed himself as a witness.”—Teaching us to
be cautious in confiding secrets.
Desde que nacillorë, y cada dia nace porque.—“As
soon as I was born I wept, and every day I
have cause to know why.”—-It signifies that
happiness is not to be enjoyed in this life.
Desde que vi ä mi tia, muero de acedia, y desde
que no la veo, muero de deseo.—“Since I saw
my aunt, I am sick at heart, and now that I
cannot see her, I die of desire,”—Shewing the
inconstancy of our desires and inclinations.
Desnudo naci, desnudo me hallo, ni pierdo ni gano.
“Naked I was born, naked I find myself; I
neither lose or gain.”—Said of one who has no
ambition, and who is patient and resigned
under misfortune, although he may have ceased
to acquire wealth.
Pe soldado que no tiéne capa, guarda tu vaca–
“. Keep your cow from a soldier who has no
cloak.”
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Desposado de ogaio, caro vale el paño.—“ Bride-
groom of this year, cloth is dear.”—A joke
frequently used to those recently married, on
account of the expences incurred for the wed-
ding, &c.
Despues de comer dormir, y de cenar pasos mil—
“After dinner a little sleep, and after supper
take a thousand steps.”—We have one which
corresponds with it:—
“After dinner sit awhile,
“And after supper walk a mile.”
Despues de muerto ni viña ni huerto; y paraque
viva el huerto y la viña.-‘After death neither
vineyard or orchard ; and, in order to live, the
orchard and vineyard.”—The proverb recom-
mends a moderate enjoyment of the good
things of this life without giving ourselves much
anxiety and uneasiness for the acquisition of
wealth, which we must leave behind us at our
death.
Despues de vendimias cuévanos.-" After the vintage
the baskets to gather the grapes.”—We say,
“After meat mustard.”
Despues que te erré, nunca bien te quise.—“Since
I injured thee, I have never liked thee well.”
A man generally hates the person he has in-
jured.
Desquitóse Miguelejo, perdió un ducado y gano un
conejo, “Michael is quits; he lost a ducat
and gained a rabbit.”—It is a reproof to those
who console themselves for their great losses,
with some trifling advantage or gain.
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De tal barba tal escama.—“ For such a beard such
a skin.”—Which signifies, that we ought not to
expect from persons more than corresponds
with their station in life.
De tales bodas tales tortas.-* From such weddings
such pastry.”—Those who persevere in vici-
ous habits must come to a miserable end.
De tal mano tal dado.—“From such a hand such
a gift.”—Signifying, that persons are known by
their actions.
Non bene parca manus munera larga dabit.
De tal palo tal astilla.-“From such a block such
a chip.”—We say, “A chip of the old block.”
We generally find that children inherit the cha-
racter of their parents.
De tal pelo, ni gato ni perro.—“ Of that hair
neither cat nor dog.”—Alluding to red hair,
which is generally disliked in Spain. .
Detras de la cruz está el diablo.—“The devil is
behind the cross.”—It alludes to persons who
make an ostentatious display of their piety and
charity. It is also applied to hypocrites,
who, under the cloak of virtue, conceal their
vices.
De trigo à de avena mi casa llena—“Let my
house be filled with either wheat or oats.”—
If we cannot have the best we must be satis-
fied with common fare.
De tu muger y de tu amigo, experto no creasino
lo que supieres de cierto.—“Do not believe
what is said of your wife and friend, but what
you know yourself to be true.”—It teaches us
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not to place much credit upon reports against
our neighbours, as they frequently originate in
malevolence or mistake.
De un solo golpe, no se derrueca un roble.—“An
oak is not felled at one blow.”—To great en-
terprizes we must use great exertions.—We
say “ Rome was not built in one day.”
De villano facorecido y de Judio atrevido “libera
mos.”—“From a favorite clown, and from an
impudent Jew, deliver us.”
Deremos padres y abuelos, por mosotros seamos
buenos.-‘‘ Let us, independent of fathers and
grandfathers, be good for our own sakes.”—We
should not be vain of hereditary honor, but
endeavour to acquire it by our own merit.
Ne jactemus avos ; nostris decoremur ab actis.
Dicen los niños en el solejar, lo que oyen à sus
padres en el hogar.—“Children speak in the
open air what they heard from their parents at
the fire-side.”—It recommends parents to ob-
serve great caution in their words and actions
in the presence of their children, who, from
want of discretion, repeat and imitate whatever
they hear and see. …
Dicente que eres bueno, mete la mano en tu seno,
“If they tell you that you are good, place
your hand on your heart.”—That is, ask your
conscience if it be true.
Dichoso el varon que escarmienta en cabeza agena
9 en la suya no.—“ Happy the man who
takes warning by others’ misfortunes, and not
his own.” -
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Diga barba que haga-‘Let the beard advise
what is best to be done.”—Signifying, that a
man should learn to depend upon his own judg-
ment and experience.
Dila que es hermosa y tonarse se ha loca.-" Tell
a woman that she is handsome, and she will
run mad.”
Dime con quien andas, diréte quien eres.—“Tell
me what company you keep, and I will tell you
who you are.”
Magni refert quibuscum vireris.
Dinero llama dinero.—“Money makes money.”
Dineros de avaro dos veces van al mercado.—
“Misers’ money goes twice to the market.”
A reproof to stingy persons, who buy articles
of inferior quality because of their cheapness,
and are obliged afterwards to make other pur-
chases.
Dineros y no consejos.-" Money and not advice.”
It is used to those who are always ready to give
their advice unsolicited, and particularly when
applied to for assistance.
Dios consiente y no para siempre—“God per-
mits, but not for ever.”—lt is used to remind
immoral persons, who presumptuously repose
upon God’s forbearance and mercy, that he is
likewise just, and that he punishes crime sooner
or later.
Dios da el frio conforme à la ropa.-" God sends
cold according to the covering.”—Teaching,
that God sends troubles according to each per-
son's strength to bear them.
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Dios desavenga, quien nos mantenga—“God grant
that disputes may arise, that I may live.”—A
lawyer's prayer for discord amongst his neigh-
bours, that law-suits may ensue.
Dios divo lo que será.-‘ God said what will be.”
By which is explained the doubt of the accom-
plishment of what we promise ourselves.
Solus Deus futura novit.
Dios es el que sana, y el medico lleca la plata,
“It is God who cures, and the physician gets
the money.”—Applicable to persons of robust
constitutions, who need not physicians; and
meaning, that temperance and regimen cure
more than medicine.
Dios hará merced, y aun tres dias sin comer.—
“God will provide for you, and I shall fast
three days longer.”—A proverb in two parts:
the first shews how he who wants for nothing
comforts the poor wretch with the hope that
God will provide for him, without offering any
assistance himself; and the other alludes to the
poor man's despair. It is applicable to those
whose compassion never reaches their purse.
Dios me libre de hombre de un libro.—“God de-
liver me from a man of one book.”—It alludes
to a man who has studied some particular
book, and who, upon all occasions, refers to
it; fatiguing his auditors with quotations from
it, not at all applicable to the subject at
ISSUle, -
Dios no se queſa, mas to suyo no lo deva.-: God
does not resent, but not on that account does
he forfeit his right.”—Which signifies, that
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although God may withhold his chastisement
for our bad actions for some time, yet it will
come when least expected. -
Dios que da la llaga, da la medecina.-" God
who gives the wound, gives the medicine.”—
Which teaches us, that we ought to hope for
the remedy of our misfortunes from the same
hand of God who sent them.
Dios te dé poder en villa, yen tu casa harina.--
“God give you power in a town, and flour
in your house.”—That is, a man to possess
power and influence amongst his neighbours,
and wealth at home. -
Disela tu una vez, que el diablo se la dira diez.
“Tell it to her once, and the devil will tell
it to her ten times.”—That is, tell a woman she
is beautiful, and that you are dying in love for
her; the devil will always put her in mind
of it.
Di tu razon, y no señales autor—“Explain thy
meaning, and give not the author's name.”
Pandere rem facti, si vis, rem pandito facti,
Factoris, momen dicere crede nefas.
Diro el agua al vino, en hora buena vengais
amigo.—“The water said to the wine, You are
welcome, my friend.”—A saying of a man who
is fond of his wine.
Piro el escarabajo a sus hijos venid aca mis
jlores!—“The beetle said to its young ones,
Come hither, my flowers!”—Which explains,
how passion and prejudice blinds our reason
and judgment. -
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Dixo la corneja al cuervo, Quitate allá negro; /
el cuervo a la corneja, Quitãos vos allá negra.
“The rook said to the crow, Be off, you black
fellow ; and the crow to the rook, Be off your-
self, my black lady.”—Many reproach others
with the same faults which they have them-
selves.—We say, “The pot calls the kettle
black .” They have another upon the
same subject:-
Dixo la sarten à la caldera, Tirte allá cul negra,
“The frying-pan said to the kettle, Stand off,
black bottom.”
Doce gallinas y un gallo, comen tanto como um
caballo.—“A dozen hens and one cock eat as
much as a horse.”—Quere?
Do el maravedi se dera hallar, otro deves alli
buscar.—“Where you find a maravedi, there
you must seek for another.”—Pursue that bu-
siness which you know suits you, and which
has before turned to good account.
Do entra beber sale saber—“Where drink enters,
wisdom departs.”—Which expresses, that ex-
cess in drinking stupifies the understanding.
Donde está el rey, está la corte.—“. Where the
king is, there is the court.”—Which explains,
that in matters of courtesy, we ought to dis.
tinguish the rank of the personage we address,
Donde fuego se hace, humo sale.—“Where fire is
made, smoke arises.”—There are some circum-
stances in life, which all our art and ingenuity
cannot conceal.
Donde hay gana hay mafia-—“Where there is a
will, there is a way.” >
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Donde las dan las toman,—“He who gives must
receive.”—He who defames another is generally
slandered in return. -
Donde menos se piensa salta la liebre.—“The
hare starts from where she was least expected.”
We frequently meet with a sudden turn of for-
tune in our favor, when we least hope for it.
Casus ubique valet, semper tibi pendeat hamus.
Quo minime creditur gurgite piscis erit.
Donde no valen cuñas, aprovechan uſias.-‘‘Where
wedges do not answer, we must use our nails.”
When any work or undertaking cannot be per-
formed by strength, we must use art and in-
dustry. -
Donde os comieron la carne, que roan los huesos.
“Where they ate your meat, let them pick
your bones.”—It alludes to persons who, af-
ter having spent their money upon strangers,
return destitute to their friends.
Donde perdió la niña su honor 2 Donde habłó
mal y oyá peor -“Where did the girl lose
her honor Where she spoke ill, and heard
worse.”—It shews the necessity of being re-
served and modest in our behaviour and dis-
course, to avoid giving scandal. -
Donde perdiste la capa ahi la cata—“Search for
your cloak where you lost it.”—We ought not
to despond at our losses or disappointments,
but endeavour, by industry and economy, to
recover ourselves from them.
Donde quiera que fueres, haz como vieres-
- 3.
“Wherever you go, do as others do.”—We
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should avoid appearing singular, and endeavour
to conform to the customs of the country in
which we reside.—We say, “When you are in
Rome, do as Rome does.”
Dum fueris Roma, Romano vivito more.
Dormiré, dormiré, buenas nuevas hallarè.—“I
shall sleep, I shall sleep, and I shall have good
news.”—Against those idle and negligent per-
sons who promise themselves success.
Dormireis sobre ello, y tomareis acuerdo.—“Sleep
over it, and you will comprehend the business.”
It teaches, that we ought to use much reflec-
tion upon matters of importance; to endea-
vour to understand them well before we deter-
mine upon the steps to be taken for their ac-
complishment. -
Nocte interposita, melior sententia surget.
Dos amigos de una bolsa, el uno canta y el Otro
llora.-" Two friends of one purse, one sings,
and the other weeps.”—There is no friend.
ship in a common purse.
Dos d uno meten la paja en el culo–" Two to
one thrust straw in one's breech.”—Signifying,
that there is no use contending against supe-
rior strength and number.
Dos à uno tornarme grullo.—“Two to one I shall
change myself to a crane.”—Signifying, that it
is prudent to retreat when the strength of your
adversary is superior to your own.
Dos pardales en una espiga, hacen mala liga-
“Two sparrows upon one ear of corn cannot
agree.”—Two persons struggling for the sam"
end or interest never agree,
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Dos pocos, y un mucho hacen à un hombre rico.
“Two littles and one much make a rich man.”
The common interpretation of the proverb is,
little shame and little conscience, and much im-
pudence. We frequently observe, that they
succeed better in making a fortune, than merit,
with modesty and diffidence.
Dos potros a un can bien lo morderān-" Two
colts to one dog will bite him well.”—Shew-
ing the advantage of numbers in a battle.
D0s tocados d un fuego, el uno està rostrituerto.
“When two head-dresses are at one fire-side,
one of them looks awry.”—It alludes to the
jealousy of two women kept by one man under
the same roof. - - -
Dos yernos & una hija.-" Two sons in law for
one daughter.”—Signifying; that a father must
provide two suitors for his daughter, that if
one does not succeed, she may have a chance
of the other.
D0 va mas hondo el rio, hace menos ruido-
“The deepest waters make the least noise.”
Do vino el asno vendrá la albarda-‘From
whence the ass came, the pack-saddle will fol-
low.”—Which denotes that the principal and
accessary go generally together. -
Duelos me hicieron negra, que yo blanca me era—
“Oh! how I grieve, black woman, that nature
made me white "—Shewing to what an extent
sympathy may be carried . It is used ironi-
cally, when one pretends to much feeling for
others. - < * * *
bueña que mucho mira poco hila.-” A duenna who
gazes much sews little.”
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JEchard uno badal a la boca-‘‘To put the muzzle
upon one's mouth.”—To reprimand a man
sharply. ; :
Echard uno las cabras.-‘‘To lay the goats at one's
door.”—A metaphorical expression, “To lay
all the blame or burthen upon one person.”—
When several persons play for who shall pay
the reckoning—we call it, “ Hiding the
horse.”—It has its origin from the goat herds,
who, when they feast upon any of their cattle,
play among themselves who shall pay for it.
Echar azar en lugar de encuentro.—“To throw
out instead of nicking at dice.”—To be unfor.
tunate, or to be disappointed in any thing.
Echar candado à los labios-“To place a padlock
on the lips.”—A metaphorical expression, “To
be silent or to keep a secret.”
Echar el alma & las espaldas.-
OT -
Eckarse el alma atras.-A metaphorical expression,
“To throw the soul over the shoulders,” or,
“To throw one’s soul behind him.”—Which
signify, that one has abandoned all sense of
honor and principle.
Echar el cascabel al gato.—“To place the bell on
the cat's neck.”—A metaphorical expression,
From the well known fable of the council of
II]. ICC,
Echar el gato & Ras barbas.—A metaphorical ex-
pression, “To throw the cat at the beard.”-
To force a man to the necessity of defending
himself against some difficulty or danger.
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Echar la capa al toro.—“To throw one's cloak
at the bull.”—A metaphorical expression, To
venture every thing to save one's life.—It is
used from the practice of the bull fighters in
Spain, who, when they are pursued by the
bull, throw their cloak on his horns, by which
means the man escapes, but the cloak is gene-
rally torn into pieces by the bull.
Echar lanzas en la mar.—“To cast spears into the
sea.”—A metaphorical expression, To rage
and storm to no purpose.
Echarle la pulga, detras de la oreja-A meta-
phorical expression, “To send him away with
a flea in his ear.”
Echar margaritas a puercos.-" To throw pearls to
swine.”—A metaphorical expression, When
one addresses his discourse to an ignorant man,
or, when a man is generous to a person who is
ungrateful. -
Echar un negocio en la calle—“To throw a busi-
ness in the street.”—A metaphorical expression,
To give publicity to an affair which ought to
have been kept a secret.
El abad de lo que canta, yanta-" The abbot
lives by his chaunts.”—Every one ought to live
and maintain himself by his employment.
El ablano y el cabron en mayo tiénen sazon.—
“Hazle nuts and cuckolds are in season in
May.”—The hazle nut is earlier in Spain than
with us, owing to the difference in the climate.
The month of May, in Spain, corresponds,
with regard to the produce of the earth, with
the month of August, in England, and then
they are in season with us.
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El ama brava es llave de su casa.-" The strict
mistress is a key of her house.”—The strict
regularity of the mistresses of families prevents
many disorders and extravagancies of their ser-
Vants.
El amigo que no presta y el cuchillo que no corta
quese pierda poca importa—“The friend who
will not lend, and the knife that will not cut;
if you lose them it is of little consequence.”
El amor y la feen las obras se ve.—“It is in one's
works we discover love and faith.”—We must
judge by the testimony of a man's actions of
his intentions. -
Ll ansar de Cantinpalo, que salio al lobo al ca-
mino.—“The goose of Cantipalo, that went
out to meet the wolf on the road.”—Applied
to those who expose themselves rashly to some
loss or danger.
Obvius ecce lupo jactantior advolat anser.
El arroz, el pez y el pepino, nacen en agua
mueren en vino.—“Rice, fish, and cucumber,
live in water and die in wine.”—Which recom-
mends us to drink wine with those things, to
prevent their injuring the health.
El asno à la vihuela.—“The ass with a lute.”—ſt
is used when one attempts something he does
not understand, and for which he is as unfit
as an ass with a lute.
El asno que no está hecho a la albarda, muerde la
Žiž;..."; The ass that is not used to the
packsaddle, bites his crupper.”—Giving tº
understand how badly persons bear inconve.
niences who are not accustomed to them.
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Ll avariento do tiene el tesoro tiene el entendi-
miento.—“Where the miser has his riches,
there is his understanding.”—Shewing the great
love avaricious persons have for money.
“Populus me sibilat; at mihi plaudo
“Ipse domi, simul ac mummos contemplor
/*
en arcá.” Ho R.
E! avaliento rico no tiene pariente ni amigo.—
“The rich miser has neither relation nor
friend.”—Avaricious people seldom have any
compassion for the necessities of others.
Jl barato de Juan del Carpio.—“John del Carpio's
reward received at play.”—This John, they tell,
waited upon a company of gamesters a whole
night, attending to their calls, snuffing the
candles, &c. At length they began to quarrel
about their game, and from high words they
came to blows. A scene of confusion and
uproar followed, in which candlesticks and
bottles flew about, with oue of which poor
John got his head broke, which was all he got
for his trouble, loss of time, and rest. When
a person gets for his services some loss or
injury, instead of gain, it is said, he has got
John del Carpio's reward.
* bien 3 el mal a la cara sale—“The good or
the ill is seen in the face.”—Which implies that
our good or bad dispositions are indicated in
the countenance.
El bien Suena y el mal vuela.—“Good news is
rumoured, and bad news flies.”
Rectè facta sonant; at male facta volant.
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122 EL EL
El bobo si es callado, por sesudo es reputado.—“A
fool, if he be silent, is reckoned wise.”
Fl buen amigo espejo del hombre.—“A good friend
is a mirror.”—Which teaches, that we ought to
follow the advice of a sincere friend.
El buen pagador señor es de lo ageno.—“The good
paymaster is master of others property.”—
Advice to be punctual in our payments, be-
cause by that means we obtain easily what we
need from those who gave us credit the first
tlme.
JEn aliena, parat qui fidus debita solvis.
El buen paño en el arca se vende.—“Good cloth
is sold in the chest.”—Signifying, that things of
value do not require much display or puffing to
shew their merit.
El buen vecino hace teneral hombre mal alińo.—
“A good neighbour causes a man to be ill
provided.”—It is used as a reproof to persons
who place too much reliance on the generosity
of their friends, and neglect acquiring the
means for their own subsistence.
El buey bravo, en tierra agena se hace manso.-
“ The fierce ox becomes tame on strange
land.”—Denoting, that in foreign countries,
people behave themselves better, from not hav-
ing the protection which they met with at
home. *
Ll buey quando se cansa, firme sienta la pata.-.
“'The ox, when tired, plants his foot firmly."
compared to a man advanced in years, who is
slow and methodical.
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El buey que me acorné, en buen lugar me echó.—
“The ox that butted me, tossed me in a good
place.”—Which gives us to understand that
that which appears a misfortune, is often the
origin of prosperity.
El buey sin cencerro piérdese presto.—“The ox
without a bell soon loses himself.”—Shewing
that we ought to use diligence in our concerns,
to prevent our sustaining loss.
El bucy suelto bien se lame.—“The free ox licks
himself clean.”—Alluding to the value of li-
berty. g”
El can de buena raza, si hoy no caza manańa
caza.-“A dog of a good breed, if he does
not hunt to-day, he will to-morrow.”
El carnero encantado que fué por lana, y volvió
trasquilado.—“The wonderful sheep that went
for wool, and returned shorn.”—It is used
against covetous persons, who, by endeavour-
ing to acquire more wealth, lose what they
possessed.
Ll casado descontento, siempre esta en tormento.—
“A discontented married man is always upon
the rack.”
El codicio y el tramposo facilmente se conciertan-
“A covetous man and a sharper easily agree.”
Avarice is so ruling a passion, that those who
are governed by it commit the basest and most
dishonest actions. -
El conejo ido, el consejo venido.—“When the rabbit
is gone, advice is given.”—A reproof to per-
sons for their neglect, when they have recourse
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to remedies when it is too late. We say,
“When the steed is stolen we lock the stable
door.”
JEl dares honor, y el pedir dolor.—“To give is an
honor, and to solicit a sorrow.”
El dar limosma munca mengua la bolsa.-‘‘Giving
alms never empties the purse.”—There is a
blessing attends those who are charitable; they
never want what they give to the poor.
Il dar y el tener ses0 ha memester.—“To give and
to withhold require brains.”—Signifying how
necessary it is to observe prudence, in order
that our liberality may not fall into the vice of
prodigality.
El deudor no muera que la deuda en pie sequeda.
“So the debtor does not die the debt remains
good.”—A man may be at one time insolvent,
but if he live, there is hope of his being able
to pay his debts.
El dia que te casas, 3 te matas 6 te sanas.-“The
day thou marriest, thou either killest or curest
thyself.”—It shews the prudence, caution, and
counsel that ought to be observed before one
changes his condition. . …, x
El dinero del sacristan, cantando se viene y can-
tando se va.—“The sacristan's money singing
comes and singing goes.”—That which is got
with little trouble is soon spent. We say,
“Lightly come, lightly go.”
El dinero hace al hombre entero.—“ Money makes
the man perfect.”—A man who has his fortune
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EL — EL 125
already made, can easily act with uprightness
and integrity.
Integer est juder quisquis non indiget auro.
El gato escaldado del agua fria huge.—“ The
scalded cat flies from cold water.”—We say,
“A burnt child dreads the fire.”
El gaytero de Bujalance un maravedi porque em-
piece y diez porque acabe.—“To the bagpiper
of Bujalance a maravedi because he begins,
and ten because he finishes.”—Bujalance is
town of Spain, in Andalusia, about ten leagues
from Cordova. It is situated in a fine large
plain, the soil of which is very fertile. The
inhabitants are mostly rich, and are celebrated
for their wit and gaiety. The climate is re-
markably fine and heathful. This proverb is
applied to those torpid and taciturn persons
who never move or speak in company without
an effort ; but when they are once in motion
they keep up an incessant bustle and noise.
Unum tibicen malus, ut canat accipit assem;
At camere ut cesset, postulat ille decem.
El golpe de la sarten aunque no duele tizna.-
“The blow from a frying-pan, although it does
not hurt, it smuts.”—Which signifies, that ca-
lumny, although it be known as such, and does
not appear to injure, generally leaves some
stain upon the reputation. s ;
El hijo del asno dos veces rozma al dia.-4: The
ass's colt brays twice a day.”—Shewing how
natural it is for children to imitate their parents,
or scholars their masters.
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El hijo del bueno sufre lo malo y lo bueno.—“The
son of a good man suffers bad and good for-
tune.”—Good education prepares the mind to
receive, upon equal terms, the smiles and the
frowns of fortune.
El hijo, muerto y el apio en el huerto.—“The son
dead, and the garlic in the garden.”—Alluding
to those who neglect the opportunity of freeing
themselves from some misfortune; like the
woman who forgot to administer garlic which
she had in her garden, to her son, who was
sick from indigestion.
Bl hijo que aprovece, à su padre parece—“The
son who propagates, is like his father.”
El hilo por lo mas delgado quiebra.-4: The thread
breaks in the thinnest part.”—Misfortunes ge.
nerally fall upon those who are least able to
bear them. We say, “The weakest goes to
the wall.”
JEl hombre es Jº la muger estopa, venga el diablo
y sopla, “Man is fire and woman tow; the
devil comes and sets them in a blaze.”—Shew-
ing the danger of frequent and familiar com-
munication between men and women.
Ignis vulcani est vir, stupaque femina sicca,
Ecce cenit flatus congeminare satan.
Dł hombre mancebo perdiendo gana seso. 4. The
young man by losing his money gains brains.”
Experience makes us all wise; but we must be
careful that it is not too dearly purchased.
El hombre metido en afrenta hace portreinta-
“A man driven by distress does as much as
thirty.”—Necessity and despair have made meu
perform extraordinary actions,
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El hombre necesitado cada año apedreado.—“The
poor man has his corn destroyed by hail every
year.”—We generally find that persons who
are in adversity, find only new visitations of
misfortune.
El hombre perezoso en la fiesta es acucioso.-‘‘The
indolent man is diligent at a feast.”—It implies
that lazy persons are generally very active at
meals; and also, it alludes to those who neglect
their work, and are very busy at unseasonable
times, to make up for their lost time. In this
sense it would be, “The indolent man is di-
ligent on a festival.”
El hombre propone y dios dispome—“Man pro-
poses, and God disposes.”—Which teaches us
that the success of our determinations depends
entirely on the will of God.
El hueso y la carne duelense de su sangre.—“Tlesh
and bone feel pain from the blood.”—Parents,
in their affection for their children, suffer pain
and anxiety for the troubles they feel, although
they themselves may be labouring under ad-
versity.
El huesped y el pece à tres dias hiede.—“A guest
and a fish stink on the third day.”—A broad.
hint to persons not to intrude upon their
friends.
El hurtar es cosa linda si colgasen por la pretina.
“Stealing would be a trifling offence if they
hanged persons by the girdle.”—It is the fear
of punishment, and not from a love of virtue,
which deters many from committing crime.
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El Judio azotó su hijo porque ganó la primera.-
“The Jew whipped his son because he won
the first time.”—It alludes to the old trick of
gamesters, who generally let their adversaries
gain the first game.
El lobo está en la conseja.-‘‘The wolf is in the
council.”—It is used to put persons upon their
guard, when they are speaking ill of an indi-
vidual who happens to be present, or who
enters at the time unnoticed.
Bl lobo pierde los dientes, mas no los mientes.—
“The wolf loses his teeth, but not his inclina-
tions.”—It alludes to a worn-out debauchee.
“ Lusisti satis, edisti satis, atque bibisti.
“Tempus abire tibi est.” Ho R.
El lobo y la vulpeja ambos son de una conseja.—
“The wolf and the fox are both of one gang.”
The proverb is used against two persons not
worthy of confidence.
El mal cobrador hace mal pagador.—“The bad
receiver makes a bad paymaster.”—A reproof
to those who neglect their own interests, which
occasions others to withhold from them what is
their due.
Vel optima nomina non appellando mala fiunt. '
El mal del milano, las alas quebradas y el pico
sano.—“The kite's malady, its wings broken
and its bill sound.”—Applicable to cowards,
who speak valorous things, and shew a cou-
rage they do not possess.
El mal entra à brazadas y sale à pulgadas.—“ Ill
luck enters by arms full, and departs by inches.”
That which is lost in an hour may require one's
life to recover.
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Elmalo para mal hacer, achaques no ha memester.
“The wicked, to commit evil, do not want
excuses.”—We say, “"Tis an easy matter to
find a staff to beat a dog.”—Pride and cruelty
never want a pretence to do mischief; which is
exemplified in AFsop's wolf and the lamb.
Improbus ut noceal : causa non indiget ulla.
El malo siempre piensa engaño.—“The bad man
always thinks himself cheated.”—The sharper,
conscious of his own want of honesty, suspects
that other people want to cheat him. -
Er propio ingenio vis nequam fingere cunctos.
El mal paño descubre la hilaza.—“Bad cloth dis-
covers the thread.”—That is, it is soon thread-
bare. It alludes to persons of worthless cha-
racterS.
El mal pararillo la lengua tiene por cuchillo.—
“The tongue of a bird of prey serves for a
knife.”—Alluding to malicious persons, who
speak ill of their neighbours. -
El mandar no quiere par.—“To command must
be the duty of one person.”—There must be
no sharers in sovereignty.
Nec par imperio, sociusve admittitur ullus:
Sol rew astrorum solus et unus agit.
El marido antes con un ojo que con un hijo-‘‘A
husband rather with one eye, than with a son.”
It is advice to the ladies in their choice of a
husband. * * ,
El mar pasado el santo olvidado.—“When we have
crossed the sea, the saint is forgotten.”—It
alludes to persons who, in a storm at sea, make
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vows to heaven of atonement for their past
crimes, and of amendment for the future, if
they escape from their danger; but when they
get safely on shore, they forget all their perils
and their promises.
Ll mejor lance de los dados es no jugarlos.-‘The
best cast at dice is not to play.”
El mejor madador es del agua. “That swims best
which lives in water.”—He who exposes him-
self frequently to risks, trusting to his own
ability and judgment, generally suffers from
them. -
"El mejor pienso del cavallo, es el offo de su amo.—
“The horse's best allowance of corn is his
master’s eye.”—We say, “The master's eye
makes the horse fat.”
El melon, yel casamiento ha de ser acertamiento.—
“The melon and marriage must depend upon
good luck.”—Which alludes to the uncertainty
of success in those things, as they generally
depend more upon chance than choice.
Sponsa pepoque bonus faustae sunt munera sortis.
El melon y el queso, tomalo à peso.-" Weigh
cheese and melon.”—The heavier they are the
better. --
El melon y la muger, malos son de conocer.—“A
melon and a woman are hard to be known.”—
They are not to be trusted by their outward ap-
pearance. - -
El mentir y el compadrar, ambos andan a la par.
“Gossiping and lying go hand-in-hand.”—It
alludes to promiscuous and affected friendships:
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all the parties conspiring to deceive one an-
other.
Mentitor socius, crebó mentitur amicus:
Ergo hominum dicas cui bona danda fides ?
El montañes por defender una necedad dice tres.
“The mountaineer, to defend one foolish say-
ing, says three more.”—Alluding to their want
of education.
El mozo del Gallego que andaba todo el año des-
calzo, y en un dia queria matar al zapatero.
*º The á servant, who went bare-footed
all the year and in one day would kill the shoe-
maker.”—Applicable to persons who, having
had time and opportunity for the performance
of a work, allowed them to be lost, and wish
afterwards to make amends for their neglect,
by violent hurry and exertion.
El mozo perezoso por no dar un paso da ocho.—
“The lazy servant, to save going one step, goes
eight.”—We say, “ Lazy folks take the most
pains.”
El mozo y amigo, ni pobre ni rico.—“Aman ser-
vant and a friend must be neither poor mor
rich.”
El mozo y el gallo un año—" Aman servant and
a cock for one year.”—Signifying, that it is ex-
pedient to change a cock and a servant often;
the former because he soon loses his vigour,
and the latter, by long standing, does not serve
with so much diligence. -
El mucho desórden trae mucho orden.—º Much dis-
order brings with it much órder.”—Signifying
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that extravagance obliges one to live more
economically.
El muerto en la huesa y el vivo d la mesa.-" The
dead man in the grave, and the living at the
table.”—It shews, that our best friends are
soon forgotten after their death.
El negocio huele à aftos.-" The business smells of
garlick.”—The proceeding has a knavish ap-
pearance.
El offo del amo engorda el caballo.—“ The eye of
the master fattens the horse.”—Shewing how
advantageous it is for every person to attend
personally to his own affairs. We say, “The
eye of the master does more workºthan both
his hands.”
El offo limpiale con el codo.—“Clean your eye with
your elbow.”—It alludes to the danger of tam-
pering with the eyes, and means that they must
not be touched.
Bl perro con rabia a su amo muerde.—“The mad
dog bites his master.”—It alludes to persons of
ungovernable tempers, who, when enraged,
know not what they do; and teaches us that
we should not contend with them whilst under
the influence of those fits, no more than we
should do with mad men.
El perro del herrero duerme à las martilladas, y
despierta d las dentelladas.-" The black-
smith's dog sleeps at the noise of the hammer,
and wakes at the grinding of the teeth.”—A re-
proof to those who are deaf to the wants of
others, and alive to their own pleasures and
gratifications. -
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El perro flaco todo es pulgas-“The lean dog is all
fleas.”—Signifying, that an unfortunate person,
suffering from disappointment and poverty, is
shunned by his friends and acquaintances; like
the dog, hungry and lean, gets nothing but fleas,
and they devour him.
El peso y la medida sacan al hombre de porfia.--
“Weight and measure keep a man from dis-
putes.”—Uprightness and integrity will carry a
man through the world. We say, “Honesty is
the best policy.”
El pez que busca el anxuelo, busca su duelo.—“The
fish who seeks the fish hook, seeks his ruin.”
It is a serious error to let ourselves be caught
by appearances, which are generally deceiving.
El pie del dueño estiercol para la heredad.—“ The
master's foot is manure to the estate.”—It shews
the importance of the presence of the master
for the improvement of his property.
El pito pierdese por su pico.—“ The wood-pecker
loses itself by its bill.”—From the noise it
makes, it is discovered and caught. Appli-
cable to persons whose tongues are always in
motion, by which they betray themselves and
their affairs to their prejudice.
El pollo de enero à San Juan es comedero.—“A
January chicken is fit to be cooked at Mid-
Summer.”—Chickens hatched in January are in
Season in Midsummer. ;
El polvo de la oveja, alcohol es para el lobo.-
“The dust from sheep is antimony for the
wolf.”—Which teaches how little persons care
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for the injury which may follow the gratification
of their tastes.
Nec lucrum optantem metuenda pericula
tardant :
Pulcis ovis sanat lumina fracta lupi.
Fl porfiado albardan comera tu pan.—“The per-
severing buffoon will eat thy bread.”—Meddling
people, however frequently they may be re-
buffed, will return when they know they will
obtain something.
El puerco sarnoso revuelve la pocilga–" The hog
with the itch disturbs the pig-stye.”—We say,
“One scabby sheep spoils the whole flock.”—
By which is meant, that in communities and
republics those persons are the most clamorous
who have been the most disappointed, and con-
sequently are more irritable and unrestrained.
El que à quarenta no atura, y a cincuenta no ade-
vina a sesenta desalina.-‘‘ He who at , forty
cannot undergo fatigue and labour, or at fifty
does not possess foresight, at sixty he will be
either a madman or a fool.”
Delirat senior, qui non prasciscit adultus.
El que compra y miente, su bolsa lo siente.—“ He
who buys and lies suffers in his purse.”—There
are many persons who wish to be thought to
possess artifice, and address to make great bar-
gains, for which purpose they state prices at
which they make their purchases less than they
actually paid for them." .
El que desalaba la 9egua, ese la lleva.-" He who
dispraises the mare carries it away.”
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El que es enemigo de la novia no dice bien de la
boda.-‘‘ The enemy of the bride does not
speak well of the wedding.”—We ought not to
place much credit upon the reports of angry
and revengeful persons.
El que está en la aceña muele, que no el que va y
viene.—“He who remains in the mill grinds,
not him who goes and comes.”—In order to
succeed in our objects, we must be patient,
constant, and persevering. ~
Que mole adest, non qui cursitat, ille molit.
El que fué monacillo, y despues abad sabe lo que
hacen los mozos detras del altar.—“He who
was first an acolyte, and afterwards an abbot
or curate, knows what the boys do behind the
altar.”—Men generally judge of the conduct
of others in a particular station, by what their
own had been under similar circumstances.
El que ha de ser bachiller, memester ha deprender.
“He who wishes to be a bachelor must first
study.”—We must use the necessary means in
order to obtain the object of our wishes.
Bl que lleva la renta que adobe la venta–" Let
him who receives the rent repair the inn.”—He
who receives the profits must be at the ex-
pence.
El que malas mańas ha, tarde à munca las perdera.
“He who has bad habits, late or never leaves
them off.”—Confirmed habits in a vicious cha-
racter, are with difficulty left off or changed.
Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorem
testa diu.
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El que mal pleyto tieme à barato lo mete—“ He
who has a bad law suit, treats it lightly.”—It is
applicable to persons who, being in the wrong
themselves, endeavour to pervert the truth, and
perplex others.
El que no te ama, burlando te diſama.-‘‘He who
does not like thee, will defame thee in jest.”
Which teaches that we ought to ayoid jokes
which have a malicious tendency.
Qui te non bene amat, ludens convicia tentat.
El que no tieme muger muchos ojos ha memester.
“He who has not a wife, has need of many
eyes.”—It alludes to the utility of a wife in the
management of domestic affairs.
El que pierde, jugará si el otro quiere.-‘‘He who
loses will play on if his antagonist will allow
him.”—It refers to the tricks of gamesters, who
decoy the unknowing, by letting them win a few
games in the beginning, to encourage them to
continue playing, and thereby dupe them of
their money. .
El que solo se come sugallo, solo ensilla su caballo.
“He who eats his fowl alone must saddle his
horse alone.”—Signifying that he that refuses
to share what he has, must not expect assist-
ance from others. .
El que te dice la copla, ese te la hace.—“He who
repeats the verse to you, he it is who made it.”
Signifying, that he who repeats a lampoon
upon another in his presence, is as guilty as if
he were the author of it.

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El que tiene bud ese la estruja.-‘‘He who has a
pustule must remove it himself.”—No one is
so interested in remedying an evil as he who
suffers from it.
El que tiene tejado de vidrio, no tire piedras al de
su vicino.—“ He whose house is tiled with
glass must not throw stones at his neighbour's
tiles.”—He who has faults of his own must not
begin first to upbraid his neighbour.
El rey va hasta do puede, y no hasta do quiere.—
“The king goes as far as he can, and not so
far as he will.”—It signifies, that we ought to
be satisfied with our condition in life; and that
even a king must be limited in his desires.
El rico come quando quiere, yel pobre quando tiene
y puede.--—“The rich man eats when he pleases,
and the poor man when he can.”
El ruin mientras mas lo ruegan mas se estiende.
“The more you court a mean man the statelier
he grows.”
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El Salir de la posada es la mayor jornada.--"The
going out of the tavern is the best part of the
journey.”—Shewing, that when an undertaking
is commenced with spirit and good will, with a
determination to meet and conquer difficulties,
it generally succeeds.
Elsastre del Campillo, coser de balde y poner el hilo.
“The tailor of Campillo sews for nothing and
finds thread.”—Campillo is Spanish for a little
field, and it is also the name of a small town
in Valencia.-The proverb means, to work for
nothing; alluding to a person who sent his
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clothes to be mended, and paid nothing to
the tailor.—Wide Quix. vol. i. cap. 18.
El secreto de Anchuelos.-‘‘The secret of Anchu-
elos.”—It is used when one tells something as
a secret, which is known to every body. The
proverb has its origin from a shepherd and shep.
herdess of the town of Anchuelos, which is situ-
ated between two hills. It is said that they
kept up an amorous communication by bawling
to each other, so that every thing they said was
heard by the town's people underneath them,
yet they requested each other to keep what
passed between them a secret.
El sermon sin Agustino, olla sin tocino.—“A ser-
mon, without quotations from St. Agustin, is
like an olla without bacon.”—An olla without
bacon is considered by the Spaniards as very
unsavory.
El Socorro de Escalona, quando llega el agua, tº
uemada la villa toda.—“The help of Esca-
#. when the water arrives the town is burnt."
It is said that the town was once on fire,
and from the difficulty of getting water up to
it, it was burnt down. Escalona is eight leagues
from Toledo; it is built upon a hill, and the
river Alberche runs at the foot of it. It de-
rives its name from the city of Ascalon, in the
Holy Land. The proverb is used when a re-
medy comes too late. We say, “A day after
the fair,” or “After meat, mustard.”
JEl tiempo cura al enfermo, que no el unguent0-
. “Time cures the sick man, and not the oin!’
ment.”—Signifying, that time is the most effº
cacious medicine for all ills.
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El tocino del paraiso para el casado no arrepiso.--
“The bacon of paradise for the married, not
for the repentant.”—Meaning, that it is very
rare that persons do not repent of being mar-
ried.—We have the legacy of Dunmow, that
whatever married couple will go to the priory
there, and swear they have not repented of their
marriage within a year and a day after it took
place, shall receive a flitch of bacon.
El tramposo presto engaña al codicioso.-" The
sharper soon cheats the covetous man.”—By
studying his humour, and flattering it with the
prospect of great gain at a trifling risk.
El trigo acostado, el dueño levantado.—“The corn
when laid down, the master gets up.”—Which
signifies, that when the corn lays by the weight
of its ears, the master rises with the hope of
gain that will result to him from it.
Inclinata seges domini dat surgere censum.
El verano tavernera, y el invierno panadera-
“In summer a vintner, and in winter a baker.”
Trades chosen for the conveniency of the sea-
SOII. .
El vestido del criado dice quien es su señor.—“The
servant's cloathes tell who is his master.”—
Which shews, that the conduct of the servants
generally indicates the character of the master.
El viejo ensu tierra y el mozo en la agena, mienten
de una manera.-" The old man in his own
country, and the young man in a foreign coun-
try, are equally liars.”—The former, in relating
the history of his years past, and the young one
of his travels, take a liberty of giving scope to
their imagination.
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El viejo por no poder, y el mozo por no saber
deran las cosas perder.—“ The old man for
want of strength or vigour, and the young one
for want of knowledge, cause loss and coli-
fusion.” -
Ll viejo que se cura, cien ań0s dura.-‘‘The old
man who cures himself, lives a hundred years.”
Which shews how good regimen tends to pro-
long life even at an advanced age.
Centum annos vivil longa vus vivere curans,
El viento y el varon no es bueno de Aragon.—“The
wind and the men from Aragon are not good.”
It is an old saying of the Castilians.—The
wind from Aragon is north east, which is con-
sidered unhealthful at Madrid. With regard to
the men, Castile and Aragon were formerly
governed by several kings, which kept them
in a state of enmity, and hence the proverb,
El vientre ayuno, no oyed minguno.—“An emptſ
stomach will not listen to any thing.”
El villano en su tierra, yel hidalgo donde quieru.
“The clown is best in his own country, and
the gentleman any where.”
El vino bueno, no ha memester pregonero.—“Good
wine needs no cryer.”—We say, “Good wins
needs no bush.”
El vino como rey, yel agua como buey.--"Wine
like a king, and water like an ox.”—It advises
us to use water in abundance, as a beverage,
and witte sparingly, to avoid its pernicious
effects on the mind and constitution.
More bovis lympham, regis bibe more lyaum.
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El usar saca oficial.—“ Use makes the workman.
Or, “..Practice makes perfect.”
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En arca abierta el justo peca.-‘‘The just man
sins in an open chest.”—We say, “Oppor-
tunity makes the thief.”
En arca de avariento el diablo yace dentro.—“The
devil lies down in the miser's chest.”—We say,
“What is got upon the devil's back is spent
under his belly.”
En boca cerrada no entra mosca.--" In a shut
mouth flies do not enter.”—It teaches, that in
general it is prudent to be silent.
En boca del Aragones, no hay mal pez.-‘‘ In the
mouth of an Aragonian no fish is bad.”—The
kingdom of Aragon is situated a great distance
from the sea; fish, therefore, is very rare and
dear.
En buen aſio y malo ten tu vientre reglado.—“In
a good or a bad year, keep your bowels re-
gular.”—In a scarce or an abundant year, we
ought to observe temperance in our living.
En buen dia, buenas obras.-“The better day the
better deed.”
In cabeza loca, no dura toca-‘‘On a mad head,
a hood remains a short time.”—Light and giddy
persons are seldom of one mind for any length
of time. …-
En cada casa cuecen habas, y en la muestra à cal-
deradas.—“In every house they boil beans, but
in ours by kettles full.”—Which signifies, that
we all have our troubles, but each person con-
siders his own the greatest. º
En cada sendero, hay su atolladero.—“. In every
path there is a dirty place.”—There is no con-
Veniency without some inconveniency.
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En cada tierra su uso, y en cada casa su costumbre.
“Every country has its fashion, and every house
its private custom.”
Lew populo est cuivis, mos est et cuique do-
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Usibus et patriis wivere quisque valet.
En casa del abad comer y llevar—“In the abbot's
house eat and carry away.”—It alludes to the
abundance of everything which is to be found
in the houses of rich clergyman.
Curio convivis vescenda ferendaque prabet.
len casa del ahorcado no se ha de mentar la soga.
“In the hangman's house you must not speak
of the rope.”—We should not, in the presence
of another, allude to any circumstance which
might, in the slightest manner, give him pain
or disgust. -
Ne restim memores apud ipsum reste necatum,
Bn casa del bueno el ruin cabeel fuego.—“In the
good man's house the wretch is by the fire-
side.”—Signifying, that a worthy man will give
the best part of his house to the most miser.
able.
En casa del gaytero todos son danzantes.—“In the
bagpiper's house they are all dancers.”—The
character of a master extends throughout the
whole of his family.
Sunt tibicinibus plena, tibicinis a des.
En casa del herrero cuchillo de palo.—“In a smith's
house the knife is made of wood.”—Expressing,
that where they have the means and opportunity
of procuring and enjoying the comforts of life,
we generally find them most wanting.
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En casa del Moro no hables Algaravia.-‘‘ Do not
speak Arabic in the Moor's house.”—It re-
commends not to attempt to speak upon a
subject of which we are ignorant, particularly
in the presence of one who is a master of it.
En casa del oftcial asoma el hambre, mas no osa
entrar.—“In the house of a mechanic, hunger
peeps, but dares not enter it.”—Which in-
culcates, that he who understands any trade
or profession, and attends to his duty, never
wants wherewith to support himself—They
also say, “Quien ha oficio ha beneficio.”
En casa del ruin la muger es alguacil.—“In the
house of a spiritless fellow, the wife is magis-
trate.”—We say, “The grey mare is the better
horse.” --
En casa del tahur poco dura la alegria.-" Joy
lasts but a short time in a gamester's house.”
Shewing the uncertainty and anxiety of a
gamester’s life.
In casa de muger rica ella manda, yella grita-
“In the house of a rich woman, she commands
and she scolds.”
Femina dives opum tectis dominabitur amplis,
Wocibus, imperio, munere; fronte, mana.
En casa de tia, mas 'no cada dia.-" To your
aunt's house, but not every day.”—To observe
a respectful intercourse with our nearest friends.
Pn casa llena presto se guisa la cena.-" In a house
well provided, the supper is cooked quickly.”
Where there is an abundance of means, we
can easily accomplish our wishes.
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En castilla el caballo lleva la silla.—“In Castile
the horse carries the saddle.”—Which implies,
that in the kingdom of Castile, the son succeeds
to the titles of his father, although his mother
be a plebeian.
En caza y en amores, entras quando quieres, y sales
quando puedes.—“Enter upon love and hunting
when you will, and leave off when you can.”
When a man is once engaged with either he
cannot be free at pleasure.
Encomendar las ovejas al lobo.—“ To commend
the sheep to the wolf.”—It is used when an in-
dividual of extravagant and irregular habits is
entrusted with some important business.
En el andar y en el beber, seconoce la muger-
“A woman is known by her walking and drink-
ing.”—It is explained, that if a woman be
fond of walking abroad, or of sipping cor-
dials, she is of little worth.
En el azogue quien mal dice mal oye.-" He who
speaks ill in a public place, hears ill also.”—
Which signifies, that he who speaks ill of
others in public, is punished by hearing others
speak ill of him.
En el escudillar verás quien te quiere bien y quiem
te quiere mal.-‘‘ In helping you to soup, you
will see who likes you and who dislikes you."
- "Tis the manner of conferring a favor which
gives it value.
En el mejor paño cae la raza-‘The best cloth
has uneven thread.”—Signifying, that nothing
is perfect. #
“Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see,
... “Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er
shall be.” sº PO PE.
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En el paño mas find, se ve mas la mancha-" A
spot is most seen upon the finest cloth.”—In
proportion to our rank and respectability our
actions are more strictly observed.
En el rio do no hay peces, por demas es echar redes.
“It is in vain to cast nets into a river where
there are no fish.”
Enero y Febrero comen masque Madrid y Toledo.
“January and February eat more than Madrid
and Toledo.”—Alluding to the herdsmen and
others who deal in cattle, to express the quan-
tity they dispose of, and the scarcity of pastur
in those months. +
En este mundo cansado, ni bien cumplido, ni mal
acabado.—“ In this troublesome world, no
good is accomplished, nor evil at an end.”—
Which teaches, that true happiness in this
world is never enjoyed, and that calamity ge-
nerally accompanies us.
Gaudia deficiunt : durant incommoda vitat.
Engañame en el precio, y no en lo que merco.—
“Cheat me in price, but not in the goods I
purchase.”
En hoto del conde no mates al hombre.—“Do not
kill a man confiding on an earl.”—It alludes to
the danger to which one is exposed, who, at
the instigation of some great personage, Čom-
mits crimes, and afterwards confides upon his
protection. . . . . . .”
Non mala patrabis pracellenti auspice fultus.
Ausper namque perit; tunc male facta lues.
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En la boca del discreto lo publico es secreto.—“In
the mouth of a discreet person, that which is
public is a secret.”—Shewing, with what pru-
dence wise men treat secrets. -
Jºn la boda quien menos come es la novia.-" At the
wedding the bride eats the least.”—At all en-
tertainments the host enjoys himself the least,
on account of the attention he must pay to his
guests.
En la muerte del asno, no pierde mada el lobo.—
“The wolf is no loser by the ass’s death.”—
It alludes to wary and trickish persons, who,
at the death or ruin of a rich person, generally
profit by it.
En largo camino y chico meson conoce el hombre
su compañon.—“A man knows his companion
in a long journey and a small inn.”
En la venta de Landino, mas dan por el agua que
por el vino.—“At the inn of Landino they pay
dearer for water than for wine.”—Because there
are abundance of vineyards about the country
adjacent, and water is brought from a distance.
En la vida muger, tres salidas ha de hacer.—“A
woman must go out but thrice in her life-time.”
Id est, to be christened, to be married, and to
be buried.—The Spaniards entertain a bad
opinion of those ladies who are fond of walking
in public places. .
En los nidos de antaño, no hay pararos hogaño-
“In last year's nests there are no birds of
this year.”—That we should profit by an oppor-
tunity from the difficulty of recovering it when
it is once lost. .
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EN EN 147
En manos está el pandero, que le sabrá bien tocar.
“The instrument is in the hands of one who
knows well how to play upon it.”—Signifying,
that he who has the business in hand, knows
how to conduct it.
En menos de un credo.—“ In less time than a man
can say his creed.”—When a man promises to
do something in a short time.
En nombrando al ruin de Roma luego asoma.-
“ In speaking of the thief of Rome, he im-
mediately appears.”—We say, “Talk of the
devil and he will appear.”
En que bodegon hemos comido juntos?—“In what
cellar have we dined together ?”—It is used to
those persons who assume familiarities, and
take liberties with their superiors.
En salvo está el que repica-‘‘He is out of danger
who rings the bell.”—Meaning, an alarm bell
in a belfry. * *
En tiempo de higos no hay amigos.-" In the time
of figs there are no friends.”—A reproof to
those who, in prosperous circumstances, forget
their needy friends.
Dives opum venuit, quos incoluérat amicos.
En tiempo helado, el clavo vale un caballo.—“ In
frosty weather a nail is worth a horse.”—Be-
cause, if his shoes be not well fastened, he may
fall and break his knees. -
Bn tierra agena la vaca al buey acornea.— . In
a strange land, the cow butts the ox.”—Which
signifies, that he who is in want of shelter and
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protection, any one, however inferior, dares to
insult him.
Ertorres ipsa pungit imbecillitas.
En tierra de ciegos el tuerto es rey.—“ In a coun-
try of blind people, the one-eye'd man is king.”
Signifying, that he who has a little learning is
considered the first amongst the ignorant.
En tierra de señorio, almendra y guindo; vºn tierra
real, noguera y moral.—“On a lord's lands al-
mond and cherry trees, and on crown lands
walnut and mulberry trees.”—That is, advising
not to plant on the lands of a lord any other
than almond or cherry trees. The walnut and
mulberry trees last longer, and are of greater
value and utility, and therefore recommended
to be cultivated on freehold property.
Dntre Abril y Mayo haz harina para todo el affio.
“Between April and May make flour for the
whole year.”
Entre amigos honrados cumplimientos son excusados.
“ Compliments between intimate friends are
dispensed with.”
Nil bellatores inter, nil inter amicos
Blandis verba sonis officiosa valent.
Entre dos amigos un notario y dos testigos.-4 Be-
tween two friends, have a notary and two wit-
messes.”
And others say,
Entre dos hermanos dos testigos y un notario—
“Between two brothers, have two witnesses
and a notary.”—It recommends this form and
security, not from the want of confidence in the
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friendship of the parties, but more strongly to
maintain it against losses and disputes.
& 4
Friends now fast sworn,
“Whose double bosoms seem to wear one
heart,
“Whose hours, whose bed, whose meal and
exercise
“ Unspeakable, shall within this hour,
“On a dissention of a doit, break out
“To bitterest enmity.” SHAK,
Firma sit ut vobis omni concordia vita
Testibus ac scripto sit retinenda fides.
Entre dos ruins no hay que escoger.—“There is no
choosing between two things of no value.”—
We say, “There is never a barrel a better her-
ring.”
Entre hermanos na metas tus manos.—“ Do not
interfere with brothers.”—It is a troublesome
and unthankful office, and frequently occasions
the ill will of the parties towards the third
person.
Entre padres y hermanos no metas tus manos.-
“Between fathers and brothers do not put your
hands,” or, Do not interfere with them.—lt
advises us not to interfere with the disputes of .
families; because to-day they quarrel and to-
morrow they become friends again; or, what
frequently happens, the interference of a third
person serves but to widen the breach, and oc-
casions him afterwards to experience the ill
will and resentment of all the parties.
Entretanto que cria amámos al ama; en pasando
el provecho, luego olvidada.--"Whilst the child
suckles we like the nurse ; but when it is
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weaned we forget her.”—Which implies, that
in general persons only are valued whilst they
are of use to others.
Dntre uſias y plato entra el gato.—“The cat gets
betwixt the fingers and the dish.”—“ There is
many a slip between the cup and the lip.”
En tu casa no tiemes sardina, y en la agena, pides
gallina.-" In your own house you have not
a pilchard, and you ask for fowls in that of
another person.”—-It alludes to persons who
live upon the commonest fare at home, and are
dainty abroad.
En venta y bodegon paga d discrecion.—“At an
inn or a wine cellar pay at discretion.”—It
shews, that one must submit to the charges of
the landlord at either place.
En verano por calor y en invierno por frio nunca
le falta achaque al vino.—“ There is never
wanting an excuse for drinking—Wine is good
in summer on account of the heat, and in winter
it is good to keep out the cold.”
En vino y ni en toro, no eches tu tesoro.—“ Do
not lay out your money in wine nor bulls."
Bull fanciers in Spain frequently ruin them.
selves. Large sums are staked at the bull
feasts upon the respective merits of the bulls
of different provinces.
Esa es la derecha, y la torcida la del candil-
“This is the right thing, and the other is the
wick of the candle.”—It is used as a taunt to
those who commit blunders, or mistake one
thing for another, quite its opposite.
Escarbó el gallo, y descubrió el cuchillo.—“The
cock scraped, and discovered the knife.”-
ES ES - 151
Those who talk much for the purpose of prov-
ing the falsehood of a report which vexes them,
generally discover something they ought to have
concealed.
Escoba desatada, persona desalmada.—“An aban-
doned person is like a broom untied.”—Shew-
ing the evil effects of disorder in our conduct
or affairs, and how difficult it is to reform or
adjust them.
Escribe antes que des y recibe antes que escribas.
“Write before you give, and receive before
you write,”—Suggesting the caution we ought
to observe in our transactions to avoid the
losses which neglect and too much confidence
occasion.
Escuchas al agujero, oirás de ti mal y del ageno.
“Loiter at the hole, and you will hear your-
self and others spoken ill of.” — We say,
“Listeners seldom hear any good of them-
selves.”
Escudero pobre, taza de plata y olla de cobre.—
“A poor squire ought to have his cup of silver
and his kettle of copper.”—That is, although
they may cost more money at first, they will
last the longer, and in time will be the
cheapest.
Ese te hizo rico, que te hizo el pico.—“He made
thee rich who made thee a mouth.”—It shews
the advantages which arise from a man's ob-
taining the means of subsistence by his own ex-
ertions. -
Bs franco como un gavilan.-" He is as liberal as
a hawk.”—It is applied to a person of a liberal
and grateful disposition. -
152 ES ES
Es hombre muy llegado à las horas de comer.—“He
is a very punctual man at dinner hours.”—Sig-
nifying that a person is very punctual and at-
tentive in every thing which suits his own con-
Vel)lell Ce.
Es muy hijo de su padre.—“He is a true son of
his father.”—Said of one who in his appear-
ance resembles his father's character.
Eso le está como al asno los corales.—“That be-
comes him as a coral does an ass.”—We say,
“”Tis not for asses to lick honey.”
Eso se hace lo que à Dios aplace.—“That is done
what God pleases.”—Signifying, that nothing
happens without God’s pleasure or permis-
SIOIl.
Eso se quiere la mona piñoncitos mondados.-‘‘How
foud the monkey is of pine-apple kernels.”—
It is used as a sneer at a person who is desirous
of reward, without having any claim to it, by
his industry or merit.
Eso serar como ver el buey volar-‘‘That is as pro-
bable as to see an ox fly.”
Esperar del lobo carne—“To expect meat from
the wolf.”—Signifying that we ought not to
expect from a person of a vicious and profi-
gate character any moral behaviour.
Estar a los pies de los caballos.-" To be at the
horses feet.”—To be heart broken, and shunned
by every body—the last stage of human mi-
sery.
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Estar como el alma de Garibay.—“To be like the
soul of Garibay.”—That is, not to meddle nor
make with any body, or take a side of any
question, or belong to amy party.
Inertem, desidiosum, otiosum esse.
Estar como el diablo apareció d San Benito.—“ To
be as the devil appeared to San Benedict,”—
that is, start maked.—It is said, in the life of
that Saint, that the devil, to tempt him, ap-
peared to him in the form of a maked woman.
Estar como una castañuela.—“To be like a cas-
tanet.”—To be very merry,
Estar con el alma entre los dientes.—“To be with
one's soul between the teeth.”—Which shews,
that one is in danger of dying with fear.
Estar con el pie en el estribo.—A metaphorical
expression.—“To have one foot in the stirrup.”
To be just ready to set out upon a journey, or
to undertake any thing.
Estar con la candela en la mano.—“To be with
the candle in the hand.”—It is said of a sick
person at the point of death.
Estar criado. entre algodones.—“To be bred be-
tween cotton.”—A mode of expression signify-
ing how delicately one is treated, or has been
brought up. -
Este mundo es golfo redondo, y quien no sabe nadar,
vase d lo hondo.—“This world is a round gulf,
and he who cannot swim must go to the
bottom.”—It alludes to the skill and address
which are necessary for persons to possess to
enable them to succeed in this life.
154 ES — ES
Este nuestro hijo Don Lopez, nies miel nihiel, ni
vinagre n arrope.—“Our son Don Lopez, is
neither honey nor gall, nor vinegar nor syrup.”
We say, “He is neither fish nor flesh.”
Este tira dardo, qué se precia del arado.—“He
throws a good dart who boasts of the plough.”
Which implies, that he who is accustomed to
hard labour in the fields, makes a good sol-
dier.
Esto de mi casamiento es cosa de cuento, quanto
mas se trata mas se desbarata.-‘‘This affair
of my marriage is a long story, the more we
speak of it, the more confused it is.”—Which
teaches that two much prolixity and caution in
business generally occasions confusion.
Es una cosa acabada.-‘‘ He is a consummate
thing.”—A familiar expression, ironically used
of persons, with regard to their talents, con-
duct, &c. to denote that they are not of any
worth.
Nequam, vilis.
Es un bamboche, 3 parece un bamboche.—“He is a
bamboche, or he looks like a bamboche.”—
Bamboche means a rough sketch of a land-
scape. It is applied to a short and fat person,
with a very red and bloated countenance, and
who is a bon vivant.
Es un Juan de buena alma.-‘‘ He is a John of a
good soul.”—Applicable to a man of excessive
softness and good nature, who is never made
uneasy, or put out of his way by any thing
that happens.
Vir bonus, et simpler.
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F.
Falso por natura, cabello negro, la barba rubia.--
“He is naturally false who has black hair and
a fair beard.”
Faltarle ha el agua.-‘‘ He will be in want of
water.”—Applicable to an indolent person, or
to an unfortunate one, with whom every thing
fails.
Fiado y bien pagado, no disminuye estado.—“To
have credit and to pay regularly does not lessen
wealth :”—On the contrary, it increases it—
his respectability and punctuality become more
generally known, and gains him respect and
eSteen).
Fiar de Dios, sobre buena prenda.-" To trust in
God upon good security.”—It is applied to a
charitable person ; also, it is used by the poor
when speaking of the rich who trust in God,
that they have good estates for their security.
Flebotomia, sacar de tu bolsa y echar en la mia-
“Phlebotomy, to take money from your purse
and to put it into mine.”—The Spaniards have
a great dislike to bleeding, on which account
they use this proverb, considering the best
bleeding is that of another's purse into your
OWI). º
Fortunate dé Dios hijo, que el saber porco le basta.
“God has given you a fortunate son, and if
he understands pork, it is sufficient.”—Signify-
ing, that the merit of individuals is very seldom
attended to. -
156 FO FU
Fortuna y aceytuna, d veces mucha y á veces nin-
guna.-‘‘ Fortune and olives are alike, some-
times a man has an abundance, and at other
times not any.”
Frayle que fue soldado, sale mas acertado.—“A
friar who had been a soldier turns out a more
pious and moral man.”— Signifying, that a
man who had mixed with the worki, and had
participated in its pleasures and dissipations,
when he retires from it and becomes a religious
character, he is generally more moral and
edifying.
Frayle que pide por Dios pide para dos.-"A friar
z who asks alms for God’s sake begs for two.”—
Explaining, that in works of charity they who
receive them are not only benefitted, but also
they who confer them, by the favor they re-
ceive from God.
Fruta de locos, miramla muchos y gozanla pocos.-
“The fruit of mad men many gaze on, and
few enjoy.”—To court what cannot be en-
joyed. -
Puégo! fuégo! muchas ollas y un garvanzo en todas.
“Fire! fire! many pots and only one garvanzo
in them all.”—We say, “Great cry and little
wool.”
Fuego hace cocina que no moza garrida.-4: Fire
# dresses the meat, and not a smart wench.”—It
is applicable to persons who employ servants
of fine persons and dress, for the purpose of
‘ Ostentation.
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Fué la negra al baño y tuvo que contar un aſio.—
“The negro wench went to bathe, and had a
wonder to relate all the year.”—It alludes to
simple and inexperienced persons, who, when
they see any thing extraordinary, make a wonder
of it. It is also said of those with whom their
affairs do not succeed to their wish, and who
are always speaking of their disappointments.
Fuente de pastores, en invierno tiene agua, y en
verano cagajones.—“A shepherd's spring, water
in winter, and dung in summer.”
G.
Galgo que muchas liebras levanta minguna mata.-
“The greyhound that starts many liares kills
none.”—He who undertakes many things at
one time must neglect some of them. It cor-
responds with our saying, “When a man has
too many irons in the fire.” -
Gana tiene de coles, quien besa al hortelano.—
“She must be fond of greems who kisses the
gardener.”—There is no disputing about taste;
we have the old woman's vulgar saying,
“Every one to her mind,
“When she kiss'd the cow behind.”
Gato escaldado, del agua fria ha miedo.—“A
scalded cat dreads cold water.”—We say, “A
burnt child dreads the fire.”
Gato maublador nunca buen cazador.—“A mewing
cat is never a good mouser.”—We say, “A
barking dog never bites;” or, “Great talkers
are little doers.” * * *
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Gente de costa todos ladrones.—“The people on
the coast are all thieves.”—They are so in more
countries than Spain. -
Gente de Toledo, gente de Dios, y suya el agua, y
vendemosle nos.--"The inhabitants of Toledo
are God’s people, the water is their own, and
we sell it to them.”—It is a saying of the
natives of Gallicia, who are the common car-
riers of Spain and Portugal.
Gente loca, comeis de mi rabo y no de mi boca,—
“Worthless people eat of my tail and not of
my mouth.”—Alluding to those who speak ill
of others in their absence.
Golpe de cobre, nunca mató hombre.—“A blow
from a kitchen utensil never killed a man.”—
Signifying, that any accident from which some
advantage will arise, is not so much felt; or it
is soon forgotten.
Gota à gota, el mar se apoca.-‘‘Drop by drop,
the sea may be exhausted.”—Signifying, that
the greatest wealth may be consumed from the
want of economy. -
Goza de tu poco, mientras busca mas el loco.—
“ Enjoy your little whilst the fool seeks for
more.”—Alluding to covetous persons who risk
the loss of what property they possess to ac-
quire more.
Gran calma señal de agua.-" A great calm is a
sign of a storm.”—We say, “After a storm
comes a calm.” -
Gran fiésta para tan chico santo.—“A great feas
for such a little saint.”—It is applied where
much ceremony is used for some inconsiderable
person. -
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Grano à grano hinche la gallina el papo.—“Grain
by grain, the hen fills her craw.”—By degrees,
matters of importance are accomplished.
Grano à grano se acaba el monton de antaño.—
“Grain by grain, the last year's heap is ex-
hausted.”—A constant, however trifling an ex-
pence, will consume the greatest wealth.
Gran obréro, gran romero.—“A skilful mechanic is
a good pilgrim.”—Signifying, that he is sought
after from all parts, and has to travel over
much ground.
Grano no hinche arnero, mas ayuda a su compa-
ñero.—“A grain does not fill a sieve, but it
helps its companion to do it.”—We say, “Many
a little makes a mickle; or, “Every little
helps,” as the old woman said, when she added
to the water in the sea. -
Gran placer, no escotar y comer.—“It is a great
pleasure to eat and not have to pay for it.”—It
is applicable to mean persons who eat and drink
at another's expence, without offering to pay
their quota of the reckoning.
Gran tocado, y chico recado.—“A large hood and
a small purse.”—A reproof to those who,
with a shew of finery upon their persons, wish
to conceal their poverty and insignificance.
Grullas al cascajal, que no hay uvas.-" Cranes
at the husks when the grapes are gone.”—We
say, “A day after the fair.”
"a trasera pasa a la delantera—“The binder-
most crane gets to be the foremost.”—Which
teaches, that by activity and dispatch we reach
sooner the object of our wishes.
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Guardado es lo que Dios guarda.-‘‘He is well
kept whom God keeps.”
Guarda el sayo para Mayo.—“Keep your great
coat till May.”—Do not leave off your winter
clothing until May.
Guarda la boca, y escusarás la sangria.-" Keep
your own counsel, and you will save your cash,
(or neck.”)—Contrary to “Confess and be
hanged.”
Guarda mozo y hallarás viejo.—“Save when you
are young, and you will find when you are
old.”—Economy in youth brings comfort to
old age.
Guarda prado, y hartarás ganado.—“ Keep a
meadow, and you will find cattle enough.”—It
corresponds with ours, “ Daub yourself with
honey, &c.” -
Guardate de hombre mal barbado, y de viento
acamalado.—“ Guard yourself against a mall
with a little beard, and from a current of air
through a small crevice.”—Men with little
beards are supposed to be austere and cruel,
and sitting in a current of air very dangerous.
Guardate Dios de hecho es.—“God keep you from,
- it is done.”—That is, from evils which cannot
be avoided or re-called; corresponding with
our saying, “What is done cannot be uſe
dome.” Y
Guardate Dios del diablo, de offo de ramera y buelº
de dado.-‘‘God defend you from the devil,
the eye of a harlot, and the turn of a die."--
A prayer for soul, body, and purse, and need
no explanation.
GU HA 16]
Guarte moza de promesa de hombre que como
cangrejo corre.—“Take heed, girl, of the
promise of a man, for it will run like a crab.”
That is, backwards; signifying, that men are
slow in performing their promises to women.
Guay de quien dicen rabia.-‘‘Woe be to him
whom they say is mad.”—We say, “Give a
dog a bad name and hang him.”
Guays padre, que otra hija os nace —“Alas, father,
another daughter is born to you.”—It is used
when a misfortune follows another.—The pro-
verb is supposed to have its origin from a father
who had nearly ruined himself to maintain one
daughter, and had another almost immediately
afterwards born.
Guerra, caza y amores, por un placer mil dolores.
“War, hunting, and love, have a thousand
pains for one pleasure,”
H.
Haber Moros y Christianos.-A metaphorical ex-
pression—“To have a dispute between Moors
and Christians.”—Signifying, that there would
be, or that there had been, some serious
struggle or dispute between two parties of
opposite principles.
Habla de la guerra y no vayas & ella.-" Talk of
the war, but do not go to it.” -
Habla de lisongero siempre es vana y sin provecho.
“A flatterer's talk is always vain and unprofit-
able.”
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Habla la boca, con que paga la coca—“The mouth
utters what a man must pay for.”—We say,
“Little said is the sooner mended.”
Habla poca y bien, tenerte han por alquiem.—“Talk
little and well, and you will be considered as
somebody.”—We have advice corresponding
with it, “Speak little and speak well, if you
would be considered a man of merit.”
“ Be silent always when you doubt your
Sense,
“And speak, though sure, with seeming
diffidence.” Pop E.
Hablar de la caza y comprala en la plaza.-‘‘Talk
of game and buy it in the market.”—In Spain
game is abundant and cheap, and the proverb
recommends persons not to lose their time in
sporting.
Hablar de la mar, y estar en la tierra-" To
talk of the sea, and be upon land.”—It signi.
fies, that it is better to talk of the sea than
travel by it. It also alludes to those who talk
of hardships they never experienced.
Hablar sin pensar, es tirar sin encarar.—“To
speak without thinking is like shooting without
taking aim.”
“He who now to sense, now nonsense lean-
ing, -->
“Means not, but blunders round about a
meaning.”
Hablen cartas y callen barbas.—“Let letters speak
and beards be silent.”—We ought to be sparing
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in our speech when there are documents to
prove what one has said. --
Habló el buey y diro “ Mu.”—“The ox spoke, and
said “Mu.’”—When persons, after having been
for a long time silent, speak at last nothing to
the purpose.
Hacer almanaques.—A metaphorical expression—
r w * * • * *
“To make almanacks.”— Signifying, that a
person is very pensive and silent.
Hacer Angulemas.-‘To be impertinent and ob-
trusive.”—It is applied by the Spaniards to
persons who are ridiculously polite, and also to
those who assume a preposterous right to inter-
fere with the concerns of others, to adapt them
to their own sentiments and opinions, without
any consideration for those of the parties upon
whom they would exercise this tyrannical
power.—They say
No haga Angulemas.—“Don’t commit An-
gulesme tricks.”—The Qonstitutional Spaniards
have good cause to use this proverb just now,
with regard to the invasion of the French under
the command of the Duke D'Angouleme.—
Angouleme is a town of France, capital of the
department of Charente, and the see of a
bishop. The river Charente runs by it into the
Bay of Biscay. The inhabitants are said to be
very ceremonious and inquisitive, which gave
rise to this proverb.
Hacer a uno perder los estribos.—A metaphorical
expression—“To make a man lose his stir-
rups.”—To make him lose his temper in an
argument, and by that means his self-posses-
sion and judgment. .
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Hacer bien a villanos, es echar agua en la mar—
“To do kindness to worthless people is like
throwing water into the sea.”
Hacer como vaca, y cubrir como gata.-‘To work
like a cow and cover like a cat.”—To be as
laborious as an ox and as selfish as a cat.
Hacer de la gata de Juan Hurtado.—“The
trick of John Hurtado's cat.”—From the fable
of the cat that pretended to be dead, to give
confidence to the mice to come out of their
holes. The proverb signifies to dissemble, to
play the hypocrite.
Hacer de la necesidad vertud.—“To make a vir-
tue of necessity.”
Hacer del juego mafia.-" To make the best of
one's game.”—To protract time, when a man
is conscious that he has the worst of a game or
of a law suit.
Hacer de tripas corazon.—“To make a heart of
one's bowels.”—That is, to bully and to shew
much boldness when a man is afraid.
Hacer de una cosa cabeza de lobo.—“To make a
wolf’s head of a thing.”—To set a thing 05.
tentatiously to view. It alludes to the practice
of persons who, when they kill a wolf, carry the
head in triumph through the towns or villages,
IIacer de una pulga un camello, ö un elefante-
“To make of a flea a camel or an elephant"
It is said to ridicule those who are always dis’
covering defects in others.
Hacer el testamento en la uſia—“To make a will
on one's finger nail.”—Said when a man ha"
nothing to bequeath.
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Hacer la cuenta sin la huespeda.-‘‘To reckon
without the hostess.” — Corresponding with
our own, as well as to “Build castles in
the air.”
Hacer su Agosto.—“To make one's harvest.”—We
say, “To make hay whilst the sun shines.”
“There is a tide in the affairs of men,
“Which, taken at the flood, leads on to
fortune;
“Omitted, all the voyage of their life
“Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
“On such a full sea are we now afloat;
“And we must take the current when it
serves, -
“Or lose our ventures.” SHAK.
Hacer un hoyo para taparotro.—“To make a pit
to fill up another.”—A reproof to those who,
to avoid an injury, or to cover some dishonest
trick, commit a greater. We say, “ To rob
Peter to pay Paul.”
Crimina si abscondas, iterato crimine pandis.
Hacienda de sobrino, quémala el fuego, ö llevala
el rio.—“A nephew's estate is either consumed
by fire, or carried away by the river.”—Signify-
ing, that the property of minors is either ne-
glected or spent by the guardians and others;
so that by the time owners become of age they
find their estates involved in perplexities, and
the trustees of them dead or ruined. -
Cui bona fidumtur, curator dicitur ille
4dversum factis munere nomen habet.
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Hacerle morder el ajo.—“ To make him bite of
the garlick.”—To hold a man's nose to the
grinding-stone.
Hacienda tu dueño te vea.—“ Estate, thy owner
sees thee.”—No one takes such care of pro-
perty as he to whom it belongs, and who is to
derive advantage from it. × .
Ha de salir de faldas, 6 de mangas.-“It must
come out of the sleeves or the skirt.”—We
have one that corresponds, “By hook or by
crook.” x
Hados y lados hacen dichosos.--" Fate and com-
panions make men happy.”—Signifying, that
Providence disposes our good or bad fortunes,
and our happiness or ruin depends upon the
choice of our companions.
Hagase el milagro, y hagalo el diablo.—“So the
miracle be wrought, no matter if the devil per-
form it.”—It is an expression used frequently
when a man wishes for wealth or rank, without
caring by what means it be obtained.
Hagote porque me hagas, que no eres Dios que me
valgas.-‘ I do you, a favor that you may do
me another, not serving you as I would God."
Denoting, that we generally do others service
from motives of interest, expecting from them
some equivalent or reward; as we serve God
for the love of him alone. -
Halagar con. la boca y morder con la cola.—“ Tº
praise with the mouth, and bite with the tail.
Or
Halagar con (a cola, y morder con la boca.-" Tº
fawn with the tail, and bite with the mouth.
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It alludes to persons who pretend to perform
acts of kindness and friendship to others, and
at the same time are their enemies, and do them
secretly every injury in their power.
IIallado ha horma de su zapato.—“He has found a
last to his shoe.”—That is, he has met with
his match.
IHambre estudiantina peor que la canina.-‘‘A stu-
dent's hunger is worse than that of a dog.”—
Signifying that it is very keen and ravenous.
IIambre y esperar hacen rabiar.—“ Hunger and
expectation make a man mad.”—Shewing how
insufferable are these two things.
IIambre y frio, entregan al hombre d su enemigo.
“Hunger and cold deliver a man up to his
enemy.”—They render a man of the coolest
courage and most determined spirit incapable of
defending himself.
Harina abalada no te la cea suegra ni cuñada.--
“ Do not let your daughter-in-law nor your
sister-in-law see your flour when it is sifted.”
Its signification is, that we should not shew to
others what can excite their envy ; and also
that we should not expose our poverty. The
flour may be a large or small quantity after it is
sifted.
llarto ayuna quien mal come.—" He fasts enough
who eats little.”—Alluding to a person who
eats little at his meals, which is equivalent to
fasting.
Harto es de necio quien criá hijo y nieto.—“He is
a great fool who brings up his son and grand-
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son.”—Signifying, that they seldom agree, and
that a man has anxiety enough to bring up his
own children.
Harto es ciego, quien no vée por tela de cedazo.
“He is blind enough who cannot see through
a sieve.”—Alluding to persons who are so dull
that they cannot discover what is visible to
every body.
Harto es necio y loco, quien vacia su cuerpo por hin-
char el de otro.—“He is a great simpleton
who stints himself to fill another.”—We say,
“Charity begins at home.”
Harto está el carnero, que anda d testeradas con el
compañero.—“ That sheep has its belly-full
which butts its companion.”—Signifying, that
persons who have ate and drank freely are more
gay and wanton than when cool and fasting.
Hasta pasado Mayo, no te quites el sayo.—“Do
not leave off your coat till May be past.”—
That is, do not leave off any clothes.
Hasta San Juan todo vino rabadan.—“Till Mid-
summer wine is only fit for peasants.”—It is a
saying in wine countries, that wine of the last
year's vintage is not good till the Midsummer
following.
Haverse visto en los cuernos del toro.—“ To have
been on the bull's horns.”—To have been in
imminent danger.
Haviendo pregonado vino venden vinagre-“After
having cried up their wine, they sell us vine.
gar.”—This proverb is applicable to those whº
having pre-excited our attention, are the moſ"
ridiculous from their failing in performance.
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Haya cebo en el palomar, que palomas no faltarán.
“Keep food in the pigeon-house, and you will
not want pigeons.”—We say, “Daub yourself
with honey, and you will never want flies.”
Hay buena cuenta, y no paresca blanca.-‘‘ The
account is correct, and yet not a sixpence ap-
pears.”—It is used when persons admit their
accounts are correct, but who never think of
settling them.
Haz bien y guardate.—“Do good, and be upon your
guard.”—Which implies, that men are generally
ungrateful. They often do those an injury from
whom they received favors.
Haz bien y no cates à quien ; haz mal y guarte.
“ Do good and mind not to whom ; do ill and
take heed.”—Let your benevolence be uni-
versal, without reference to country or religion;
but beware of doing any one an injury.
Haz buena harina y no toques bocina.-‘‘Make
good flour, and do not blow the trumpet.”—
Advising to work well, and let your profit be
silent.
Haz festas a la gata, y saltará ha à la cara.--
“Make much of the cat, and she will fly in
your face.”—Alluding to unworthy persons, if
you are kind to them, they will not only be un-
grateful, but even injure you.
Haz la noche noche, y el dia dia, y vivirás con ale-
gria.-‘‘ Make the night night, and the day
day, and you will live happily.”—That is, do
not invert the order of nature, by turning night
into day, and day into night. -
Hazlo que dice el frayle y no ſo que hace—“Do
as the friar says, and not what he does.”—Ad-
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vice to attend to what divines preach, although
their lives do not correspond with their pre-
cepts.
Haz lo que tu amo te manda, y siéntate con él a la
mesa.-‘‘Do what your master orders you to
do, and sit down with him at table.”—Servants
are generally valued by their good conduct and
obedience to the commands of their masters.
Hazmal y espera otro tal.—“Do evil and expect
the like.’
IIazme la barba y hacerte he el copete.—“ You
shave me and I will trim your foretop.”—Sig-
nifying, that we ought mutually to assist each
other. We say, “One good turn deserves an-
other.”
Ilaz por haver, y venirte han à cer.—“ Endeavour
to get, and you will never want visitors”—that
is, money. It has an attractive power, and
never wants companions.
Ile aqui marido come nos perdemos, tu para poco
y yo para memos.-‘‘ Thus it is we are ruined,
husband; your are good for little, and I for
less.”—lt is applicable to a married couple of
extravagant and negligent habits.
IHecho de villano, tirar la piedra y esconder la
mano.—“It is the action of a villain to throw
a stone at another and conceal the hand.”—
It is the character of an assassin to wound in
the dark.
Hecho en casa como cernadero.—“He is like home-
spun cloth.”—This is applied to a heavy and
clownish person.
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Heredad por heredad, una hija en la media edad.
“One estate for another, but of all estates a
daughter, to one of a middle age of life.”—
Signifying, that if he lived to be old, his daugh-
ter would contribute to his comfort in his latter
days.
IIermano ayuda, y cuñado acuña.-‘A brother
relieves with his money, but a brother-in-law
keeps it in his chest.”—Shewing the difference
of kindness and affection which is generally
felt between a brother and a brother-in-law.
Hermano de por medio, cuero de becerro.—“A
half brother is not better than a calf's skin.”
Hermano de por mitad, remiendo en costal.—“A
half-brother is like a patch on a sack.”—That
is, no ornament and of little service.
They have another,
Hermosa es porcierto la que es buena de su cuerpo.
“She is truly beautiful who is chaste.”—The
following lines from Shakspeare finely express
the value of female chastity:-
“My chastity’s the jewel of our house,
“Bequeath’d down from many ancestors;
“Which were the greatest obloquy i' the
world --
“In me to lose.”
Herradura que chacotea clavo le falta.-" The
horse-shoe that clatters wants a nail.”—It is
applicable to those who boast most of their
wealth when they are in difficulties.
Hidalgo honrado, antes roto que remendado.—“A
true nobleman would prefer rags to patched
cloathes.”—It inculcates, that a man of honor
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ought to embrace poverty rather than be guilty
of meanness to support his rank in life.
Hierro encendido, aunque negro se torna, alºa
ampolla.-‘‘A hot iron, although it turns black,
raises a blister; that is, if you touch it.”—Com-
pared to an angry man, although he may stifle
his passion, must not be trifled with.
Hija desposada hija enagenada.-" A daughter
married is a daughter alienated.”
Hija enlodada ni viuda ni casada-‘An unchaste
daughter will be neither a wife nor a widow.”
Which signifies, that persons who have lost
their own good opinion will find it difficult to
succeed or establish themselves in life.
Hija Gomez, si bien te lo guisas, bien te lo comes.
“Daughter Gomez, if you cook well you eat
well.”—Applicable to persons who would be
praised for doing their duty when it is for their
OWll Interest.
Hija mi mala seas, ni hagas las semejas—“Daugh-
ter, be not bad, not even in appearance.”—It
admonishes her not only to be good, and to
preserve her purity, but also to avoid any action
or appearance of evil that might give scandal.
Hijo del alcalde con todo sale.—“The magistrate's
son gets free from every thing.”—Great men
too often commit all sorts of villanies with
impunity.—The following lines, from Gray's
Beggar's Opera, are very applicable :-
“Since laws were made for ev'ry degree,
“To curb vice in others as well as me,
“I wonder we han’t better company,
“ Upon Tyburn tree.”
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Hijo de la gallina blanca.—“ The son of the
white hen.”—A fortunate man, that whatever
he undertakes succeeds with him.
Hijo de viuda, Ö mal criado o mal acostumbrado.
“A widow's son is either badly brought up, or
is a vicious character.”—Signifying, that the
want of a father's care, causes a son's educa-
tion and morals to be neglected.
Hijo envidador no nazca en casa.-‘‘A son who is
a gamester is seldom at home.”—Alluding to
the irregular and loose lives of gamesters.
“Aleator, quantum in arte melior, tanto est
nequior.’ PU B. SY.
Hijo eres y padre serás, qual hicieres, tal habras.
“You are a son and will be a father; as you
have done, you shall be done by.”—As children
treat their parents, so shall they be respected
when they become parents.
Hijo malo mas vale doliente que Sano.—“A bad
son is better sickly than healthful.”—A vicious
child gives less pain and anxiety to his parents
when he is ill than when he is pursuing his
evil practices.
Hijo no tenemos y nombre le ponemos.-‘‘We have
not a son and we give him a name.”—To re-
dicule persons who dispose of, beforehand, what
they have not secured in their possession.
Hijos de tus bragas, bueyes de tus vacas.-‘The
sons of thy breeches and the oxen of thy cows.”
Alluding to the great care we take of those
things which belong to us, in comparison to
those which belong to others.
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174 HI — HO
Hijo si fueres bueno para ti planto majuelo, y si
malo, para ti planto.—“Son, if you prove
good, I plant a vineyard for you, and if wicked,
sorrow.”—The Spanish word “planto,” has a
double signification. It means “to plant” and
“to mourn.”
Hijo sin dolor madre sin, amor.—“A mother has
little love for a son who did not give her pain.”
Those things are valued most which cost trouble
and fatigue.
Hijos y criados no has de regalar, si quieres dellos
gozar.—“You must not pamper children nor
servants, if you would keep them dutiful and
obedient.”—Much affection and kindness to
children and servants, generally spoil both.
Hijos y pollos muchos son pocos.--" Sons and
chickens, many are few.”—It alludes to the
difficulty of bringing them up, before they can
be of any advantage.
IHijo tardano huerfano temprano.—“A late son is
soon an orphan.”—One who is born in his fa-
ther's old age.
Hizonos Dios, y maravillamos mos.—“God made
us, and we wonder at it.”—It is applied to
those who do not believe in the mysteries of
religion, and yet cannot comprehend the mys-
tery of their own creation.
Holgar gallinas, que el gallo está al vendimias.--
“Make merry, hens, the cock is at the vintage.”
It is used when a master of the house is en-
joying himself over his bottle, with his friends.
We say, “When the cat's away, the mice will
play.”
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IIombre adeudado cada año apedreado.—“A man
in debt, is stoned every year.”—That is, he is
dunned, followed, and perplexed by his cre-
ditors.
Hombre apercibido, medio combatido.—“A man
forewarned has gained half the battle.”—Sig-
nifying, that a man forewarned is forearmed.
They have another of the same import,
IIombre apercibido vale por dos.-" A man fore-
warned is equal to two.”
Hombre bellaco tres barbas d quatro.—“A kna-
vish fellow has three or four heads.”—Signify-
ing, that a cunning and knavish fellow changes
his countenance as it suits him.
Hombre de pocas palabras, y esas Sabias-“A man
of few words, and those wise ones.”—Alluding
to a man of experience and information.
Hombre enamorado nunca casa con sobrado.—“An
amorous man has never a superabundance in
his house.”—Signifying, that amorous persons
are generally spendthrifts. They neglect their
duties, and the improvements of their property,
from the effects of their dissipation.
IIombre harto no es comedor.—“A man with his
belly-full is no great eater.”
Hombre pobre todo es trazas.-‘‘The poor man's
budget is full of schemes.”—Poverty is com-
monly ingenious, applying itself to seek and
to employ every means possible for its relief.
Vivitur ingenio; quid non molitur egestas:
Mens vagat, et variis se gerit apla dolis.
Hombre que madruga, de algo tiene cura.-" The
º y
man who rises early has some care.”
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176 HO HO
Hombre que presta sus barbas mesa,—“He who
lends his money plucks the hairs off his beard.”
Shewing the caution we ought to observe in
lending our money, that we may not have to
repent of it.
Hombre que sufre cuernos sufrirá dientes menos.-
“The man who bears with horns, will hear
with the loss of his teeth.”—A man who would
submit to his disgrace, would not have cou-
rage to resent it.
Hombre seco.—“A thin and spare man.”—A me-
taphorical expression. An austere man, one of
no conversation.
Hombre señalado o bueno o muy malo.—“A man
who is distinguished for any peculiar manner
or form of person, is either a very good or a
very bad character.”
Hombre sin abrigo, pararo sin nido.—“A man
without a home, is like a bird without a nest.”
We say, “He is as poor as a cuckoo.”—That
is, he shelters himself in others houses, as the
cuckoo occupies the nest of other birds.
Hombre zeloso cuerno al offo.—“A jealous man
has his horns in his eyes:”—
“Trifles, light as air,
“Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong,
“As proofs of Holy Writ.” SHA K.
Honra al bueno, porque te honre, y al malo porque
no te dishonre.—“Honor a good man, that he
may honor you, and a bad man, that he may
not dishonor you.”—It signifies, that we ought
to respect the man of honor, and to be careful
not to make a malicious man an enemy.
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Honra y provecho no caben en un sac0,—“Ho-
nor and profit have not room in one sack.”—
Intimating, how incompatible it is for honor
and the love of money, to be united in one
breast at a time.—That, to aspire to honorable
distinction, we must forego all views of interest.
Horro Mahoma y diez afios por servir.—“Like
free Mahomet, and still ten years to serve.”—
Applicable to those who reckon upon being
relieved from some difficulty or obligation, and
who have still much to discharge before they
can be free.
Hoy me iré, cras me iré, mala casa mantendré.—
“I shall go to day, to-morrow I shall go, and
I shall have a house badly provided.”—Appli-
cable to indolent and lazy people, who are
always putting off for to-morrow what should
be done to day; and who are, in consequence,
always poor and in difficulties.
Huerto sin agua, casa sin terado, muger sin amor, y
marido descuidado.—“A garden without water,
a house without a roof, a wife without love,
and a careless husband ”—are all things of little
value.
Huerto y tuerto, y mozo y potro, y muger que mira
mal, quiérense saber tratar-‘‘A garden and
a man who squints, a man-servant and a colt,
and a woman with a leering eye, require art to
manage them.”
Iluéspeda hermosa mal para la bolsa,—“A hand-
some hostess is bad for the purse.”—When a
mistress of an inn is of a handsome person,
and agreeable manners, she captivates her ,
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guests, by making them feel her powers by
lightening their purses.
Huésped con sol ha honor.—“A guest who comes
by day-light is welcome.”—It means, that a
guest who intends to make some stay at a
friend's house, does well to arrive in the day-
time, to give an opportunity to provide for him,
which could not be done so well by his com-
ing at night.
Huésped tardio no viene manivacio.—“A late guest
does not come sluggishly, or empty handed.”—
Applicable to one who arrives at the house
where he had been invited, so late as to keep
the company waiting. He generally brings
with him some present, or makes many excuses
and apologies, that he may not be received with
an ill grace.
Huésped y pece à tres dias hiede.—“A guest and a
fish stink on the third day.”
Huevos solos, mil manjares y para todos.-" Eggs
alone will make a thousand dishes, and serve
for every one.”
Huir de la pestilencia, con tres L. L. L. es buena
ciencia.-‘‘To flee from the plague with three
L. L. L.'s, is a good science.”—Signifying,
Luego, Lejos, y Largo tiempo ; that is, We
must depart Immediately, To some distance,
and For a length of time.
Ut pestem fugias ter sic L. utere semper;
Haud lenté, at longé, largé, et ad arva fuge.
Huir y correr no es todo uno—“To flee and to
run is not the same thing.”
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Humildad de garabato.—“An affectation of hu-
mility.”—When a person affects much polite-
ness and condescension for some sinister pur-
pose. -
Humo y gotera, y muger gritadera echan el hombre
de su casa afuera.-‘‘A smoky house, with
rain entering from the roof, and a scolding wife,
drive a man from home.”—We have, “From
a smoky house and a scolding wife, Lord de-
liver us.”
Humo y mala cara saca la gente de casa,—“Smoke,
and an angry countenance, drive persons from
the house.”—lt signifies, that persons of costive
and irritable dispositions, will not have many
friends to visit or correspond with them.
Hurtar el puerco, y dar los pies por Dios.-‘‘To
steal a pig and give the feet for God's sake.”—
Said in jest to persons who imagine that by
doing any trifling good action, they cancel some
serious crime they had committed.—They also
say,
Hurtar para dar por Dios.—“To steal, in order to
give for God's sake.”
Huye del maſo, que trae daño, -“Shun evil com-
pany; they bring mischief.”—We cannot be
too cautious of what company we keep. Much
of our happiness depends upon our choice of
friends and acquaintances. ,”
Huye la memoria del caron, como el esclavo de su
señor.—“Memory flies from a man like a slave
from his master.” -
Huyendo del pereril le nació en la frente.—“By
rejecting parsley, it grew out on the forehead.”
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Huyendo del toro, cayó en el arroyo.—“In escap-
ing from the bull he fell into the brook.”—
We say, “Out of the frying-pan into the fire.”
We ought to be careful in endeavouring to
avoid one danger or mistake, not to fall into a
greater. -
Incidit in Scyllam qui vult vitare Charybdim.
I.
Ida y venida, por casa de mi tia-‘‘Going and
coming, I call at my aunt's house.”—It is used
as a joke upon those who cannot pass by a
house without first calling in. It is applicable
to amorous and jovial men: the former, by
visiting his lady, and the latter, by frequenting
the tavern.
Ira de hermanos ira de diablos.-‘‘The wrath of
brothers is the wrath of devils.”—It alludes to
the enmity between persons who ought to have
the greatest love for each other. The warmest
friends, when they quarrel, become the greatest
©Ile InleS.
Ir d escuchar gallo.—“To go listening for the
cock.”—It is applied to persons who have lost
their way on a dark night.
Ir a la guerra ni casar, no se ha de aconsejar-
“You must not advise one to go to the wars,
or to marry.”—From the cross accidents which
may happen. -
Iranse los huéspedes y comerémos el gallo.—“When
the guests are gone we shall eat the cock.”—I'
signifies, that a chastisement which one deserve.
is delayed out of respect for the presence 9
persons, until they have departed.
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Ir de mar a mar.—A metaphorical expression,
“To go from sea to sea.”—To go in great
state and magnificence.
Ir por lana y volver trasquilado.—“To go for
wool, and to return shorn.”—It is said of one
who undertakes some expedition, from which
he expects some great advantage, and returns
disappointed and ruined.
Ir por las sierras de Ubeda.-‘To go by the moun-
tains of Ubeda.”—That is, to ramble in one's
discourse, and to lose sight of the original
subject.
Irromera y volver ramera.-" To go out a pilgrim
and return a whore.”—Applicable to women
who affect to be devout, and, under the pretence
of going to church, go elsewhere.
J.
Jesus y cruzes l—“Jesus and crosses!”—It is used
as an exclamation by the Spaniards, when any
thing occurs of an alarming or extraordinary
nature. They make the sign of the cross, and
at the same time exclaim Jesus !
Juego de manos juego de villanos.-" Sport with
the hands is the sport of peasants.”—It refers
to our social enjoyments, that we ought to
observe the strictest decorum, to avoid being
• vulgarly familiar.
Juez cadañero, estrecho como sendero.—“A judge
for one year is upright and just.”—At the end
of the year he must be accountable for his
conduct in office. ..
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Junio, Julio, y Agosto, y puerto de Cartagéna-
“June, July, and August, and the port of
Carthagena.”—It has its origin from the fol-
lowing anecdote :-An old sailor, being asked
by the Emperor Charles V. which were the
best ports in the Mediterranean, answered, in
the language of the proverb, meaning, that
during those three months they were all safe,
and Carthagena was the best. Carthagena is
still considered the best port of Spain.
Jurado ha el baño, de negro no hacer blanco.—
“The bath has sworn not to make the negro
white.”—Shewing the difficulty of wiping off
a stain from a person's character, after having
committed some dishonorable and base ac-
tlon.
Jura mala en piedra caiga.-‘‘May a bad oath fall
upon a stone.”
Juras del que ama muger, no se han de creer.—
“The oaths of him who loves a woman must
not be believed.”—Violent love is thus described
by our immortal bard:—
“The more thou dam'st it up, the more it
burns; *
“The current that with gentle murmur glides,
“Thou know'st, being stopp'd, impatiently
doth rage.” SHAK.
Justa razon, engañar al engañador.—“It is just
and reasonable to cheat the cheater.”—We say,
“The biter bit.” *&
Justicia, mas no por mi casa.-" Justice, but not
for my house.”—It is applied to those who are
always claiming justice from others, but who
will not allow it to be exacted from them."
selves,
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Justo es el mal que viene, si lo busca quien lo tiene.
“The misfortune that happens is just, if it be
of one's own seeking.”—The consciousness of
having merited our misfortunes adds to our
affliction.
L.
La albandera los disantos hilandera.-‘A weaver
of curtains in the week, and on Sundays spin-
ning.”—It is a satire upon those women who
are idle all the week, and are generally em-
ployed upon festivals, to affect that they are
very industrious.
La blancura mil tachas disimula.-‘‘ Whiteness
covers a thousand defects.”—It signifies, the
fair skin of a woman, and also a whiteness pro-
duced by a face powder used by some females
in Spain. *
La boca y la bolsa abierta para hacer casa cierta.
“The mouth and purse must be kept open to
benefit your establishment.”—That is, we must
speak well of our neighbours, and be just and
liberal in our transactions, to acquire a good
name and reputation.
La boda de los pobres toda es voces.—“Poor per-
sons' weddings are all noise.”
Labrar, d coser, y hacer albardas todo es dar punta-
das.—“To labour, or to sew, and to make
pack-saddles, is all done by stitching.”—It is
applied ironically to those who, from not con-
sidering well the subject upon which they speak,
confound matters quite opposite, treating them
as the same only because they have a similarity
in some particular. •
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La buena lavandera, su camisa la primera.—“The
good laundress washes her shift first.”
La cabeza blanca y el seso por venir.—“The head
grey, and the braíns forthcoming.”—Old age
with the follies of youth.
La carcel y la quaresma para los pobres es hecha.
“A prison and lent are only fit for the poor.”
La caridad bien ordenada comenza de si propia,
“Charity begins at home.”
1La casa hecha sepultura abierta.—“ When the
house is built the grave opens.”—It alludes to
persons who build houses, and who rarely live
to enjoy them.
La casa quemada acudir con el agua.—“When the
house is burnt, to have recourse to water.”—A
reproach to persons who offer assistance when
itis too late.
La citola es por demas, quando el molinero es sordo.
“The clapper of the millis useless when the
miller is deaf.”
La codicia rompe el saco.—“Covetousness wears
out the bag.”—A reproof against much anxiety
in accumulating wealth, or in soliciting favors.
La compañia para honor, ántes con tu igual que con
tu mayor.—“ If you would be respected in
company, seek the society of your equals, and
not of your superiors.”
La coz de la yegua no hace mal al potro.—“The
mare's kick does not hurt the colt.”—Alluding
to kindred afection.
La cruz de Maribanez, que pierdes y no ganes-
“The cross of Maribanez, that makes oue losº
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and not win.”—It is used when a person meets
with some ill luck.
La cruz en los pechos y el diablo en los hechos.-
“The cross on the breast, and the devil in
actions.”
La cuba llena, la suegra bedda.-‘The butt full of
wine and the mother-in-law a drunkard.”—It is
applicable to a person who imagines himself
wealthy and discovers his mistake.
La culpa del asno, echarla á la albarda.-" Throw
the fault of the ass upon the crupper.”—It is
applicable to persons who, from their own ig-
norance or inexperience, commit mistakes or
errors which they attribute to some other cause,
or to persons who had no concern with them.
La diligencia es madre de la buena ventura.-
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”
Ládreme el perro, y no me muerda-‘‘ The dog
barks at me, but does not bite me.”—Threats
are of little use to persons who are not afraid
of punishment.
La experiencia es madre de la sciencia-‘Experi-
ence is the mother of science.”
La gala del madar es saber guardar la répa.—“The
best art of the swimmer is to know how to se-
cure his clothes.”—Signifying, that in every ne-
gotiation a man engages in, he should provide
against the chance of his being a loser by it.
La gallina de mi vecina, mas hueros pone que la
mia.-" My neighbour's hen lays more eggs
than mine.”—Alluding to envious persons, who
prefer others' goods to their own.
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La hogaza no embaraza-‘A large loaf is no en-
cumbrance.”—Signifying, that those things
which are absolutely necessary must be pro-
vided, although they may give trouble.
La ida del cuervo.—“The departure of the crow.”
It is used at a person's departure, when his re-
turn is not wished.
La lengua del mal amigo mas corta que el cuchillo,
“A false friend's tongue is sharper than a
knife.”
ſ
La letra con sangre entra-‘The letter enters
with blood.”—He who would succeed in any
thing, must undergo pain and fatigue.
La madrasta y entenada siempre son en baraja.--
“The step-mother and step-daughter are al-
ways quarrelling.”
La mala llaga sana, la mala fama mata.-" A
bad wound heals, a bad name kills.”—Shew-
ing how difficult it is to recover lost reputation.
La mal casada tratos tieme con su criada.-‘‘The
woman who has a bad husband, makes a coll"
fidante of her maid.” "
La manzana podrida pierde à su compañia.-"The
rotten apple injures its companion.”
La marque se parte, arroyos se hace.—“The sea
that is divided forms brooks.”—Signifying, that
any thing, however large, which is divided bº
tween many, makes each proportion small.
La mas cauta, es tenida por mas casta.--"The Wºr
man who is most circumspect is considered tº
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most chaste.”—Shewing how necessary it is for
women to observe a decorum and reserve in
their behaviour and conversation.
La mas ruin oveja se ensucia en la colodra.-" The
worst sheep dirts in the milk-pan.”—Signifying
that the most useless persons are generally the
most prejudicial.
La misa digala el cura.--" Let the priest say the
mass.”—Applicable to persons who speak of
what they do not understand.
La muger alagarera nunca hace larga tela.--" A
woman who is a great talker is never a good
spinner.”—Persons who lose their time in talk-
ing seldom thrive by their labour.
La muger artera, el marido por delantera:-" The
prudent woman always observes her husband's
commands.”—Which implies, that a wise wo-
man will always consult with her husband about
what she wishes or she does not wish to have
done.
La muger del ciego, para quien se afeyta?—“For
whom does the blind man's wife paint herself?”
Censuring the extravagant dresses of women
for the purpose of attracting the notice of
others, and not to please their husbands.
La muger del escudero, grande bolsa y poco dinero
“The squire's wife has a large purse and little
money.”—Applicable to a certain class, who
are ostentatious of their wealth.
La muger del viñadero buen otoſío y mal invierno.
“The vintager's wife prefers the Autumn to
winter.”—Wives who depend upon the industry
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of their husbands feel maturally anxious for his
success in business.
La muger hermosa, Ó loca 0 presuntuosa,—“A hand-
some woman is either mad or haughty.”
La mugery el vidrio siempre están en peligro.—“A
woman and glass are always in danger.”
La muger y el vino sacan al hombre de tino.—“Wo-
men and wine drive a man out of his senses.”
La muger y la camuesa por su mal se afeytan,
“A woman and an apple, when unsound, are
painted.”—Women, when they use paint, have
generally some defects to conceal; alluding to
the apple, when highly coloured it is rarely
sound.
La muger y la galga en la manga-‘The woman
and the greyhound must be small in the waist."
La muger y la gallina hasta la casa de la vecina.--
“A woman and a hen as far as my neighbour's
house.” X-
La muger y la gallina por andar se pierden ayud.
“A woman and a hen are lost by rambling.”
* . -
La muger y la pera la que calla es buena-‘A
woman and a pear, when silent, are good.”—
Comparing a silent woman to a ripe pear,
which, when cut or broken, does not make a
Il Olse. «
La muger y la sardina de rostros en la ceniza—“A
woman, and a pilchard with their faces to the
cinders.”—That a woman should be attentive
to her domestic affairs,
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La mula buena como la viuda gorda y andariega.
“A good mule should be like a widow,—fat
and a good walker.” -
La necessidad carece de ley—“Necessity has no
law.”
La necessidad hace d la vieja trotar.—“ Need
makes the old woman trot.”
La necessidad hace maestro.—“Necessity makes the
master.”
La noche es capa de pecadores.—“The night is a
cloak for sinners.”
La novia de contado y el dote de prometido.—
“The bride for certain, and the dowry pro-
mised.”
La ocasion hace al ladron.—“Opportunity makes
the thief.” e
La ociosidad es madre de los vicios.—“ Idleness is
the mother of vice.”—We ought to be always
employed in some honest and useful pursuit,
to avoid falling victims to our passions.
La oracion breve, sube al cielo.—“A short prayer
ascends to heaven.”
La perra le parirá lechones—“The bitch will
whelp pigs for him.”—Alluding to a fortunate
IIlall.
La perseverancia toda cosa alcanza.—“Persever-
ance obtains all things.”
La probeza no es villeza, mas es ramo de picardia.
“Poverty is no baseness, but it is a branch of
knavery.”—It makes mankind commit many
base and mean tricks.
“ He whom the dread of want ensnares, 3 y
“ With baseness acts, with meanness bears.
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La prendra de Pedro Macho.—“Peter Macho's
security.”—The proverb has a reference to an
individual of the name of Peter Macho, who,
having borrowed upon security fifty crowns,
the full amount of his pledge, wanted to bor-
row another fifty upon it afterwards. It is
applied when a person wants to raise money
upon bad security.
La primera muger escoba, la segunda señora.--
- “The first wife a scrub, the second a lady.”
It applies to a man who marries twice; signi-
fying, the second wife is always treated with
more attention and kindness.
La privacion es causa del apetito.—“ Privation
causes appetite.”—Signifying, that what we
have within our power we do not value, and
that which is not in our reach we covet.
“For it so falls out,
“That what we have we prize not to the
worth,
“Whilst we enjoy it; but, being lack'd and
lost,
“Why then we rate the value.” Sh AK.
La que mal marida, nunca le falta que diga-
“She who has a bad husband, is never at a loss
for something to say.”
La que mal marido tiene en el tocado se le parece.
“She who is unhappily married, shews it in
her dress.” -
La que no bayla, de la boda se salga.-" Let him
who does not dance leave the wedding.”—It
corresponds with ours, “When one is at
Rome, &c.”—it signifies that persons ought tº
conform to the customs of the society in which
they live.
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La que se enseña d beber de tierna, embiara el
hilado à la taverna.-“He who learns to
drink in his youth, will spend his patrimony at
the tavern.” - - -
La relimpia de Harcajo, que lavava las patas al
asno.—“The over cleanly woman of Harcajo,
who washed the asses feet.”—Harcajo is a town
in Spain, the inhabitants of which are cleanly
to an extreme.
La sangre sin fuego hierce.—“Blood, without fire,
boils.”—1t alludes to the force of love and
affection of relations and friends.
La sobrecarga mata.—“ The over-load kills the
beast.”
Las damas al desden parecen bien.—“Ladies in
deshabille look well.”—A woman of a fine
person, “when least adorned, is adorned the
most.”
Las gracias pierde quien promete y se detiene.--
“He loses his thanks who promises and delays.”
Las llaves en la cinta, y el perro en la cocina-
“The keys on the apron string, and the dog
in the larder.”—Applicable to persons who
neglect their duty, and affect great diligence.
Las malas nuevas siempre son ciertas.-‘‘Bad news
is always true.”—Shewing how much more
human nature is subject to misery than hap-
piness.
Las mańanicas de Abril buenas son de dormir.—
“The early mornings in April are good for
sleeping.”—Owing to the softness in the tem-
perature of the atmosphere, which invites re-
pose. -
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Las mañanas de Abril dulces son de dormir.—
“April mornings are pleasant for sleeping.”
Las migajas del fardel d las veces saben bien.—
é é. ¿ crumbs of a wallet sometimes taste
well.”—Things however small and despicable,
may, in time, accumulate and become ofuse.
Las necedades del rico por sentencias pasan en el
mundo.—“A rich man's foolish sayings pass
for wise ones in the world.”
Las sopas y los amores, los primeros son mejores.—
“The first of soup and love is the best.”
La suegra rogada, y la olla reposada.—“ Entreat
your mother-in-law, and let the olla simmer.”
Corresponding with our vulgar saying, “Teach
hens to hatch chickens.” «e.
La tierra que me se, por madre me la he.—“The
country, I know, is my mother country.”—
That is, the country in which a man lives and
thrives best.
é6. Est hic,
“Est ubivis animus si te non deficit aquus.”
Ho R.
True happiness is to no spot confin'd,
lf you preserve a firm and equal mind;
"Tis here, 'tis there, 'tis everywhere.
La traycion aplace, mas no el que la hace.—“ We
like the treason, but not the traitor.”—Of all
scandalous offices, that of a traitor is certainly
the lowest; although treason may be useful to
the person who solicited it, the traitor must be
abhorred, from the apprehension that he may
deceive his employer in the same manner,
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The following lines forcibly express the feelings
of one who has been deceived :—
“Thou cold-blooded slave,
“Hast thou not spoke like thunder on my
side f
“Been sworn my soldier? bidding me depend
“Upon thy stars, thy fortune, and thy
strength ;
“And dost thou now fall over to my foes?
“Thou wear'st a lion's hide doff it for
shame,
“And hang a calf-skin on those recreant
limbs.” SHAK.
La verdad adelgaza pero no quiebra-" Truth re-
fines, but does not obscure.”—The characters
of truth are simplicity and frankness.--It re-
quires no evasion; and however it may be
impugned, it must, in the end, triumph.
La verdades hija de Dios.—“Truth is the daughter
of God.”
La verdad está en el vino.—“There is truth in
wine,”
In vino veritas.
* vez de la ensalada, ni la pierdas, ni sea aguada.
“Drink after a salad, but not water.”—Re-
sºnius a glass of wine after eating a
Salad. wº -
**ida de la aldea, désela Dios a quien la desca.
“God give the villager's life to whoever may
wish it.”—Signifying, that the want of social
$njoyment and comfort, which are felt in vil-
*ges, make them little to be desired, as places
of residence. . . -
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La vida del grillo de dia hambre de noche ruido.—
“The cricket's life, hungry all day, and at
night noisy.” --
La vida del perdido, poco dinero y harto vino.—
“ A spendthrifts life is, little money and
abundance of wine.” e.
La viña y el potro criela otro.—“A vine and a
colt let another rear.”—Shewing, that all be-
ginnings are expensive and dificult.
La viuda honrada su puerta cerrada.—“The honest
widow, with her door shut.”
La viuda llora y otros cantan en la boda.—“The
widow grieves, and others sing at a wedding.”
La viuda rica, con un ojo llora, con el otro repica.
“ The rich widow cries with one eye and re-
joices with the other.”
La voz del pueblo es voz de Dios.—“The voice of
the people is the voice of God.”
Voa populi, vor Dei.
La zamarra y la vileza al que se la aveza.—“A
garment of sheep skins and basemess for him
who is accustomed to either.”—Alluding to the
force of habit, that it becomes a second na-
ture.—Things which at first appear repugnant,
become familiar by frequent use.
La zarza da el fruto espinando y el ruin llorando,
“The bramble yields its fruit with thorus,
and the miser with grief.”—Applicable to º
¿? person, who does a favor with an ill
Wll.
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Levantar la liebre paraque otro medre.—“To start
the hare, that another may catch her.”—We
say, “One man beats the bush, whilst ano-
ther runs away with the hare.”
Libro cerrado no saca letrado.—“A book that is
shut makes no scholar.”
Limpieza no en la bolsa.-‘‘Cleanliness not in the
purse.”
Llevar el agua d su molino.—“To carry the water
to his own mill.”—To turn all things to one's
own advantage. -
Llevar leſia al monte.—“To carry wood to the
mountain.”—Like ours, “To carry coals to
Newcastle.”
Llorar a boca cerrada, y no dar cuenta à quien no
se le da nada.-‘‘To cry with the mouth shut,
and keep your grief secret from him who will
not relieve you.”—Signifying, that we should
not communicate our griefs to persons who are
indifferent about us.
Llorarte he aguelo que ahora no puedo.—“I’ll
mourn for you, grandfather, hereafter, now I
cannot.”—Alluding to persons who inherit for-
tunes, that they are so occupied with their
interests, that they have not time to devote to
grief.
“We mourn in black; why mourn we not in
blood *
“Publish it that he is dead;
“Maintain a mourning ostentation;
“Hang mournful epitaphs.” SHAK.
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Lo bien ganado se lo lleva el diablo, y lo mal gas
nado à ello y á su amo.—“A good profit may
go to the devil, and a bad profit may go to him
and his master.”—It alludes particularly to
profit by dishonest means, supposing that even
legal gain is frequently unjust.
Lobo hambriento no tiene asiento.—“A hungry wolf
is fixed to no place.”
Lobo tardio no vuelve vacio-"The wolf that stays
long returns not empty.”—Signifying, that he is
slow and sure.
Lo mas encomendado lleva el gato.—“The man
who is best recommended carries the cat.”—
Signifying, that he who is the most careful of
his character and money generally loses both.
Lo mejor de los dados no jugarlos.-‘‘The best
game at dice is not to play.”—That it is better
to avoid temptation and risk than to put our
virtue and strength to trial.
Lo mio, mio, y lo tuyo de entrámbos.-‘‘What is
mine is my own, and what is your's belongs to
both of us.”—A saying applied to greedy and
covetous persons.
Lo mismo es acuestas, que al hombro.—“ It is the
same on the back as on the shoulder.”—It sig-
nifies little when any thing is done, by what
means it was done.—Corresponding with our's,
“What is done cannot be undone.”
Lo nuevo aplace, y lo viejo satisface.—“We are
pleased with the new, and content with the
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old.”—Shewing how new fashions please, al-
though they possess less merit than the old
O GSe
Lo ordenado en el cielo, forzoso se ha de cumplir en
el suelo.—“ What heaven ordains must be ful-
filled on earth.”
Lo perdido vaya por amor de Dios.—“ Let that
which is lost, go for the love of God.”—A re-
proof to those who give nothing to the poor
but what they have no need for, or which is not
worth accepting.
Lo que con los ojos veo, con el dedo lo adivino.—
“That which I see with my eyes, I can guess
with my finger.”—It does not require much
talent to comprehend what is notorious.
Lo que de noche se hace de dia parece.—“What is
done at night appears by day.” 3.
Lo que el rio allega, el rio lo lleva.—“ What runs
into the river, the river carries away.”—Corre-
sponding with ours, “ What is got over the
devil's back is spent under his belly.”
Lo que en el capillo se toma, con la mortaja se dera.
“ What is acquired in our infancy is lost in the
grave.” — Signifying, that the good or evil
habits we imbibe in our childhood remain with
us through life. 4
Lo que es bueno para el higado es malo para el
bazo.—“What is good for the liver is bad for
the spleen.”
Lo que es del comun, no es de ningun.—“That
which belongs to any body belongs to no
one.” «
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Lo que hace el loco à la derreria, hace el sabio &
la primeria.--"What the fool does last the
wise man does first.”—The fool, after having
been once deceived by his want of foresight
and talent, has to imitate the example of the
wise and prudent, who, by reflection, regulate
their conduct at once. .
Lo que has de dar al rato, dàselo al gato.—“What
you have to give to the rat, give to the cat.”
Lo que me deves me paga, lo que te devo no es nada.
“Pay me what you owe me; what I owe you
is nothing.”—Alluding to a bad paymaster.
Lo que mucho se desea, no se crée, aunque se vea,
“What is earnestly desired, is not believed
although it be seen.”
Lo que no acaece en un affio, dcaece en un rato,
“What may not happen in a year may happen
in an instant.”—Although a man may be un-
fortunate for a long time, he is not on that ac-
count to despair.
Lo que no fué en mi aſio no fué en mi daño.-
“What did not happen in my time gave me
no pain.”—We ought not to afflict ourselves for
the things which are past, when we had no inte-
rest in them.
Lo que no has de comer, deralo bien cocer.—“What
you are not to eat, leave it to boil.”—Signify:
ing, that we should not intermeddle with what
does not concern us.
Lo que no lleva christo, lleva el fisco.—“What the
church does not take the state does.”—It al.
ludes to taxation.
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Lo que no viene d la boda no viene d toda hora.
“ What is not forthcoming at the wedding,
will not be given afterwards.”—Signifying, that
what is lost at a favorable opportunity cannot be
recovered afterwards; that is, we should mind
our opportunities.
Lo que ojos no ven, corazon no desea.—“What the
eye does not see the heart does not covet.”
Lo que se aprende en la cuna siempre dura...—
“ What is learned in the cradle always lasts.”
We say, “What is bred in the bone cannot
be got out of the flesh.”
Lo que se usa, no se escusa.—“What is the fashion
must be followed.” &
Lo que te direren al oido, no lo digas d tu marido.
“What is told you in secret, do mot tell your
husband.”—Signifying, that what is told in
confidence, must not be repeated evento our
best friend.
Lo que te ha tocado por suerte, no lo tengas por
fuerte.—“What you have gained by chance do
mot consider as lasting”—That only is esti-
mable which is got by honest industry and
merit.
Lo que tiñe la mora, otra verde lo descolora.—
“What the mulberry stains, another green one
will extract.”—The remedy or comfort for our
misfortunes is generally to be found in their
very causes, if we make proper use of them.
Lo que uno come, otro se pierde por ello.—“One
man's meat is another man's poison.”
2OO LO LO
Lo que uno desecha, otro lo, ruega-‘What one
man despises another solicits.”—We say, “One
man’s meat is another man's poison.”
Los amenezados comen pan.—“Threatened persons
eat bread.”—Signifying, that all threats have
mot effect, or that they are not heeded.
Los amores del gato, riñendo entran,—“Cat's love
begins by quarrelling.”
“Their friskings, crawlings, squawl, I much
approve,
“Their spittings, pawings, high raised
rumps,
“Swell'd tails, and merry-andrew jumps,
“With the wild minstrelsy of rapt’rous love.
“How sweetly roll their gooseb’rry eyes,
“As loud they tune their am’rous cries,
“And, loving, scratch each other black
and blue.” PIN DAR.
Los duelos con pan son menos, “ Troubles with
bread are the lighter.”—Sorrow without want
may be endured.
Los hijos de buenos, capa son de duelos.-" Children
of worthy parents are a cloak to the miserable.”
L0s hijos de Mari Rabidilla, cada uno en su escu-
dilla-‘The children of Mary Rabidila, each
one in its corner.”—Alluding to a family badly
regulated, which occasions a disunion in the
members of it. t
Los males entran por arrobas, y salen por adarmes.
“Bad fortune comes by arrobes, and goes by
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drams.”—An arrobe is a Spanish measure of
twenty-five pounds weight. They have an-
other,
Los placeres entran por onzas y salen por arrobas.
“ Pleasure enters by ounces, and departs by
arrobes.”
Los niños y los locos dicen la verdad.—“Children
and fools speak truth.”
Los ojos se abalanzan, los pies cansan, las manos mo
alcanzan.—“The eyes are fixed, the feet are
weary, the hands cannot reach.”—Shewing the
desire to possess something not within our
power.
Los padres d yugadas, y los hijos d pulgadas—
“ The fathersby acres and the sons by inches.”
Signifying, that when an estate is to be divided
between several children, each has a small pro-
portion, when compared to the property of the
parent.
Los perros de Zorita, que quando no tienen d quien,
unos d otros se muerden.—“Zorita's dogs,
which fight amongst themselves when they have
no others to bite.”—Zorita was a magistrate,
who kept a number of fierce dogs tied up all
day, and which he let loose at night.
Los pies del hortelano no echan d perder la huerta.
“The gardener's feet do notinjure the gardens.”
Signifying, that he who understands the busi-
ness he follows, easily avoids the errors that
many fall into through ignorance. -
Los que cabras no tienen, y cabritos venden, de
donde les vienen?—“They who have not any
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goats and sell kids, Where do they procure
them *—Applicable to persons who live ex-
travagantly without possessing adequate means.
Los testigos matan al hombre.—“Witnesses kill the
man.”—It signifies that a man should have few
or no witnesses of his guilt or folly.
M.
Madre pia, daño cria.--" A fond mother breeds
mischief.”—For much fondness or forbearance
to those under our charge, make them dis-
obedient and mischievous.
Madre piadosa, cria hija merdosa,—“A fond
- mother breeds a slovenly daughter.” — The
same as “Madre pia, &c.”
Madruga y verás, travaja y habrás-º Rise early
and you will see; work, and you will get
wealth.” \
Mala noche y hija al cabo, “To have a night of
pain, and to be delivered of a girl.”—Signify-
ing pain and disappointment.
Mal affio 3 buen aſio, quatro caben en un banco—
“Either in a good or a bad year, four can sit
upon a bench.”—It appears to allude to the
officers of justice, who have, in the parochial
churches, a seat appropriated for them; they
are four, and consist of a mayor, two aldermen,
and the city solicitor. w
Mal cobrador hace mal pagador.—“A bad receiver
makes a bad paymaster.”
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Mal de muchos gozo es.—“ The misfortunes of
many afford pleasure.”—Companions in misery
have a sympathy for each other, which makes
its burthen lighter.
Mal ganado €s de guardar doncellas y mozas por
casar.—“Maids and widows are bad cattle to
keep.”
Mal haya el romero que dice mal de su bordon.—
“That pilgrim is base, who speaks ill of his
staff.”—Applicable to persons who speak ill of
their friends.
Mal me quieren mis comadres, porque digo las
verdades.—“My gossips do not like me, be-
cause I speak the truth.”—It is applicable to
persons who are reproached with their faults.
Malo vendrá, que bueno me hará-‘‘May ill come,
that it may do me good.”—It frequently hap-
pens, that we consider some things as great
evils, until we experience greater ones, and
not till then do we find that we over-rated
them.
Mal sobre mal, y piedra por cabezal.—“One mis-
hap upon another, and a stone for a pillow.”—
Misfortunes generally fall so thick one upon
another, that a poor man who is oppressed with
them, has never any rest or comfort.
Mandad y haced, y sereis bien servido.—“Com-
mand and act yourself, and you will be served
well.”
Mandar potros y dar pocos.—“To command colts,
and give few.”—Signifying, to promise much,
and perform little.
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Manda y discuida, no se hará cosa minguna.-
( & T. give orders, and to be negligent oneself,
is doing nothing.”—Shewing how necessary it
is for a master to be vigilant in seeing his orders
obeyed.
Manda y hazlo, y quitarte has de cuidado.—
“Command and serve yourself, and you will
be free from care.”
Manos besa el hombre que queria per cortadas.-
“A man kisses the hand he could wish to see
cut off.”—Alluding to a person who does
violence to his feeling, by paying homage to
another he despises.
Manos besa el hombre que queria ver quemadas.-
“To kiss the hands of the man which one
would wish burnt.”—To pay respect and atten-
tion against our inclination to any one.
Marzo ventoso y Abril aguanoso sacan à Mayo
hermoso.-" A windy March and a rainy April
make a fine May.”
Mas ablanda el dinero, que palabras de cavallero,
“Money is more persuasive than gentlemanly
words.”
Mas cerca está la camisa que al sayo.—“The shirt
is nearer the skin than the coat.”—That our
relations have stronger claims upon our affec-
tions than strangers. -
Mlas cerca están mis dientes que mis parientes.—
“My teeth are nearer than my kindred.”—Or,
“Charity begins at home.” .
Mas cura la dieta, que la lanceta-tº Diet cures
more than the lancet.”
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Mas da el duro que el desnudo.—“The miser gives
more than the poor man.”—Signifying, that
we ought to expect more from an avaricious
man, who has something to give, than from a
generous man who is needy.
Mas dias hay que longanizas.-‘‘There are more
days than sausages.”— It is addressed to a
person who is lavish of his money; to signify,
that he may outlive his wealth.
Mas discubre un hambriento que cien letrados.—
“A hungry man discovers more than a hundred
literary men.”—Shewing the power of necessity.
Mas escurrido que alcuza de Santero.—“Drained
drier than the churchman's oil-pot.”—Drained
to the last drop. Santero is a man who goes
from house to house begging for the church.
It is applicable to a mean, lank, dry fellow;
from the practice of the Santeros, who drain
their oil-pot to shew their poverty the more.
Mas es el ruido que las nueces—“There is more
noise than nuts to crack.”—We say, “Like
shearing of hogs, great cry and little wool.”
Mas hace quien quiere que quien puede.—“. He
does more who will, than he who can.”—Signi-
fying, that he who undertakes any thing with
a good will, does more than one with greater
ability without it.
Mas mal hay en el aldehuela del que se suena-
“There is more evil in the village than is
reported.” -
Mas mató la cena que curó Avicena.-" Suppers
kill more than Avicema cured.”—Avicema was
a skilful physician,
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Mas produce el aſio que el campo bien labrado.—
“The year produces more than the labourers
in the field.”—Signifying, that a fine climate
and fine weather do more than the art of the
agriculturist. The Spaniards know this well;
they enjoy the finest climate in Europe; and
their soil requires little labour or art.
Mas quiero asno que me lleve que caballo que me .
derrueque.—“I prefer an ass that carries me,
to a horse that will throw me.”—That it is
better to content oneself with a middle rank,
than to aspire to the cares and risks of the
higher stations in life, without possessing ade-
quate means.
Mas sabe el loco en su casa, que el cuerdo, en la
agena.-‘‘The fool knows more in his own
house, than a wise man in that of a stranger.”
Mas son los amenezados, que los acuchillados.-
“There are more threatened than are wounded.”
Signifying, that it is easier to threaten, than to
put one's threat into effect.
Mastiene el rico quando empobrece, que el pobre
quando enriquece.—“The rich man when he
becomes poor, has more wealth than the poor
man when he gets rich.”
Mas tira moza que soga.-‘A wench draws more
than a rope.”—We say, “A woman draws
more than a yoke of oxen.”
Mas vale aceña parada, que el molinero amigo.--
“It is better that the mill should stop, than
a miller, who is a friend, should use it.”—I
signifies, that when the mill is not at work for
the want of corn, any neighbour may use it
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without detriment;-but if it be going, it
would not be advantageous to the owner, that
a miller, although a friend, should detain it to
grind his own corn.
Mas vale acial que fuerza de oftcial,—“The bar-
nacle is better than the strength of the farrier.”
The same as
Mas vale mafia que fuerza.—“Art is better than
strength.” -
Mas vale agua del cielo que todo el riego.—“Rain
from Heaven is better than any watering.”—
Gardeners particularly know this to be true.
Mas vale algo que nada.-‘‘Something is better
than nothing.”—That when we cannot obtain
all that we wish, we must be contented with
what we can get.
Mas vale ańo tardio que vacio.—“A late year is
better than a steril one.” *
Mas vale à quien Dios aſuda, que quien mucho
madruga.-‘‘He is better provided for whom
God helps, than he who rises early.”—All our
endeavours, without God's assistance, are of
no avail.
Mas vale bien de leftos que mal de cerca-‘‘ Good
at a distance is better than evil near at hand.”
Mas vale buena quera, que mala paga-‘A good
complaint is better than bad pay.”—Alluding
to a person's being complained with for dunning
another for a debt.
Aſas vale caer en gracia, que ser gracioso-" It is
better to be a favorite than to be witty.”-
Signifying, that merit is of little avail, if the
person possessing it is not liked.
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Mas cale cascara de camuesa, que meollo de bellota.
“ The paring of an apple is better than the
kernel of an acorn.”
Mas vale comer grama y abrojo, que traer capirote
- en el ojo.—“It is better to eat grass and thistles
than have to wear a hood over your face.”—
Liberty, with little, is better than much with-
out it.
“O liberty thou goddess, heav'nly bright!
“ Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with de-
light, -
“ Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign.”
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Mas vale con mal asno contender, que la leña
acuestas traer.— “It is better to keep a
bad ass, than to carry the wood upon ones
shoulders.”
Mas vale el mal conocido, que el bien por venir.—
“ Much better bear the ill we know, than
change for future good.”—Shakspeare has the
following, which is somewhat different:—
“ Rather bear the ill we have,
“ Than fly to others that we know not of!"
Mas vale favor que justicia ni razon.—“ Favor
does more than justice or reason.”
Mas vale ganar lodo que perder en oro.—“ It is
better to gain dirt, than to lose gold.”
Mas vale hasta el tovillo que no hasta el colodrillo,
be up to the ancles, than up to thº
neck.”
Mas vale mala avenencia que buena sentencia."
“A bad compromise is better than a goº
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verdict.”—Shewing, that it is much better to
compromise disputes or law suits, although a
person may have the right on his side.
Mas valen amigos en la plaza, que dineros en el
arca.--—“Friends in the market-place are better
than money in the chest.” -
Mas vale onza de Sangre que libra de amistad.—
“An ounce of blood is better than a pound
of friendship.”—Alluding to the force of affec-
tion in those of their own kindred.
Mas vale pan con amor que galina con dolor.—“It
is better to eat bread with love, than fowl with
grief.”
Mas vale pararo en mano que buitre volando.—
“A bird in the hand is better than a vulture
flying.”—We say, “A bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush.”
Mas vale que digan aqui huyó, que aqui murió.-
“It is better they should say, here he run
away, than here he died.”
Mas vale rostro bermejo que corazon negro.—“A
ruddy face is better than a black heart.”—A
reproof to those who, from a false pride and
shame, conceal their affliction from those who
have the power and will to relieve them.
Mas vale saber que haber.—“It is better to be wise
than to be rich.”
Mas vale salto de mata, que ruego de buenos-
“A leap over a ditch is better than the prayers
of the good.”— A man must depend upon
himself, and not upon the prayers or good
wishes of others.
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Mas vale ser cabeza de raton que cola de leon.—
“It is better to be the head of a mouse than
the tail of a lion.”—Signifying, that it is bet-
ter to be great amongst the little, than little
amongst the great. It is reported of Alex-
ander the Great, that he said he would rather
reign in Tyre, than be second in Macedon.
Mas vale ser necio que porfiado.—“It is better to
be a fool than obstinate.”
Mas vale solo, que mal acompañado.—“ It is
better to be alone, than to be in bad com-
pany.”
Mas vale soltero andar que mal casar.—“ It is
better to continue a bachelor than to be badly
married.”
Mas vale tarde que nunca-" Better late than
never.”
Mas vale tuerto que ciego.—“It is better to be
one-eyed, than blind.”
Mas vale un agua entre Abril y Mayo, que los
bueyes y el carro.—“A shower of rain be:
tween April and May, is worth more than the
cart and oxen.”—Alluding to the good effects
rain has in those months in the country.
Mas vale un amigo que pariente primo.—“A good
friend is better than a near relation.”—Friend.
ship is always profitable.
“Amicitia semper prodest.”
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Mas vale una traspuesta que dos asomadas.—“One
escape is better than twice peeping.”—Corre'
sponding with ours, “One pair of heels are
better than two pair of hands.”
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Mas vale un dia de placer que ciento de pesar.—
“One day of pleasure is better than a hundred
of sorrow.”
Mas vale un no cena, que cien Avicenas.-‘‘ It
is better for one not to sup, than to have
a hundred physicians.”—Temperance prevents
more complaints, than physicians cure.
Mas vale un tomo que dos te daré–" It is better
to accept one, than to be promised two.”
Mas vale vaca en paz, que no pollos con agraz.-
“It is much better to eat beef in peace, than
fowls in disquiet.” *…*
Mas vale verguenza en cara, que mancilla en
corazon.—“A blush on the countenance is
better than the commission of crime.”— It
signifies, it is much better to suppress our
feelings, than give vent to them, and afterwards
have to repent of our words or actions.
Mas vale viejo que me honre que galan, que me
asombre.—“ Better to have an old man to
honor me, than a young rake to frighten me.”
Mas vale vuelta de llave que consciencia de frayle.
“A turn of the key is better than the con-
science of a friar.”—It is better to use pre-
caution to prevent crime, than afterwards to
punish it.
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Mas ven quatro ojos que no dos.-‘Four eyes see
more than two.”—Corresponding with ours,
“Two heads are better than one.”
Matrimonio ni señorio no quiere furia ni brio-
“Matrimony and government do not require
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fury nor haste.”—They must be commenced
with prudence, and conducted with moderate
discretion.
Mear claro, y dos higas para el medico.—“To
water clear, and two figs for the doctor.”—
Signifying, that when a man conscientiously
fulfils his obligation, he may laugh at the
malice of the world. &
Medicos de Valencia, haldas largas y poca ciencia,
“ The doctors of Valencia, long skirts and
little science.”
Medio hermano paño remendado.—“A half brother
is like patched cloth.”
Menea la cola el can, no porti, sino por el pan.—
“The dog wags his tail, not for you but for
the bread.”—Applicable to interested indivi-
duals.
Merecer una albarda-‘To deserve a pack-sad-
dle.”—A common expression, signifying that a
man is a heavy and stupid fellow.
Mesurada como nobia en talamo.—“As demure as
a bride in her bed-chamber.”
Meted la mano en vuestro seno vereis vuestro mal
y no el ageno–º Put your hand on your
breast, and you will know your own faults,
and not those of others,”
Mete mendigo en tu pajar, y hacer se le ha heredero.
“ Put a beggar into your barn, and he will make
himself your heir.”—We say, “Set a beggar
on horseback, and he will ride to the devil.”
Meter aguja y sacar reja.-‘To stick a needle
and take away a bar.”—We say, “To steal a
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goose and stick a feather,” or “To give a sprat
to catch a herring.”
Mi casa y mi fogar, cien doblas val—“My house
and my fire-side are worth a hundred doub-
loons.”—Signifying, that we ought to value our
own home, though never so homely.
Mi comadre la andadora, sino es en su casa, en
todas las otras mora. —“My godmother the
gadder-about, if she be not in her own house,
she is to be found in any other.”
Mi comadre la gargontona convidome à su olla y
comiósela toda—“ My gossip, the glutton,
invited me to partake of her olla and ate it all
herself.”—Alluding to greedy persons; also to
those who promise much and perform nothing.
Miedo guarda viña.-" Fear watches the vine.”
Or,
Miedo guarda viña y no viñadero.—“Fear guards
the vine, and not the vintager.”—It is more
from the fear of punishment than principle
that prevent many from committing crime.
Miedo ha payo que reza.—“It is fear that makes
the villain pray.”—Signifying, that in misery,
many seek resource in devotion; or that the
irreligious have recourse to it.
Miente mas que da por Dios.-" He lies more
than he gives for God's sake.”—Applicable to
a great liar. -
Mientras en mi casa me estoy, rey me soy--
“Whilst I am in my house, I am king of it.”
Applicable to one who is content with his for-
. and does not covet that of his neigh-
OUlr,
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Mi hija antonia, se fué à misa y vino à mona-
“My daughter went to church, and returned
in the afternoon.”—A reproach to females
who, instead of going to church, spend their
time in some other manner; frequently done in
Spain.
Mi hija hermosa el lunes à toro, y el martes d
2amora.-‘‘ My beautiful daughter goes on
Monday to the bull-feast, and on Tuesday to
Zamora.”—Applicable to women who are fond
of amusements at a distance from their homes.
Mi padre las guardará.-“My father will look after
them.”— It is applicable to an extravagant
SOIl.
Mirais lo que bebo, y no la sed que tengo.—“You
look at what I drink, and not at my thirst.”
Mira que ates que desates.—“See, before you tie,
how you can untie.”—We say, “Look before
you leap.”
Mostrar primero la horca que el lugar.—“ To
shew the gallows before the town.”—To do a
person an injury instead of a kindness; al.
luding to some towns in Spain, which as you
approach, the gallows is seen first.
Mozo bueno, mozo malo, quince dias despues del
ario.—“A good or a bad servant must be tried
for one year and a fortnight.”—Signifying, that
it requires time to know persons, before they
should be trusted.
Mozo creciente, lobo en el vientre.—“A growing
youth has a wolf in his belly.”—That is, he is
a great eater. r
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Mozo de quince afios, tiene papo, y no tiene manos.
“A lad of fifteen years of age has a gorge
but no hands.”—It alludes to young persons,
who about that age eat much and work little.
Muchas veces el que escarva, lo que no queria halla.
“He that rakes very often, finds what he does
not like.”—Alluding to inquisitive persons.
Mucho comer no es barragania, ni pasar hambre
hidalguia.--" To eat much is not vulgarity,
nor to fast is not gentility.”—There are many
persons who consider it vulgar to be observed
to eat heartily, and the proverb ridicules the
CuSt0111.
Mucho en el suelo, y poco en el cielo.—“ Much on
earth, and little in heaven.” *
Mucho sabe la zorra, pero mas el que la toma.-
“ The fox is very cunning, but he is more
cunning that catches her.”
Muchos años en un mortero mal los maja un ma-
jadero.—“When there are many heads of gar-
lic in a mortar the pestle pounds them badly.”
“Majadero’ means a pestle, or a stupid fel-
low. The proverb signifies, that it is very
difficult for one man to manage many things at
One time.
Muchos amenes al cielo llegan-" Many amens
reach to heaven.”—Shewing the efficacy of
our prayers to God, and also of our repeated
solicitations to obtain from another some favor
we require.
Muchos componedores descomponen la novia.-
“Many dressers put the bride's dress in dis-
order.”—We say, “Too many cooks spoil the
broth.”
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Muchos hijos y poco pan, contento con afan-
“Many children and little bread, are a plea-
sure with great care and anxiety.”—It alludes
to the labour and fatigue of the poor, to main-
tain their children; and explains that we can-
not have any enjoyment, whilst we are in want
of the means of subsistence.
Mudanza de tiempos, bordon de necios—“The
change of fortune is the staff of fools.”—It
is used against persons of idle and careless
habits, who depend solely upon their good for-
tune for their success.
Maxima stultorum spes est mutatio rerum.
Mudar bisiesto.—“To alter one's course.”—“ Bi-
siesto,” is the Spanish for our Bissextile or
leap year. The proverb signifies that a man
has begun to repent of his follies.
Muerte no venga, que achaque no tenga.-“May
my death not happen, that I may not have an
excuse.”—Signifying, that whatever misfortunes
may happen to persons, they always have ex-
cuses to exculpate themselves.
Muestrame tu muger, decirte he que marido tiene.
“Shew me your wife, and I will tell you what
a husband she has.” •
Muger, ciento y ventura presto se muda.-" A wo.
man, wind, and fortune, soon change.”
Mulo coro y hijo bobo lo sufren todo—“A lame
mule and a stupid son endure every thing.”—
Men and animals of little worth are exposed
to the greatest fatigue and labour.
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Murióse el ahijado, acabóse el compadrásgo.—
“When the godson is dead there is an end of
the gossipship.”—It alludes to interested friends,
who, so long as they get something, are staunch,
but when hope of further advantage is lost,
they back out.
N.
Nacen le alas a la hormiga, para que se pierda mas
ayna.-‘‘The ant has wings given her, that she
may be the sooner destroyed.”
Nadar, madar y á la orilla ahogar.—“To swim,
and swim, and be drowned on the banks.”—
It alludes to a man who, notwithstanding his
talents and industry, is unfortunate, and all his
exertions serve but to involve him into greater
difficulty. It likewise has a reference to indi-
viduals of weakly constitutions, after having
struggled to live by the means of drugs, die
at last.
Nadie le dió la vara ; Él se hizo Alcalde y manda.
“No one gave him the staff; he made himself
Alcalde, and commands.”—Applicable to per-
sons who assume authority and command with-
out any claim to them.
Nadie se alabe, hasta que acabe.—“No one should
boast until he has finished.”—We say, “Do
not halloo until you are out of the wood.”—
Signifying, that our existence is made up of
risks, anxieties, and losses, and no man should
consider himself free from them.
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Natural y figura hasta la sepultura-‘‘Nature and
figure last to the grave.”—Shewing how diffi-
cult it is to change one's disposition.
Necios y porfiados hacen ricos a los letrados.-
“ Fools and obstinate people make lawyers
rich.”—Alluding to the trifling causes from
which law-suits arise, and which are continued
more from tenaciousness than justice.
Ni absente sin culpa, ni presente sin disculpa.-
“Not absent without blame, nor present with-
out an excuse.”—It alludes to the scandal of
mankind, who take advantage of absence to
speak ill of another, which his presence would
prevent.
Ni al niño el bollo, ni al santo el coto.—“Neither
a bun to a child, nor a vow to a saint.”—Signi-
fying, that we should be slow in promising, but
quick in performing.
Ni antruejo sin luna, niferia sin puta, ni piara sin
artuña.-‘‘ There is no Shrovetide without a
moon, nor a fair without a whore, nor a flock
of sheep without a dead lamb.”—Signifying,
that within the three last days of the carnival
or Shrovetide, there is always a new moon, &c.
Ni à picaro descalzo, ni a hombre callado, ni &
muger barbada no les des posada.-4: Do not
receive under your roof a bare-legged rogue, a
silent man, nor a woman with a beard.”—Sig-
nifying, that we should be upon our guard
against persons of the above description.
Ni à rico devas, ni à pobre prometas. “ Do not
run into debt with a rich man, nor promise any
thing to a poor one.” §
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Ni boda pobre, mi mortuorio rico.—“No wedding
is poor, nor a burial rich.”
Others say,
Ni boda sin canto, ni mortuorio sin llanto.—“No
wedding without singing, nor a burial without
weeping.”
Ni cavalgues el potro, ni tu muger alabes à otro.
“Do not ride a colt, nor praise your wife to
another.”—The first is clear enough, the se-
cond I leave to the sagacious.
Ni compres de regaton, ni te descuydes en meson.
“Do not buy of a huckster, nor be negligent
in an inn.”—A piece of good advice to avoid
being cheated and losing your property.
Ni de las flores de Marzo, ni de la muger sin em-
pacho.—“Neither flowers in March, nor a wo-
man without shame.”—There is little hope for
a woman who has begun to lose a sense of
shame, nor for the produce of the land when
the spring is too early.
Ni de niño te ayuda, ni cases con viuda-‘‘Do not
seek the assistance of a child, nor marry a
widow.”—Signifying, that we should not em-
ploy inexperienced and ignorant persons, on
account of the injury they may do us; nor
marry a widow when a maid is within our
choice.
Ni el envidioso medra, ni el que cabe el mora—
“The envious man thrives not himself, nor him
that lives next to him.”—It shews the injurious
effects of envy; it not only punishes itself,
but also all within the reach of its influence.
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22O NI NI
Ni en burlas, ni en veras, con tu amo no partas
peras.-‘‘ Neither in joke nor earnest part
pairs with your master.”—That we ought to
observe a distance and formality towards our
superiors.
Ni fea que espante, ni hermosa que mate.—“Not
so ugly as to be frightful, nor so beautiful as
to kill.”—It is a common expression, meaning
that a woman is very plain.
Nifies, mi porfies, ni apuestes, mi prestes, y vivirás
entre les gentes.—“Do not trust nor contend,
nor borrow nor lend, and you will live in quiet.”
Advice that few observe.
Ni firmes carta que no leas, ni bebas agua que no
weas.-“ Do not close a letter without first
reading it, nor drink water without seeing it.”
Ni hagas cohecho, ni pierdas derecho.—“Do not
give a bribe, nor lose your right.”—Signifying,
that a man should not lose sight of the just
emoluments of his office, nor, by any corrupt
means, endeavour to increase them.
Nihombre tiple ni muger baron.—“Neither a man
with a treble voice, nor a woman with a bass
one.”—Signifying, that every individual has
a particular duty to discharge, suitable to his
character and acquirements, and that he
should not attempt any others for which he
is unfit.
Niña, viña, y peral, y habar, malos son de guar-
dar—“A girl, a vineyard, a pear tree, and a
field of beans, are difficult to keep.”—They
are difficult to keep from being intruded upon.
They are very attractive.
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Ninguno puede servir à dos señores.—“No man
can serve two masters.”
Ninguno se embriaga del vino de casa.-‘‘No one
gets drunk with his own wine.”—Signifying,
we prefer that which belongs to another to our
own; or we like good cheer at another's ex-
pence.
Ni offo en la carta, ni mano en el arca.-" Neither
look into another’s letter, nor put your hand
into another man's chest.”—They are both base
and villainous actions.
“How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds,
“ Makes deeds ill done!” SHAK.
Ni olla sin tocino, ni boda sin tamborino.—“ No
olla without bacon, nor a wedding without a
tabour.”—The olla is composed of many in-
gredients, such as fowl, mutton, &c. but it is
never made without bacon.
Ni perro, ni negro, ni mozo gallego.—“. Neither
dog, nor black, nor servant born in Galicia.”
It is a saying used in the southern and some
other parts of Spain. The Galicians are a
very industrious people. They are the com-
mon carriers of the country, and are considered
honest and trust-worthy. The proverb, I con-
sider very illiberal and unjust.
Nipidas a quien pidió, ni sirvas a quien sirviö.
“Do not beg of him who has been a beggar,
nor serve him who has been a servant.”—
Shewing how a change of fortune generally
changes our characters. -
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222. NI — NO
Nipor frio, ni por calura, no deves tu cobertura.
“Neither for cold or heat do not leave off your
cloathing.”—Cloathing is not only necessary
to keep out the cold, but also heat. In hot
countries the natives wear large cloaks, called
capotes, particularly in Spain and Portugal.
Ni Sabado sin sol, ni moza sin amor.—“There is
no Saturday without sun, nor a young woman
without love.”—Applicable to any thing which
regularly or frequently occurs at particular pe-
riods, or to persons. --
Ni Sabado sin sol, ni vieja sin arrebol.—“There
is no Saturday without sun, nor an old woman
without rouge.”—It alludes to the practice of
old ladies, who use paint to conceal their de-
fects. -
Ni te alborotes, ni te enfotes.—“Do not be timid
nor confident.”—Signifying that we should
avoid the extreme either of suspicion or pre-
sumption.
Ni tu pan en tortas, ni tu vino en botas.—“Neither
buy your bread in cakes, nor your wine in
bottles.”—It is a rule of economy, not to spend
one's money in articles which are soon con-
sumed.
No bastan estopas para tapar tantas bocas.—
“There is not tow enough to stop so many
mouths.”—Shewing how difficult it is to silence
a general clamour.
No bebas en laguna, ni comas mas de una aceytuna.
“Do not drink from the brook, nor eat more
than one olive.”
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No comer el pan de valde.—“Not to eat bread for
nothing.”—Signifying, that what is generally
given is not for nothing, but with a motive of
receiving something as an equivalent.
No compres asno de recuero, ni te cases con hija de
mesonero.—“ Do not buy an ass of a carrier,
nor marry an innkeeper's daughter,” which re-
quire no explanation.
No con quien naces, sino con quien paces.—“Not
with your kindred, but with whom you live.”—
There are circumstances in which a man is
placed, that require of him the exercise of his
warmest affections to others, in preference to
his kindred. *
No criarsele à uno apostema.-“Do not produce
an ulcer upon yourself.”—Do not confide in a
person who is likely to betray your secrets.
Secreta facile evomere, in publicum edere.
No dá paso Seguro, quien corre por el muro.—“ He
steps not in safety who runs on the top of a
wall.”—lt alludes to persons who are suddenly
elevated by good fortune, and who enter into
the enjoyment which it affords.
No da quien quiere, sino quien tiene.—“It is not he
that is willing that gives, but he that has the
means.” -
No decir esta boca es mia-‘‘Not to say this mouth
is mine.”—A common saying, signifying the
same as to be silent, or not to open the lips.
Ne verbum quidem.
No dé Dios a nuestros amigos tanto bien, que nos
desconozcan,—“ God grant that our friends
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may not have so much wealth as to make them
not know us.”—Shewing how good fortune
changes men, that it even makes them forget
their best friends.
Fortuna, nimium quem fovet, stultum facit.
No digais mal del afio hasta que sea pasado.—“Do
not speak ill of the year until it be past.”—
Besides its literal sense, it signifies that we
ought to be slow in forming our judgments
upon things, until we are in possession of
every fact connected with them.
No diga la boca lo que pague la coca—“Let not
the mouth utter what you may have to account
for.” -
Others say,
No diga la lengua, por dopague la cabeza-" Let
not the tongue speak what the head may have
to pay for.”
No diga nadie à nadie buffolero.—“Let no man
call another a fritter-maker.”—A bufiolero, or
fritter-maker, is one of the meanest occupations
in Spain.
No eches la gata en tu cama, d no la acocées des-
pues de echada.--‘‘Do not throw the cat into
your bed, or do not kick her after having
thrown her in.”—We should be upon our
guard how we admit persons into our confi-
dence, lest we should have afterwards a quarrel,
and our secrets be exposed in consequence.
No engendra consciencia, quien no tiene verguenza.
“He who has no shame has no conscience.”
No en los años están todos los engaños.-" They are
not the only cheats who are old.”—Signifying,
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that mot only the old and experienced use art
and deceit, but also young persons.
No entra en misa la campana y d todas llama.—
“The bell does not go to church, yet it calls
others to go.”—A reproach to those who preach
morality to others, and do not practise it them-
selves.
No es gallina buena que come en tu casa, y pone en
la agena.—“It is not a good hen that feeds in
your house and lays her eggs in that of ano-
ther.”—Alluding to an ungrateful person.
No es mucho que d quien te da la gallina entera,
tu dés una pierna de ella.—“It is not much to
give a leg to him who gave you the fowl.”
Those who have been the cause of our pros-
perity ought to be partakers of it.
No es para todos navegar à Corinto.—“It is not
every man's lot to sail to Corinth.”—All men
have not the same advantages or sources ofim-
formation.
“Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.”
Ho R.
No está bien el fuego cabe las estopas.—“It is not
well that tow should be placed near fire.”—
The same explanation as “ La estopa cabe el
mancebo digole fuego.”
No está la carne en el garabato por falta de gato.
“The meat is not upon the hook for want of a
eat.”—It is applied commonly to women who
refuse marrying, not from the want of a man
she likes, but from some other motive.
226 NO NO
No estan bien dos pobres à una puerta.-‘‘ It is not
convenient to have two beggars at your door.”
It alludes to the annoyance which individuals
of one trade or profession occasion to others,
by their respective pretensions to notice.
No es tan bravo el leon como le pintan.—“The
lion is not so brave as he is represented.”—
Reports that are generally circulated either di-
minish or exaggerate the truth.
No estar consus alſileres—A metaphorical expres-
sion—“To be without one's pins.”—Signifying,
to be out of humour with one's self—“Affi-
leres” mean dress, and corresponds with our
pin-money. -
No estar de mal ańo.—“He has not a bad year.”
Signifying, that a man looks well fed and clad,
and in good spirits.
No estés mucho en la plaza, ni te rias de quien pasa.
“Do not stand long in the market-place, nor
laugh at those that pass by.”—It is a custom
for Spaniards to assemble in the plazas, or
great squares of their towns or cities.—It re-
commends that they should not lose time, nor
insult any one.
No estirar la pierna, mas de lo que alcanza la
manta-"Do not stretch your leg higher than
your cloak.”—We say, “One should cut his
coat according to his cloth.”—We should not
be extravagant in our expenditure, but should
regulate it according to our means.
No es todo el sayal alforjas.-‘‘All sack-cloth is
not made in wallets.”—Signifying, that there
are exceptions to general rules. Although
wallets are commonly made of sack cloth, it
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does not follow that all sack-cloth serves to
make wallets.
No es todo oro lo que reluce.—“ It is not all gold
that glitters.”—We ought to be upon our guard
against a dazzling exterior, as it frequently con-
ceals some serious blemish. -
Impia sub dulci melle venena latent.
No haber oido campanas.-‘‘Not having heard bells
rung.”— Alluding to a person unacquainted
with the most common things. -
No hace tanta la zorra en un afio, como paga en un
hora.-‘‘The fox does not deserve in a whole
year what she pays for in an hour.”—It alludes
to the chastisement that a guilty person re-
ceives at one time; that it is not for the last
fault, but for all the antecedent crimes he had
committed.
No hallar nidos, donde se piensa hallar pararos.
“Not to find nests where one thought to find
birds.”—Signifying that a man had been dis-
appointed altogether in his expectations.
No hay atajo sin trabajo.—“There is no short path
without some trouble.” -
No hay boda sin doña toda–"There is no wedding
without a mistress of the ceremonies.”—Allud-
ing to a certain description of females who are
always busy upon f 'ccasion of a wedding or
christening. *
No hay boda sin tornaboda.-" There is no wed-
ding without a second wedding feast.”—It is
the custom in Spain for the friends of the bride
to invite the same wedding party to their re-
spective houses. -
228 NO — NO
No hay buena olla con agua sola-‘There is no
good olla made with water only.”—Which
signifies, that, in order that one thing may be
agreeable, it is necessary that it should possess
extraordinary merit.
No hay cerradura donde es oro la ganzua.-‘‘There
is no lock secure where there is a golden pick-
lock.”—Shewing the power of interest.
No hay generacion, donde no haya ramera ö ladron.
“There is no race without a whore or a
thief.”
No hay mal ańo por piedra, mas guay de quien
acierta.-‘‘There is never a bad harvest occa-
sioned by hail-stones; but woe to him who
proves it.”— Signifying, that although some
counties may suffer from stormy weather, the
harvest may be generally abundant. Those
only suffer by the storm where it happened.
No hay mal que por bien no venga.-‘‘There is no
evil from which some good may not be de-
rived.” -
“Sweet are the uses of adversity;
“Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
“Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.”
SHAK.
No hay manjar que no evpalague, y vicio que no
enfade.-‘There is ſo food which does not
cloy, nor vice which does not disgust.”—It
teaches, that the most dainty food, by constant
repetition, pall upon our appetites; the same
with vicious gratifications, which in the begin-
ning give pleasure, but at length cause pain
and remorse. -
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No º mas bronce que afios once.—“The age of
eleven is the age of brass.”—Shewing how
robust and obstinate children are generally at
that age.
No hay mayor mal, que el descontento de cada qual.
“There is not a greater evil than a man dis-
contented with his station.”—Signifying, that
the impatience and disgust with which some
persons meet with pain and disappointment,
serve but to increase them.
No hay mejor bocado, que el hurtado.—“There is
no morsel so sweet as that which is stolen.”
No hay mejor cirujano que el bien acuchillado.—
“There is not a better surgeon than he who is
expert with the knife.”— Experience makes
mankind perfect. The profession of a surgeon
more particularly requires great skill and know-
ledge, which is only acquired by practice.
No hay mejor remiendo que el del mismo paño.—
“There is not a better patch than one off the
same cloth.”—Signifying, that what a person
can do with his own hands, he should not
employ another to do for him.
No hay olla tan fea que no tenga su cobertera.--
“There is no pot so ugly but what has its lid.”
We say, “Every jack has his jill.”—There is
nothing so despicable that has not some one to
value it.
No hay palabra mal dicha, sino fuese mal entendida.
“There is no word badly spoken, if it be not
badly understood.”—A reproof to malicious
persons, who generally misinterpret what is
said with the best intentions.
2SO NO —— NO
No hay peor astilla que la del mismo palo.—
“There is not a worse chip than that from the
same block.”—Alluding to a dissipated son,
who succeeded an extravagant father.
No hay peor burla, que la verdadera.—“No jest
is so bad as the true jest.”—Signifying, that in
jesting, we should not be personal, particu-
larly when the party has any natural defect.
No hay peor sordo, que el que no quiere oir.”—
“ No one so deaf as he who does not wish to
hear.”—Applicable to a person who generally
affects to be deaf, particularly when he is asked
for some favor. »
No hay plazo que no llegue, ni deuda que no se
pague—“ No term of time , so long but it
comes at last, and no debt which must not be
paid.”—It recommends, that we ought to be
cautious in promising to do any thing which is
difficult, on account of the length of time that
may be allowed for its performance.—The
period will arrive, and we must keep our words
as men of honor and credit.
No hay quince años feos.—“ No ome is ugly at
fifteen years of age.”—Alluding to the charm
of youth ; that however plain a person maybe,
we cannot apply the term ugly to fifteen.
No hay secreto que tarde ó temprano no sea descu-
bierto.—“There is no secret which soon or
late will not be revealed.”
No hay tal cama, como la de la ena alma.—“There
is not a bed equal to the saddle skin.”—There
is no bed hard to a weary man of a contented
mind. <.
Ha! labor in saxis dat dulces carpere somnos.
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No hiere Dios con dos manos.-‘‘God does not
wound with both hands.”—Signifying, that the
chastisements of God are always tempered with
mercy, as they are never equal to our crimes.
No le alcanza la sal al agua.-“He has not even
salt for his water.”—fhat a man is so needy,
that he has not even sufficient to provide for
his maintenance. -
No le falte cebo al palomar, que las palomas ellas
se vendrán.—“Let there be no want of food
in the dove-house, and pigeons will come of
themselves.”—We say, “Daub yourself with
honey, and you will never want flies.”
No lo falta mas que sarna que rascar.—“He wants
nothing but the itch to scratch himself.”—
Applicable to a man afflicted with poverty and
disease.
No le fiará un saco de alacranes.—“He would not
trust him with a sack of scorpions.”—Ap-
plicable to a man of a bad principle.
No le pesa de haber nacido.—“ He does not regret
his having been born.”—A metaphorical ex-
pression; signifying, that a man is pleased
with himself, presuming on his gentility, beauty,
and other elegancies.
No le quiere mal quien le hurta al viejo, lo que ha
de cenar.—“ He does not wish the old man
ill, who steals his supper from him.”—Shewing
how regular and temperate old people ought to
be at their meals. The Spaniards are great
enemies to rich suppers.
No mata la carga sino la sobrecarga-" It is not
the burthen, but the over-burthen that kills
the beast.”
232 NO NO
No me busque en mi casa, quien me puede hallar en
la plaza-‘‘Let him not look for me at home,
who can meet me in the market place.”—Sig-
nifying, that a man should keep his private house
free from any intrusion, particularly when he
has a place set apart for public business.
No me pesa que mi hijo pierda, sino que desquitarse
quiera.-" I am not sorry that my son loses,
but that he will have his revenge.”—Alluding
to the vice of gaming. -
No os lavareis desta con quanta agua hay en el rio.
“You cannot wash away this stain with all the
water in the river.”—Applicable to a person
who had committed some serious crime.
No perdona el vulgo, tacha de minguno.—“The
mob spares nobody.”
No por mucho madrugar amanece mas temprano.—
“ It is not from rising early that day-light
comes the sooner.”—Signifying, that we should
not push any business precipitantly, by using
unseasonable exertions.
No prende de ahi el arado.—“The plough does not
stick there.”—The same as to say, “The diffi-
culty does not consist in that.”
No puede ser mas negro el cuervo que sus alas.--
“The crow cannot be blacker than its wings.”
No queiro, mas echadmelo en la capilla-‘‘I will
not take it, but throw it into my cowl.”—
Alluding to a hypocrite; from the friar who
would not touch money, but would receive it
in his cowl. -
No saques espinas, donde no hay espigas-“Do
not draw thorns from plants which have no
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fruit.”—Signifying, that one should not labour
without reward.
No se acuerda el cura de quando fué sacristan.—
“The curate does not recollect when he was
sacristan.”—A reproof to persons who, after
having obtained preferment, forget their in-
feriors, and their own former obscurity.
No se acuerda la suegra que fué nuera.-" The
mother-in-law does not remember she was a
daughter-in-law.”—Signifying, that persons for-
get what they had been themselves, and do not
consider for others.
No seas perezoso y no serás descoso. —“Be not lazy,
and you will not have occasion to wish or
desire.”— Persevering industry places a man
beyond the reach of want.
No se ganó Zamora en una hora.-‘‘Zamora was
not taken in an hour.”—Great and arduous
undertakings require time for their accom-
plishment.—We say, “Rome was not built in
a day.”
No se ha de exprimir tanto la maranja, que amargue
el zumo.—“You must not squeeze the orange
so much, that it may make the juice bitter.”—
We ought to observe prudence and moderation
in every thing, to prevent the ill consequences
that haste and violence might occasion.
No se hizo la miel para la boca del asno.—“Honey
is not made for the mouth of the ass.”—Signi-
fying, that delicacies are only to be given to
those who value and enjoy them; correspond-
ing with ours, “ Do not throw, pearls to
swine.” -
234 NO —— NO
No se mueve la hoja sin la voluntad del Señor.—
“The leaf does not move without the will of
the Lord.”—It is taken from the Proverbs of
Solomon, signifying, that nothing is done with-
out God's will ; but it is applied to worldly
affairs, to explain that nothing is done without
some particular object.
No se pescan truchas a bragas enrutas.-‘‘There
is no fishing for trout in dry breeches.”—To
accomplish our wishes, we must use industry
and diligence. -
No se puede repicar y andar en la procesion.—
“One cannot ring the bells and walk in the
procession.”—We cannot accomplish two dif-
ferent things at one time.
Nos por lo ageno, y el diablo por lo nuestro.—
“We for what belongs to another, and the
devil for what belongs to us.”—It frequently
happens, that those who are avaricious and
desire the property of others, lose their own.
No suda el ahorcado y suda el teatino.—“The
man that is hanged does not sweat, yet the con-
fessor who attends him does.”—A reproof to
those who vex themselves with other's misfor-
tune8.
Note alabes, ni desalabes hasta siete navidades.—
“Do not praise nor dispraise, until the expira-
tion of seven Christmas’s.”—Signifying, that to
appreciate the merit of an individual, one must
be acquainted at least seven years.
Post glacies septem laudes, numerare valebis.
No te de Dios mas mal, que muchos hijos y poco
pan,—“God give you no greater curse, than
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many children and little bread.”—One of the
greatest miseries in life, and unfortunately the
case with many poor persons. -:
No te entremeter en lo que no te atañe hacer.—
“Do not intermeddle with what does not con-
cern you.”
No temas mancha que sale con agua.-" Do not
fear a stain which disappears with water.”—
That we ought not to be concerned about
troubles which have an easy remedy.
No tiene padre, ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre.
“He has neither father, nor mother, nor a
little dog to bark to him.”—Applicable to a
destitute and solitary wretch,
No todo es vero lo que suena el pandero.—“All is
not true that the tamborine sounds.”—We
should not readily give credit to what we hear,
especially from vulgar and ill-natured people,
who commonly speak without reflection, and
often with malice, ;
No todos son hombres los que mean en la pared—
“All are not men who make water against the
wall.”—Those only are worthy of the name of
men, who are distinguished for their valor,
prudence, and fortitude. -
No cale sus, orejas llenas de agua.--. He is not
worth his ears full of water.”—Alluding to an
individual of no merit.
Wo vendas ā tu amigo, ni del rico compres trigo—
“Do not sell to your friend, nor buy corn of a
rich man.”—In the first instance there may be
236 NO -—— NU,
a doubt of getting your money, and in the
second, by paying too dearly for the article.
No vienen frieras, sino à ruines piernas.-‘‘Chil-
blains do not appear but on weak and chilly
feet.”—Pains and afflictions generally fall upon
those who are least able to support them.
No vive mas el leal que lo que quiere el traydor.—
“The. faithful man lives no longer than the
traitor likes.”—Siguifying, that the honest man
of a frauk and sincere disposition, is never
secure against the artifices of a rogue.
Nuestros padres, a pulgadas, mosotros a brazadas.-
“Our parents by the inch, and we by the
fathom.”—Signifying, that what some accumu-
late with labour and pain, their heirs generally
dissipate in a short time. -
Nuestro yerno si es bueno harto es luengo.—“If
our son-in-law be good, he is accomplished
enough.”—The qualities most estimable in a
youth are frankness and generosity, guided by
a moral and liberal education.
Nuevo rey, nueva ley.—“New kings, new laws.”
Nunca falta un roto para un descosido.—“A person
with his clothes torn never wants a companion
in rags;”—which signifies, that let a person be
never so unhappy or miserable, he will not
want a companion to sympathize with him.
“Kindness by secret sympathy is tied,
“For noble souls in nature are allied.”
DRY DEN.
“ United by this sympathetic bond,
“You grow familiar, intimate, and fond.”
Roscom Mon,
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Nunca harás casa, con azulejos.—“You can never
build a house with Dutch tiles.”—We must
employ proper materials for every undertaking.
O.
Obra comenzada no te la vea suegra ni cuñada.—
“A work begun, must not be seen by a mother
or sister-in law.”—Signifying, that when a per-
son is desirous of accomplishing any work or
undertaking, he must keep it a secret from
those who might interrupt or injure it.
Obra de comun, obra de mingun.-‘‘ A work of
many is the work of none.”—That which is
entrusted to the execution of many, is seldom
well finished.
Obra hecha dinero espera.—“The work done, the
money forthcoming.”—Signifying, that where
the labour is performed, there the money is
expected.
Obra saca a obra-‘ One work makes another.”
Opera parit opus.
Obrar bien, que Dios es Dios.-‘‘Do good, for
God is God.”—Let us perform our duties for
the love of virtue and justice, and God will
assist us. t -
Obras son amores, que no buenas razones.—“Works,
and not words, are the proofs of love.”—The
best proof we can give of our love and friend:
ship, is to do kind actions to the object of
them. -
238 OB — Ol
Obreros & no ver dineros d perder.—“Workmen
out of sight cause a loss of money.”—Cor.
responding with ours, “The eye of the master
does more work than both his hands.”
O Cesar, 3 nada.—“He will be Caesar or nobody.”
A mode of expression, shewing the ambition
of a person, that he will either reach the first
station, or cease to exist.
Aut Caesar, aut nullus.
Odre de buen vino, y cavallo saltador, y hombre
rifador, nunca duro mucho con su señor.—
“A skin of good wine, a leaping horse, and
a quarrelsome man, never stay long with their
master.”
O es buey, 3 tortolilla, Ó sarmientos en gavilla.-
“It is either an ox, or a turtle dove, or a
bundle of willows.”
O ! es un ambar !—“Oh how like amber it is!"
A metaphorical expression, alluding to the ex-
cellence of some liquors, especially wine.
O quam nectarum, quam grati odoris vinum!
Oficio de consejo, honra sin provecho.—“An office
in the council is honor without profit.”
Oficio merdulero criar al hijo, y despues al nieto.—
“It is a nasty office to bring up a son, and
- afterwards a grandson.”
Oir campanas y no saber donde.—“To hear bells
ring, and not to know where.”—An expression
used when a person repeats a thing differently
from what he had heard it.
Oir, very callar recias cosas son de obrar.—“ To
hear, to see, and to be silent, are difficul
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things to do.”—Shewing how careful we ought
to be in the observance of these three things,
since they cost us so much trouble and re-
pugnance. - G -
Audi, vide et tace
Sic fruere pace.
Ojo de besugo.--"The eye of a bream.”—A nick
name applied to a person with turned up eyes,
because his eyes appear like those of a boiled
bream.
Ojos de bitoque.—“The eyes of a bung-hole.”—
Signifying, that a man looks transversely, or that
he squints; from a bung-hole of a cask being
on one side. The sailors say, when a man
squints, “He has a point and a half variation
in his eye;” alluding to the variation of the
needle of the compass. -
Ojos hay que de lagañas se enamoran-‘There
are eyes that fall in love with bleared ones.”—
Shewing how extraordinary some persons taste
and choice are, that they select the most ugly
and disgusting for their companions.
Ojos que no ven, corazon no quebrantan.—“ Eyes
that do not see, do not break the heart.”—
We say, “What the eye does not see, the
heart does not rue.”
Ojos que no ven, corazon que no llora.-" What the
eyes do not see, the heart does not feel.”—
Signifying, that misfortunes at a distance are
felt less than when they are before our eyes.
Ojos que no ven, corazon que no quiebra.--"What
the eyes do not see, the heart does not feel.”
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Ojos que no ven, no envejecen.—“Eyes that see, do
not grow old.”
Ojos que te viéron ir.—“Eyes that saw thee pass.”
That when an opportunity is once lost, it
never returns.
Post hoc nunquam videnbus.
Oler bien la boca-‘‘A person's breath is sweet.
Signifying, that a man's credit is good.
Olerle à uno la garganta à esparto.—“One’s throat
to smell of hemp.”—To be in danger of being
hanged, or near suffering that punishment for
some crime.
Oler mal la boca & alguna persona.-" The breath
of a person stinks.”—A metaphorical expres-
sion, applicable to a person who is always
begging for something, or wants to borrow.
Olivo y aceytuno todo es uno.—Signifying that the
words olivo and aceytuno are the Spanish for
olive, and may be used synonimously. It is
generally applied when persons lose their time
in seeking for nice distinctions in things which,
in reality, they have not; and also to those
who repeat the same thing importunely, under
a different name.
Nil olea distat, si res spectetur, oliva.
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Olla de muchos mal merida, y peor cozida.-" A
pot that belongs to many, is ill-stirred and
worse boiled.”—We say, “Too many cooks
spoil the broth.”
Olla podrida.--A Spanish dish, composed of se-
veral ingredients, such as mutton, beef, bacon,
fowl, and other birds and things, which make
it delicious and substantial.
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Olla que hierve minguna mosca se atreve-Or more
properly, “A olla, &c.”—“A fly will not ven-
ture to touch the olla when it boils.”—Signify-
ing, that where there is imminent danger, none
expose themselves voluntarily to it.
Olla que mucho hierve sabor pierde.—“The olla
that boils hard, loses its flººrs;
that things must not be done out of their regu-
lar course, as they are generally spoiled by
haste or violence. -,
Olla sin sal, haz cuenta que no tienes manjar.—
“If there be no salt in the pot, you may
reckon that you have no meat.”—When things
want the needful to make them good, it is only
waste of time and money to endeavour to make
them answer without it.
Olor de santidad-" The fragrance of sanctity.”—
An expression, meaning that a man has a good
name, and is in good repute.
Oracion breve sube al cielo.—“A short prayer
reaches Heaven.”— Signifying, that he who
‘wants a favor, must not molest another with
many reasons and complaints.
Oracion de perro no va al cielo.—“A prayer of a
dog does not reach Heaven.”— Explaining,
that what is done with an ill will, or asked with
a bad grace, is never valued nor granted.
Quod minine libet inutile est.

O rico, ö injado.—“Either-rich or hanged.”—
A saying of a man who was determined to
become rich at any risk. . . .
Oro es lo que oro cale.—“That is gold which is
worth gold.”—That it is not a change of
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metals, but in other things equivalent, that the
value of money consists. *
Oro majado luce.—“Gold beaten shines.”—Signi-
fying, that things become more estimable, in
proportion as they are known and proved.
Plus valet aurifici quo plus distenditur aurum.
Otra al dicho Juan de Coca-" Another of John
Coca's sayings.”—An expression used when a
person is constantly repeating some common-
place jest or saying. -
Otro gallo me cantará.-‘‘Another cock will crow
for me.”—Signifying, that, under some fortuit-
ous circumstances, some change to good fortune
will occur. -
Aliter res se haberent, alia sorte fruerer.
Oveja chiquita, cada año es corderita-" A small
sheep is every year a lamb.”—Which alludes to
persons of small stature, who generally conceal
their age. -
Oveja cornuda, y vaca barriguda no la trueques
por minguna.-‘‘Do not change a horned sheep
and a great bellied cow for any other.” -
Oveja de muchos, lobos se la comen.—“The sheep
that belongs to many, wolves eat.”—The same
signification as “Asno de muchos,” &c. . .
Oveja duenda mama d su madre y á la agena.-
“ The tame sheep sucks its own and other
dams.”—Signifying, that affability of manners
and decorous behaviour, conciliate the good
opinion and benevolence of others. - -
Oveja harta de su rabo se espanta-" The full
fed sheep is frightened at his tail.”—It is used
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against persons who live in luxury and ease,
that any excess alarms or discomposes them.
Qui nunquam miserae sortis discrimina sensit
Formidat quoties imminet umbra mali.
Oveja que bala, bocado pierde-–" The sheep that
bleats loses a mouthful.”—He who allows him-
self to be diverted from his object, will recede
and lose sight of it.
Oveja que el lobo lleva, gandida va.—“The sheep
which the wolf carries, goes to be devoured.”
Signifying, that we ought to be upon our
guard against risk and accident; when danger
comes suddenly upon us, a remedy is not easily
found. •
Ovejas bobas por do va una van todas-“Foolish
sheep, where one goes all follow.”—Alluding
to the effects of example and bad company.
Ovejas y abéjas, entus dehesas-“Keep your sheep
and bees on your own grounds.”—To profit by
them, they must be kept on your own lands, or
not at all. -
Oyá el gallo cantar, y no supo en que muladar.—
“He heard the cock crow, and knew not on
what dunghill.”— Alluding to a person who
relates something that had happened, confus-
edly, and without order or data, and at the
same time shewing ignorance or want of ob-
servation.— Corresponding with “Oyó cam-
panas,” &c. -- -
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Pacen potros como los otros.-" The colts walk
like the others.”—We say, “Many a ragged
colt makes a fine horse.”—Signifying, that we
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should not despise young people for their ap-
pearance and talents; that the dullest children
frequently turn out the brightest geniuses in
advanced life.
Paciencia y barajar.—“Patience and perplex.”—
Barajar is Spanish for shuffling the cards, or
mixing dice. It also means to confuse and per-
plex. I have chosen the latter. It intimates,
that in any adverse negociation or law-suit, we
must be patient, and exercise some ruses des
guerres, to perplex our opponents.
Padre no tuviste; madre no temiste, diablo te hi-
ciste.—“Thou hadst no father; thou didst not
fear thy mother, the devil made thee.”—Allud-
ing to one who had not the care and protection
of a father.
Padre viejo, y manga rota, no es deshonra-
“An old father, and a torn sleeve, are no dis-
grace.”
Paga lo que debes, sanarás del mal que tienes–
“Pay what you owe, and you will be cured of
your complaint.”—It advises to pay what we
owe, before we think of enjoying any tranquil-
lity with what we have left for ourselves. A
man in debt is never at ease.
They have another— t
Paga lo que deves, sabrás lo que tienes.—“Pay
what you owe, and you will know what you are
worth.” §
Qui nulli debet fortunatissimus ille est.
Pagar en la misma moneda.-A metaphorical ex-
pression, “To pay in the same coin.”—That
is, to retaliate; to return an unkindness or in-
jury with a corresponding action.
Par pari referre.
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Pagar justos por pecadores.—“The just to pay
for the sinner.”—By which is explained, that
those who are least culpable, and able to bear
difficulties, suffer and endure more than the
more guilty and powerful.
Pagarlo con las setenas.-‘‘To pay one with the
seventh punishment.”—Setenas was a punish-
ment of old, which subjected the person to the
payment of seven times the amount. It alludes
to a loss or punishment which one has had
to suffer, disproportionate to his crime or of
fence.
Pagar los azotes al verdugo.—“To pay the hang-
man for his lashes.”—To do service to one for
which he will in return do the other an in-
jury. *
Págase el señor del chisme, mas no del que le
dice.—“The master profits by the tale, not the
tale-bearer.”—Signifying, that although we like
the tale, we dislike the tale-bearer.
Pajar viejo presto se enciende.—“An old straw
soon kindles.”—Or,
Pajar viejo quando se enciende malo es de apa-
gar.—“An old straw, when it is on fire, is dif-
ficult to be extinguished.” t
They have another upon the same subject,
Pajar viejo arde mas presto.—“An old straw
burns the faster.”—Signifying, that old men
are very sensitive. It also implies, that when
any passion gets possession of old age, it is
difficult to conquer it.
Palabras azucaradas por mas son amargas—
“Sugared words are in general bitter.”—Soft
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and flattering expressions ought to be received
with doubt and suspicion. When there is
much ceremony and much profession of kind-
mess, there is generally some motive for their
use, which is wished to be concealed.
“A honey tongue, a heart of gall,
“Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall.”
“Mel in ore, verbe lactis,
“ Fel in corde, fraus in factis.”
These are monkish rhymes, describing a mis-
chievous hypocrite.
Palabras de boca piedra de honda–" Words of
the mouth are like a stone in a sling.”
I’alabras de buena crianza.-‘‘Words of good
breeding.”—It signifies, to use complimentary
words to deny facts.
Palabras de oráculo.—“Words from the oracle.”
Those amphibological answers which some
persons give to questions put to them, disguis-
ing what they wish to say.
Palabras de Santo y uſias de gato.—“Words of
a saint, and claws of a cat.”—Alluding to a
hypocrite.
Palabras señaladas no quieren testigos.-‘Re-
markable words do not require witnesses.”—
Shewing how careful we ought to be in speech,
especially of things which, from their evidence,
might convict us of some action.
Palabras y plumas el viento las lleva-‘‘Words
and feathers are carried away by the wind.”-
Shewing what little security or credit we should
give to words, from the facility with which they
may be denied or broken.
Palabra y piedra suelta no tiene vuelta-‘A
word and a stone thrown away do not return.”
Shewing the reflection and caution we ought to
observe in our expressions, particularly in those
which may wound the feelings of others; be-
cause when once spoken, they cannot be re-
called.
They also have another upon the same subject,
Palabritas mansas.—“Soft and little words.”—
They apply this term to a person who uses soft
and persuasive words, dissembling his true in-
tention.
Palacio encantado.—“An enchanted castle.”—A
term applied when one knocks at a door, and
no one answers it.
Palo de ciego, que saca polva, de debaao de
agua.-" A stroke of a blind man, which raises
dust from under the water.”
Palpar la ropa.-‘To touch the clothes.”—By
which is explained, that a sick person is in the
last moments; because this action of feeling
the clothes, done then involuntarily, is a sure
sign of death.
Animam agere, quod attrectatione significatur.
Panadera érades àntes, aunque ahora traeis guantes.
“A common baker before, although you wear
gloves at present.”—Alluding to persons who
have risen from obscurity into good fortune,
and afterwards forget their origin and their old
acquaintances.
Pan ageno caro cuesta.—“Others’ bread costs
dearly.”—Signifying, that benefits received, be-
sides the exposure of one's necessity, leave a
man with a great weight of obligation.
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Pan d hartura, y vino à mesura.—“ Bread in
plenty, and wine by measure.”
Pan casero siempre és bueno.—“Household bread
is always good.”
Pan con offos, y queso sin offos, y vino que salte à
los ojos.-" Bread with eyes, cheese without
eyes, and wine that leaps up to the eyes,”—
are considered to be the best in quality.
Pan de boda carne de buytrera-" The wed ding
feast is like a lure for hawks.” ^.
Pan de la boda-‘‘The wedding cake.”—Allud-
ing to the presents and kindnesses which the
husband offers to the bride on the few first
days of their marriage, and of which after-
wards he is very sparing.
Pan mal conocido.—“ Bread badly known.”—Al-
luding to an ungrateful person, who returns
with acts of unkindness for benefits he had re-
ceived.
Ingratus, beneficii immemor.
Pan negro y vino azedo sustenta la casa en peso.
“Brown bread and sour wine uphold the
house.”—It is a saying of a covetous person.
Paño ancho, y mozo fiel hacen rico el mercader.
“ Broad cloth and an honest servant make a
shop-keeper rich.”
Paño con ſº 9 la seda con la mano.—“Cloth
with cloth, and silk with the hand.”—That is,
they must be cleaned in that manner.

Paños lucen en palacio, que no hijos *}”.
“Dress is distinguished in the palace, and not
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the gentleman.”—That persons are often more
esteemed for their dress and decorations, than
for their rank and abilities. ->de 3 º
Pan para Mayo, leña para Abril.—“ Bread or
corn for May, and wood for April.”
Pan por pan, y vino por vino.—“To speak plain,
to call bread, bread—and wine, wine.”
Pan y vino anda, camino, que no mozo garrido.—
“ Bread and wine perform the journey, and
not youth and activity.”—Shewing how much
good cheer enables us to support fatigue.
Pan y vino un año tuyo, y otro de tu vecino.—
“ Bread and wine this year yours, and the next
for your neighbour.”—The proverb alludes to
the inequality of the produce of the harvest,
even in adjoining counties.
Para azotar el perro, que se come el hierro.—“If
you want an excuse to whip a dog, it is enough,
to say he eats iron.”—We say, “It is an easy
matter to find a staff to beat a dog.”
Para el amor y muerte no hay cosa fuerte—“There
is nothing strong against love and death.”—
Shewing, what powerful influence love has on
the human mind, that it is asunconquerable as
death.
Nil videas morti, nil insuperabile amori.
Para el mal que hoy acaba, no es remedio el de
mañana.—“The remedy of to-morrow, is too
late for the evil of to-day.”—Advising us to
apply remedies to our misfortunes at fitoppor-
tunities. 3º 39
Praesentimedicina malo nil crastina prodest.
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Para los desdichados se hizo la horca.-‘‘The gal-
lows was made for the unfortunate.”—It is
applied to persons who have been forsaken by
their friends and shunned by their acquaintance,
and at length come to a miserable end.
Para los dientes oro, plata, bisnaga, à mada-
“That is, to pick the teeth you must use gold,
or silver, or the bisnaga, or nothing.”
Para luego es tarde.—“Bye and bye will be too
late.”—Signifying, that a person must use
dispatch in the business with which he is en-
trusted.
Para mal casar, mas vale nunca maridar.—“Much
better not marry at all, than to marry badly.”
Para mi no puedo, y devanaré para mi suegro.—
“I cannot spin for myself, and I must do so
for my father-in-law.”—Applicable to persons
who beg favors for indifferent people, and are
needy themselves.
Para musica vamos, diro la zorra.—“We are going
for music, said the fox.”—A mode of expres-
sion, signifying, that a person, under the pre-
tence of amusement, conceals the object he
has in view, by distracting the attention of
others. - .
Paraque vá la negra al baño, si blanca no puede
ser?—“Why does the negro wench go to the
bath, if she cannot become white —Shewing,
that it is useless to apply means, when an end
is not attainable.
Parar en tragédia—“ To end in tragedy.”—A me-
taphorical expression, to signify that something
will have a miserable end.
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Parece que come asadores.—“He appears as if he
ate roasting spits.”—We say, “He appears
as stiff as a ram-rod.”—An expression com-
monly used, and applicable to a person who
walks very stiffly, without noticing any one.
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Parece que está empollando huevos.-" He looks as
if he were hatching eggs.”—Applicable to a
man who is always sneaking at home, seated by
the fire side.
Parece que ha comido cazuela.-‘‘ He appears as
if he ate the stew-pan.”—A commonly used
expression, signifying, that a person walks
much, and in haste.
Indigesto stomacho laborat.
Parece que ha vendido pescado.—“He appears as
if he had sold fish.”—It alludes to a person
at play, who is very eager to pick up the pence.
Parece que le dan à comer por onzas.--" He ap-
pears as if he were fed by ounces.”—Applicable
to a remarkably thin man.-We have a saying,
that “ He appears as if he had been fed
through a wall with a syringe.”
Parece que le han chupado brutas:-". He appears
as if witches had sucked him.”—A metaphori-
cal expression, to signify that a man is mere
skin and bone, or like an animated corpse.
Parecer que no enturbia, el agua.-‘To appear as
if he would not disturb the water.”—Applied
to a person who affects great simplicity, whilst
he conceals talent or deceit, which he had not
been supposed to possess.
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Parece que se ha criado en las Batuecas.-" He
appears to have been bred in the mountains of
Batuecas.”—Batuecas is a wild part of Spain,
being a branch of the mountains, known by
the name of the French Rock, in the kingdom
of Leon, and in the bishopric of Coria, on the
confines of that of Salamanca. The inhabit-
ants are remarkable for their rustic manners.
Parece que se cae y se agarra.-" He appears fall-
ing, and he is grasping.”—It is applied to a
person who acts with dissimulation.
Parecer un duende.—“To appear like a spright.”—
A mode of expressing that a person appears in
places where he was not expected.
Parece un bamboche. — “He looks like a bam-
boche.”—Bamboche is a word applied to a
squat and big-bellied man, with a bloated and
heated countenance; a bon vivant. See “Es
wn, &c.” -
Parece un coco.—“-He looks like a cocoa nut.”—
A common expression, to signify that a man is
ugly. * s
IParida, or, Ha parida la gata?—“Has the cat
kittened?”—lt is a jocular expression, used
when a person enters a room where there is an
unusual number of lights and festive prepara-
tions, and no company assembled.
Pariente olvidado à la noche es combidado.—“A
forgotten kinsman is invited at night.”
Parte en la igreya desea a su hijo la vieja.-‘A
situation in the church, the old woman wishes
for her son.”—Alluding to the vulgar opinion,
º the clergymen are all rich, and have nothing
to do. * # . . . "
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Partir el campo y el sol.—“To divide the ground
and the sun.”—An expression to divide upon
equal terms. It has its origin from ancient
duels, when the ground and light was so equally
arranged, that the combatants might fight upon
equal advantage.
Pasar cochura por hermosura.-" To pass through
the process of boiling, to be beautiful.”—
Signifying, that we must pass through many
mortifications, to arrive at perfection.
Pasar las penas del purgatorio.—“To suffer the
pains of purgatory.”—Signifying, to experience
vexations, troubles, and disappointments.
Pasar por las picas.-‘To run the gauntlet.”—
To experience much trouble and anxiety.
Paseársele à alguno el úlma por el cuerpo.—“The
soul creeping through one's body.”—A meta-
phorical expression, alluding to a dull, heavy,
and idle person.
Desidem, desidiosum esse.
Paso a paso van leftos.—“ Fair and softly goes
far.” -
Pata de gallo.—A metaphorical expression, signi-
fying, “A cock's foot.”—A snare or cheat by
which one endeavours to entice another to do
something.—They say, “Buena pata de gallo
trae.”
Patas de perdiz. –“ The feet of a partridge.”—A
jocular expression, used when a person wears
coloured stockings, especially if it be a woman.
Corresponding with our blue-stocking ladies.
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Pato, Ganso, y Ansaron, tres cosas suenan y una
son.—“Pato, Ganso, Ansaron, are three Spa-
nish words for goose, and are used indiscri-
minately.” The proverb says, “They appear
three things, and are but one.”
Pararo durmiente, tarde le entra cebo en el vientre.
“A sleeping bird receives his food into his sto-
mach late.”
Pararo triguero no entres en migranero.—“A bird
used to the wheat field must not enter my
granary.”—Teaching, that we should not con-
fide in one who is habituated to vice.
Pararo viejo no entra en jaula.-‘An old bird
J will not enter a cage.”—Signifying, that old
and experienced persons are not easily deceived.
We say, “Old birds are not caught with
chaff.” -
Paz y paciencia y muerte con penitencia.-‘‘Peace
and patience, and a penitent death.”—Things
to be prayed for.
Pedir cotufas en el golfo.—“To ask for dainties
at sea.”—To ask for impossibilities.
Pedir muelas al gallo.—“To ask the cock for
teeth.”—That is, to ask a man for money when
he has none; or, in general, it is meant to ask
for things that are impossible to be obtained.
Pedir peras al olmo.—“To ask for pears from the
elm tree.”—A common expression, to explain
that a person will not grant the favor solicited
from him, or that after having promised any
thing, he will not keep his word.
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Pedir sobrado, por salir con lo mediado.—“To
ask too much, that one may get enough.”—
That is, by asking extravagantly, to have a
greater chance to get moderately.
Pedo de frayle y amor de monja, todo es ayre.—
“A friar's wind and a nun's love are both air.”
Pedo—Crepitus ventris; or it is generally
used, x- . º
Amor de monja y pedo de frayle todo
es ayre. º
Pedrada contada nunca ganada.-Signifying, that
boasting of any thing, argues generally a want
of truth.
In vacuum semper lapides jactancia fundit.
Pedro de Urdemalas, 0 todo el monte à mada.—
“ Peter of Urdemalas will have the whole
mountain or nothing.”—Alluding to an am-
bitious and ungovernable disposition, that it will
not be curbed by reason, nor be content with
mediocrity.
Aut nihil, aut totum mea sors, mea munera
poscunt.
Pedro entre ellas-“Peter amongst them.”—A jo-
cular expression applied to a man, who is fond
of walking in the company of women.
Pedro porque atiza? Por gozar de la ceniza–
“Why does Peter stir the fire f To warm
himself.” *
Pegar la boca a la pared.—“To stick the mouth to
the wall.”—An expression to signify, that a
person is determined to be silent on his neces-
sities, let him suffer ever so much. -
Pegarse como ladilla.--We say, “To stick to one
like a leech.”—It is a metaphorical expression, .
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signifying, that a person intrudes himself upon
another, with persevering molestation, until he
obtains the object of his wishes and solicita-
tions.
Pegarse el pañal.—“To cling to the baby linen.”
To attach oneself extravagantly to some indi-
vidual.
Pegarse la lengua al paladar.—“The tongue to
cling to the roof of the mouth.”—When a per-
son is very thirsty. -
Pegarsele à alguno las sabánas–" The sheets
stick fast to a person.”—Alluding to an idle
person, who is fond of laying in bed more than
is necessary for his rest or health.
Pegar una ventosa,—“To cup a person.”—It is
applied when a person, by art and deceit, ob-
tains money, or any thing of value, from an-
other, signifying, that they have drawn blood
from him. -
Pegar un parchazo.—“To put a plaister upon
one.”—A metaphorical expression, to signify
that a man has deceived another, either by ob-
taining something as a loan, with no intention
ever to repay him, or in some other way.
Pelarse las barbas.-A metaphorical expression,
“To pluck one's beard.”—To shew in one's
gesture great passion and fury.
Pelea de hermanos, allieſia en manos.-4: When
brothers fight, they should have privet in their
hands.”—Advising, that relations should avoid
disputes, because, generally, they are more
serious in their consequences, than amongst
strangers. t
Rita inter fratres, odium implacabile gignit.
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Pelean los ladrones y descubrense los hurlos.-
“When thieves fall out, honest men come by
their goods.” . -
Pelean los toros, y mal para las ramas.-* When
the bulls fight, it is bad for the branches.”—
To express, that when the heads of families
quarrel, many others dependant upon them,
suffer in consequence.
Pena de la muestra merced.—“At the risk of our
displeasure.”—A threat of punishment that
kings use to their subjects, to intimidate them
into submission to their decrees.
Sub pana nostra, mercedis.
Pendon y caldera.-" The standard and cauldron.”
A privilege that the kings of Spain gave to the
rich men of Castile when they came with their
followers to assist in carrying on the war;
which was, that they might have a standard, as
a sign that they had the power to raise men—
and the cauldron, as the insignia that they fed
them at their own expence.
Verillum et ahenum equitibus pro privilegio
CO!!CéSS!!?!! •
Pensar en lo excusado—" To think of the matter.”
Alluding to something solicited, which it is not
possible to grant. &
Peor es la moza de casar, que de criar.—“It is
more difficult to marry a young woman, than to
bring her up.”
Perder los estribos de la paciencia-A metaphorical
expression.--" To lose the stirrups of pa-
tience.”—To be irritable and impetuous.
258 PE PE
Perdiz azorada medio asada.-" A partridge fright-
ened is half cooked.”—The partridge, when
pursued by the goshawk, it is said, eats more
tender from the effects of its fear.
Perrillo de muchas bodas no come en minguna, por
comer en todas.- “The dog which goes to
many weddings eats in none, from wishing to
eat in all of them.”—Signifying, that covetous
and greedy persons generally lose what they
have by endeavouring to get more.
Perrito de todas bodas.-* A dog at all weddings.”
Applicable to a person who is to be found at
all places where there is feasting and amuse-
Inent.
Perro alcucero, nunca buen conejero.—“A potter's
dog is never good for catching rabbits.”—He
who has been brought up in luxury and ease, is
never fit for industry or labour.
Venatur canis ille param qui multa ligurit.
Perro en barvecho ladra sin provecho.—“A dog
in a ploughed or in a fallow field, barks to no
purpose.”
Perro ladrador munca buen mordedor.—“A barking
dog is never a good biter.”—Corresponding
with ours—“Great talkers are little doers.”
Ne morsum timeas multam latrante lysisca,
Dum nimis adlatrat prada secura fugit.
Perro lanudo, muerto de hambre y no creido de
minguno-" A shock dog is starved, and no-
body believes it.” -
Perro viejo.—“He is an old dog.”—A metaphorical
expression.—Signifying, that a person, from
habit and experience, is remarkably cautious,
knowing, and upon his guard.
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Pesarle à uno en el alma.-" To grieve one to the
soul.”—Alluding to excessive grief which a
person feels for some misfortune or accident.
Nimis dolere, quám dolenter ferre.
Pescador de caña mas come que gana.--‘The fish-
erman with a rod, eats more than he earns.”—
Applied to persons who, to avoid work, seek
employments of little advantage.
Peso y medida quitan al hombre fatiga-‘‘Weight
and measure relieve a man from trouble.”—Ad-
vising us to observe strict punctuality and order
in our transactions.
Picado de la tarantula.-‘‘Bit by a tarantula.”—
Alluding to one who is suffering from any
moral or physical affection. It is commonly
applied to a person who has got the French
disease. x
Picar la mosca.-‘‘To be stung by a fly.”—To be
irritated at the recollection of some grievance
or insult. - ..
Pico de oro.—“A golden mouth.”—Signifying that
a man is very dº It is applied to persons
whose language is elegant and persuasive.
Pide el goloso para el deseoso.-" The greedy begs
for the needy.”—Which explains, that many
persons avail themselves of a pretext to beg
for another, and at the same time are serving
themselves.
Piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija.-‘A rol-
ling stone never gathers moss.”—Signifying,
that a man should follow the business he has
been brought up to, and not change it easily
for another. Those that do seldom succeed,
and remain generally poor.
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Piedra sin agua no aguza en la fragua.—“Agrind-
ing stone without water is of no use.”
—In
order to succeed in our intentions, we must
receive assistance, or assist ourselves.
Piensa el ladron que todos son de su condicion.—
“The thief considers every one to be of his
profession.”—Malicious and vicious persons
always imagine others to be as guilty as them-
selves.
Quod peccare queant reliqui cum quilibet
audar: •.
Er propio semperjudicat ingenio.
Piensan los enamorados que tienen los otros los ojos
quebrados.—“They that are in love, think that
other peoples eyes are out.”
Pierde el gañan, porque los años se le van.—“The
husbandman loses, because he grows old.”—
Which gives us to understand, that the hard
labour of the field requires the health and
robustness of youth.
Rure calens perdit, cum robur frangitur annis.
Pierde el mes lo suyo, pero no el año.—“The loss
of a month is yours, but not a whole year.”—
Signifying that a month's labour lost may be
recovered during the remaining eleven months,
but not when the year is lost.
Quod pereat mensis, labor haud et irritus anni.
Planta muchas veces traspuesta, ni crece, ni medra.
“A root often transplanted meither grows nor
thrives.”—By which is noted the inconstancy of
some who are never content; but who are
always changing their plan, and never follow-
ing any one for a length of time.
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Plegue à Dios que orégano sea, y no se nos vuelva
alcaravea.—“God grant it may be marjoram,
and not turn out caraway seed.”—Applicable
to persons who apprehend something will hap-
pen contrary to their wishes and expectations.
Pobre de solemnidad.—“Solemnly poor.”—One
who suffers all the miseries and mortification of
poverty—and who is obliged to beg for his
subsistence.
Pobre diablo.—“A poor devil.”—A contemptuous
expression, used against a mean and spiritless
person. #
Pobre importuno saca mendrugo.—“An importu-
nate beggar obtains a piece of bread.”—It
alludes to persons who frequently confer favors
to get rid of the importunity of the applicants,
than from liberal or charitable motives.
Bobrete pero alegrete.—“Very poor, but very
merry.”—A common mode of speaking of a
person who is poor, and yet does not sink
under his poverty, but who is always in good
spirits, and ready to join in any diversion or
amusement that offers—free of expence.
Pobreza no es vileza.-" Poverty is no crime.”—
No one should reproach or despise another for
being poor. This life is subject to many vicis-
situdes, and no one knows what may be his
own change of fortune. - -
“ Nil habet infelir paupertas durius in se,
“Quam quod ridiculos homines facit.”
- Juv ENAL.
Want is the scorn of ev'ry wealthy fool,
And wit in rags is turned to ridicule.

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Poca barba, poca verguenza-‘‘Little bread, little
shame.”—Alluding to young and ill-taught
persons who are generally presuming and with-
out shame. See “Apoca.”
Poca hiel hace amarga mucha miel.-‘A little gall
makes much honey bitter.”—Shewing how pre-
judicial and disgusting is bad company; that
one individual of vicious habits is sufficient to
corrupt and pervert numbers, however virtu-
ous and just. -
Poca lana y esa en zarzas.-‘‘Little wool, and that
in the rough.”—Said of one who has little pro-
perty, and that in bad security.
Parva pecunia in custodia latronum.
Poca sciencia, y buena consciencia.-" Little know-
ledge, and a good conscience.”—That is, carry
a man through the world. -
Poco à poco hila la vieja el copo.—“By degrees the
old woman spins her piece.”—Shewing what
perseverance in labour will effect.
Poco à poco, van leios y corriendo à mal lugar.
“Slow and sure go far, and the more haste the
worse speed.” -
Poco aprovecha candil sin mecha-" A lamp with-
out a wick, is of little use.”
Poco daño espanta, y mucho amansa,—" A little
loss frightens, and a great loss tames.”—It
shews the progress of gaming. The first
stakes, although small, alarm more, if lost,
than large sums do, when one gets deeper in the
game. It also alludes to the danger and in-
fatuation of the vice of gaming generally, that
a man is ruined before he is aware.
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Poco dura la toca, en cabeza loca.-‘‘ Head-cloaths
stay but a short time on a mad head.”
Poco mal y bien atado.—“A trifling ill and much
afraid.”—Said of one who has some trifling
complaint or loss, which he bears with im-
patience and grief, as if it were a serious affair.
Others say,
Poco mal y bien queſado.
Poda tardro y siembra temprano, si errares un aſio,
acertarás quatro.—“ Delay pruning your vines,
and sow your corn early; # you err one year
you will be right in four.” - -
Wites seró puta, sulcis citó semina manda:
Via de quinque annis irritus unus erit. .
Poder comer el pan con cortezas.-‘To be able to
eat bread with the crust.”—Signifying, that
one has passed the age of childhood, and has
a sufficient experience of things.
Pollino que me leve, y no caballo que me arrastre.
“The ass that carries me, and not the horse
that throws me.”—The proverb recommends
the moderate enjoyments of life, as preferable
to those of a more expensive class, which are
commonly subject to pain and anxiety.—It is
also applied generally to economical and pru-
dent persons, who content themselves with
living within the limits of their, incomes, and
do not covet superfluities.
Pollo cada año y el pato madrigado.—“A fowl
one year old and a goose quite young.” That
is, a capon should be about one year old, and
a goose when it is green, to be fit for the table.
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*.
Pollo de Enero, sube con el padre algallinero.-
“The January fowl follows the cock to roost.”
Fowls reared in winter are stronger than those
that are hatched in warm weather.
Pólvora poca, y municion hasta la boca-‘‘ A
small quantity of powder and ammunition to
reach the mouth.”—Advising the practice of
diligence and circumspection in the manage-
ment of our affairs; that we should make use
of the means in our power, with judgment, to
promote their success, without exposing our-
selves to danger or loss.
Poner d alguno en el disparador.—“To place one
upon the trigger.”—To incite or provoke an-
other to do or say something which he would
not otherwise have done.
Poner d alguno sobre un borrico.—“To place one
upon an ass.”—A metaphorical expression,
threatening a person with public exposure or
disgrace.
Poner a Dios delante los ojos.-‘‘To have God
before one's eyes.”—To proceed conscien-
tiously without any worldly interest.
Poner a la sombra.-‘‘To put one in the shade.”—
To put one into prison.
Poner a uno como un guante.—“To make one as
handy as a glove.”—An expression, signifying
that a person had been made tractable and use.
ful, who before was obstinate and idle.
Poner d uno de uva casca.-" To leave a man like
the husk of a grape, after the wine is pressed
out.”—That is, cleared out; having lost all his
money and credit by speculation or otherwise.
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Poner a uno los cinco dedos en la cara.-‘To put
one's five fingers in another's face.”—A com-
mon expression, meaning, to give another a
blow with the fist. sº
Poner d uno, ö alguna cosa sobre las estrellas-
“To place something above the stars.”—That
is, to exaggerate or to praise extravagantly.
Poner d uno una banderilla.-A metaphorical ex-
pression.—“To put a flag upon a person.”—
Signifying, to make use of some sarcastic ex-
pression to another.
Poner cuero y correas.-‘To give the hide and the
straps.”—It is applied when a person, over and
above doing some good office for another, pays
the expence connected with it.
Poner el pie sobre el pescuezo-"To place one's
foot upon another's neck.”—To humble an-
other, or to bring one to subjection.
Poner en astillero.—A metaphorical expression,
signifying, “To place a person in some high
post, dignity, or authority.”
Poner en cobro alguna cosa.--"To put something
in a place of security.”—A common expression,
to signify that money, or any thing of value, is
placed in safety, where it will acquire interest.
Pomer en limpia a uno.—“To place one upon his
feet.”—A metaphorical expression, to signify,
to educate and place one in the world, so as to
be enabled to work his way respectably in life.
Pomer las cosas pies con cabeza.-A metaphorical
expression.—“To confound the head and feet
of things together.”—That is, to invert the
order of things. # -
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266 PO PO
Poner las orejas coloradas.-A metaphorical ex-
pression.—“To turn one's ears red.”—To use
some severe words of reproof, which occasions
a general confusion in the countenance.
Poner las peras a quatro, ö a ocho.—“To divide
the pears into four or eight.”—To constrain a
person to do something against his inclination.
Ad angustias redigere.
Poner lengua en alguno.—A metaphorical expres-
sion.—“To lash another with one's tongue.”—
To complain of or to speak ill of another
person. --
Ponerle à alguno la ceniza en la frente.—“To put
the ashes on one's forehead.”—To vanquish
another in some contest or argument.
Ponerle à uno como un Christo.—“To treat one as
a Christ.”—That is, to treat a person with
much rigour and cruelty. *
Ponerle à uno la paletilla en su lugar.—“To put
one's palate in its proper place.”—To reprove
another severely, and to tell him what he ought
to do. :
Poner puertas al campo.—“To put gates to the
fields.”—We say, “To hedge in a cuckoo.”
Poner sal en la mollera.--" To put salt upon the
mould of the head.”—The same as to put
brains, judgment, or steadiness, into one by
timely chastisement, so as to make him obedient
and studious. - . .
Ponerse como uno trompo.—“To make oneself like
a humming top.”—That is, to eat or drink until
a person is not able to speak or walk.
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Pomerse de puntillas.-‘To go on tip toe.”—A me-
taphorical expression, to signify that a man
persists obstinately in his opinion, although he
may be contradicted, and proved to be in error.
Ponerse en brazos de otro.—“To put oneself in
the arms of another.”—A metaphorical expres-
sion, to confide implicitly in the honor and
good faith of another person into whose hands
one has placed some affair of importance.
Ponerse en manos de alguno.—A metaphorical ex-
pression, “To put oneself in the hands of an-
other person.”—To place oneself under his
advice and direction.
Ponerse en veinte uſias.-‘‘To place oneself on
twenty claws.”—To fall upon the ground with
the mouth downwards, and affirm a thing on
the feet and hands. x -
Ponerse 3 meterse, en Trinidades.—“To engage
‘‘ oneself in Trinities.”—That is, to enter into a
controversy on the subject of the Trinity. To
involve oneself in some profound and difficult
Inatter, which it is impossible to prove or
comprehend. **
Ponerse papo a papo.—“To be face to face.”—An
expression to signify, that a person will speak
boldly and explicitly to another.
Poner toda la carne en elasador.—A metaphorical
expression.—“To put all the meat on the spit.”
To risk all one has without receiving any thing.
Poute buen nombre Isabel, y casarte has bien.—
“Get a good name Elizabeth, and you will be
well married.” ;
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Por adivino le pueden dar cien azotes.—“He de-
serves a hundred lashes for a fortune-teller.”—
Signifying, that a man is a bad prophet.
Por amor de Dios.-" For the love of God.”—A
mode of expression to solicit most earnestly
for something; and they say,+Hagu vm: esto
por amor de Dios.-" Do this for the love of
God.”
Por atun y ver al duque.—“For tun fish, and to
see the duke.”—lt is used when a person does
any thing with two objects in view. Corre-
sponding with ours, “To kill two birds with
one stone.”
Por awuar colgado no wiene hado.—“Fate is not
accomplished with the bride's portion.”—Which
signifies, that to be fortunate in marriage we
ought to trust in God, and not solely in the
dowry. 3.
Por barba.—“By the beard.”—A common ex-
pression, signifying, “a head,” or each person.
v. g. A polla por barba-‘‘A fowl for each
person.’ -
Por casa ni viña, no tomes muger parida.-" Do
not take a wife that has had a child, for the
value of a house or a vineyard.”
Por codicia de florin, no te cases con ruin.—“Do
not marry with a poor man if you wish to be-
come rich.”
Por demas es la citola en el molino, si el molinero
€S sordo-" There is no need of a clapper in
the mill if the miller be deaf.”
Por demas éstava la grulla, dando la teta al asno,
“In vain was the crane giving suck to the ass.'
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Por dinero bayla el perro, y por pan si se lo dam.—
“Money makes the dog dance, and bread if it
be given to him.”—Shewing the power of mo-
ney, that it has an influence upon those who
cannot make any use of it.
Por donde fueres haz como vieres.—“Wherever you
go, do as you see others do.”—Every person
ought to accommodate himself to the usages
and customs of the place in which he resides.
Por donde va la mar, vayan las arenas.-‘‘Where
the sea goes, let the sands go.”
Por do quiera hay su legua de mal camino.—
“Whatever way you take there is a league of
bad road.”—Signifying, that in every under-
taking one must have difficulties to encounter.
Por do salta la cabra, salta la que la mama.-
“Where the goat leaps, the kid will follow.”
Shewing the power of example. See Cabra
por viña, &c. -
Por el alabado deréel conocido, y vime arrepentido.
“I exchanged that which I knew for another
which was praised, and I had to repent of it.”
It signifies, that we should not venture the good
or comfort we enjoy for the hope of obtaining
something better. Corresponding with onr
common saying, “Not to throw out the dirty
water, before we get in the clean.”
Por el hilo se saca el ovillo.—“By the thread we
unwind the skein.”—Signifying, that by antece-
dents we come to the knowledge of things, and
by rules we classify and trace their consequents.
- Sapills e minimis inferri maxima possunt.
Por eso se vende la vaca; porque uno quiere la pierna
3y otro la falda.-" For this reason they sell
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the cow; because some persons like the leg,
and others the foot.”—Shewing the diversity of
likings and tastes of mankind, that nothing
should be considered absolutely despicable.
Por falta de hombres buenos, a mi padre hicieron
alcalde.—“For the want of worthy men, they
made my father alcalde.”—When an appoint-
ment is conferred on one who possesses no
talents, because there was no other so well
adapted for it.
Porfia mata la caza.-" Perseverance kills the
game.”—Signifying, that to overcome difficult
things, we must be constant and persevering.
Porfiar, mas no apostar.—“Argue obstimately, but
do not lay a wager.”—Advising, of two evils to
avoid the greater one.
Por la puente que está seco.—“By the bridge which
is dry.”—An expression used as advice not to
take bye-ways or short cuts in any affair where
there may be risk, but to pursue the old high
road. . -
Por las haldas del vicario, sube el diablo al cam-
panario.—“The devil gets up to the belfry by
the vicar's skirts.” 3. -
Por las obras no por el vestido el hypocrita es
conocido.—“The hypocrite is known by his
actions, not by his clothes.”—We say, “It is
not the cowl which makes the monk.”
Por las visperas, se conocen los disantos.-‘‘The
holidays are known by their vigils.”—Signify-
ing, that prudent people observe and form their
judgments by preceding circumstances.

Por los bueyes que son de "ºſ". siquiera aren,
siquiera no aren.—“ My father's oxen may
PO – PO 271
plough or not as they please.”—Signifying,
how little we interest ourselves in those things
which do not yield us profit or advantage.
Por masque dismienta cada qual, siempre buelve
al natural,—“ Let a man dissemble never so
much, nature will always prevail.”
Por mejoria mi casa deraria.-" To better myself
I leave my house.”—Which denotes the inclina-
tion and desire one has to better his fortune.
Por mi dinero, papa le quiero.—“With my money,
I would be Pope.”—A man who possesses
money, may purchase whatever he pleases:
even rank and honors.
Por miedo de gorriones, no se devan de sembrar
cañamones.—“For fear of sparrows, they do
not sow hemp seed.”—Signifying, that useful
and necessary things must not be left undone,
because there may be risk or difficulty in their
execution.
Por mucho madrugar no amanece mas aina-‘Early
rising makes it not day the sooner.”
Por mucho pan nunca mal ario.—“An abundant
year of corn is never a bad year.”
Por mucho que corra la liebre mas corre el galgo
que la prende.—“Though the hare runs never
so well, the greyhound runs better, since he
overtakes her.” - w
Por muerte de hijos no se despara la casa.—“The
house is not unfurnished by the death of chil-
dren.” -
Por no perder costumbre, quando no * hierro
martillas en el yunque-" Not to lose the
*
272 PO –— PO
custom, when there is no iron use your ham-
mer on the anvil.”
Por oir misa, y dar cebada, nunca se perdiójornada.
“You never lose a journey by stopping to hear
mass, and feeding your horse.”—Signifying,
that the time occupied in discharging our daily
religious and other duties, will not interfere with
our other pursuits.
Por penitencias mal cumplidas.-‘‘For penancies
badly performed.”—It alludes to a person, who,
having committed some offence for which he
is in disgrace, applies for pardon, and pleads
something in extenuation; and although the
charge does not deserve the punishment inflicted
upon him, there are others which co-operate
and decide against his character, and with
which he is at the time ignorant or had for-
gotten. All his former transgressions are
brought upon the tapis and discussed, whilst
the offender only thinks of his last error.
This summary mode of punishment is practiced
in more countries than Spain, and is known
by the term, Pro peccatis non expiatis.
Porque vá la vieja a la casa de la moneda 2 Por lo
que se le pega-‘‘Why does the old woman
go to the banking house : That she may get
some of the money.”—Which signifies, that
when persons are frequent in their visits at a
place, it generally happens that it is with the
hope of some advantage, and not from friend-
ship or affection.
Por San Lucas mata tus puercos, y tapa tus cubas.
“About the feast of St. Luke kill your swine,
, and stop up your casks of wine.”
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Por ser rey, se quiebra toda ley.—“ All laws are
broken to obtain a crown.” -
Por sol que haga no deres tu capa en casa...—
“Though the sun shine never sobright, do not
leave your cloak at home.” -
Por soto no vayas tras otros.—“Do mot follow
another in a wood.”
Por sus pulgares.—“ With his thumbs.”—A mode
of stating that a man had performed something
with his own hands, without the help of
others.
Por sus puños.— “With his fists.” — Signifying,
with his own labour and industry.
Portador de malas nuevas. — “ A bearer of bad
news.”—A nick-name given to one who has
always some melancholy news or intelligence
to communicate.
Por temor, no pierdas honor.—“Do not lose honor
through fear.” -
Por tu ley, y por tu rey, y por tu grey, y por lo
tuyo morirás.—“A man should venture his life
for his king, for his religion, for his country,
and for his estate.”
Por turbia que esté, no digas desta agua no bebere.
“Though it be never so much troubled, do not
say I will not drink of this water.”
Por un ladron pierden ciento en el meson.—“ One
thief in an inn, makes a hundred suffer.”—It
does not imply that one thief would rob a
hundred persons, but that they might be
suspected for the crime of one person.
Unius culpa frequenter plectimur omnes.
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Por viejo que sea el barco, pasa una vez el vado.—
“Let the boat be never so old, it will cross
the ford once.”—Signifying, that how useless
and emaciated a person may be, he may, on
occasions, be of some use.
Por vos cantó el cuclillo.—“The cuckoo sang for
you.”—It is applied when a third person, in
the character of referee, derives advantage
from the quarrel of any other two, by receiving
bribes from both of them.
Por vuestra alma wayan esos pater nosters.—
“Let those pater nosters be for your own
soul.”
Potro primero de otro.—“ A colt broken by an-
other person.”—Signifying, that in the choice
of any thing where there is risk, we should
avail ourselves of the experience of others.
Potros cayendo, y mozos perdiendo, van asesando.
“Colts which are apt to fall, and young men
who are losing their fortunes, become tame and
wise.”—Explaining, that cares and misfortunes
make men humble. "
Predicar en desierto.—“To preach in a desert.”—
Signifying, when the hearers are not disposed,
or rather refuse to listen to doctrines or advice
addressed to them. *
Pregonar vino, y vender vinagre.—“To cry up
wine, and sell vinegar.”
Prenda que come minguno la tome.—“Let no man
take a pledge that eats.”
Preso por mil, preso por mil y quinientos.-" A
prisoner for a thousand, a prisoner for fifteen
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hundred.”—Applicable to a person who is de-
termined to succeed in some business he has
begun—coute qui coute.—We say, “ In for a
pound, in for a hundred;” or, “One may as
well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.”
Primera espada.-- “The first sword.”—A title
given to the bull-fighters in Spain, who by their
superior skill have the honor of killing the first
bull at the bull-feasts.
Primero, son mis dientes que mis parientes.—“My
teeth before my relations.”—Signifying, that
every one ought to consider for himself, before
others; corresponding with our proverb, “Cha-
rity begins at home.”—See Mas cerca están,
&c.
Principio quieren las cosas.-‘‘Things require a
beginning.”—A mode of expression to induce
another to resolve to begin or prosecute a bu-
siness in which he has some apprehension he
will not succeed, or obtain.
Puerco fiado gruńe todo el aſio.—“A hog upon
credit grunts all the year.”—It alludes to the
painful state of mind a man must suffer who is
in debt, by being constantly annoyed by his
creditors.
Puerco fresco, y vino nuero, Christianillo al ci-
menterio.—“ Fresh pork, and new wine, send a
Christian to the church-yard.” -
Puercos con frio, y hombres con vino, hacen gran
ruido.—“Hogs when they are cold, and men
with wine, make much noise.”
Puerta abierta, al santa tienta.-" An open door
tempts a saint.”
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Pues ara el rocin, ensillemos el buey-‘‘Since the
horse ploughs, let us saddle the ox.”—We
should guard against innovation in conducting
the common actions of life, to avoid singularity.
Pues la casa se quema, calentémonos todos.-" Since
the house is on fire, let us all warm ourselves.”
Applicable to persons who wish to turn to
some advantage their own or others' ruin.
Pues tenemos hogazas no busquemos tortas.-‘Since
we have loaves, let us not seek for cakes.”
Puesto en el borrico.—“Placed upon his ass.”—A
metaphorical expression, signifying, that a per-
son has commenced an affair, which he is de-
termined to pursue, at any risk or expence.
Puridad de dos, puridad de Dios; puridad de tres
de todos es.—“A secret between two is God’s
secret; a secret between three is every body’s.”
Puta la madre, puta la hija, puta la manta que las
cobija.-“The mother and daughter, and even
the cloak that covers them, are all whores.”—
Alluding to a family, or a set of people, who
all deserve some opprobrious epithet,
Putas, y dados, y cominos de odre, matan al
hombre.—“Bad women, dice, and wine, ruin
a man.”—Three dangerous enemies to man.
Puteria ni hurto nunca se encubren mucho.—
“Whoredom and stealing are never long con-
cealed.”—Signifying, that the deceit and cau-
tion which are necessary for the commission of
these crimes, cannot be sustained when the
crime is frequently repeated.
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Q.
Qual digan Dueñas-“As Duennas would say.”—
A mode of expression, signifying, that a person
had remained behind, and had been treated ill,
by word of mouth.
Qual Dios te hizo tal te tipiade.—“As God made
you, so may he have compassion upon you.”—
This they use to some unfortunate and deformed
wretch.
Qual el aſio, tal el jarro.—“As the year is, so
must the jar be.”—Signifying, that our ex-
pences in luxuries, such as wine, &c. must be
regulated by the income of the year.
Qual el cuervo tal el huevo.—“As the crow is, the
egg will be.”— Meaning, that children are
generally like their parents in temper and dis-
position.
Qual el dueño tal el perro.—“As the master is, so
is his dog.”—Alluding to the force of example.
We say, “Like master, like man.”
Qual el tiempo, talel tiento.—“We must catch the
manners of the times.”—Advising us to use
prudence, and to accommodate ourselves to
times and circumstances.
“Eye nature's walk, shoot folly as it flies,
“And catch the manners living as they rise.”
Po PE.
Tempora mutantur, mutantur tempora mores.
Qual éra Dios para mercader.—“What a good
merchant God would make.”—What numbers
of persons would become wealthy, had they
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the gift of foreknowledge —How many sleep-
less nights and anxious moments might they
avoid
Quales barbas tales tobajas.-‘‘ For such beards,
such towels.”—Every person ought to receive
the attention and respect which corresponds
to his rank and respectability. It has its origin
from the barbers, who use their shaving cloths
according to the appearance and respectability
of their customers.
Qual es el rey, tales la grey.—“Such as the king
is, such is his flock or his people.”
Qual es la cabra, tales la hija que la mama.-‘‘As
the goat is, so is the kid.”—We say, “Like
master, like man.”
Qual es la campana tal la badajada.-‘‘ As the
bell is, so is the clapper.”—The actions of
mankind are more or less blazoned, according
to their rank and circumstances.
Qual es Pedro, tales Juan.-‘‘As Peter is, so is
John.”—That is, they are both alike.
Qual hijo quieres? Al niño quando crece, y al
enfermo mientras adolece.—“Which child do
you like f That which begins to grow, and
the one which is recovering from illness.”—
The feelings and affection of parents are par-
ticularly excited and increased, when their chil-
dren are suffering from sickness and mis-
fortune.
Qual mas qual menos toda la lana es pelos.--tº All
wool is hair more or less.”—Which shews the
little difference and distinction there is in com-
mon and unimportant things.
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Qual pregunta harás, tal respuesta habrás.-" Such
a question as you ask, such an answer you will
receive.”
Quando à muestra Señora oyeres nombrar, no pidas
si has de ayunar.—“When you hear our Lady
or the Virgin Mary named, do not enquire if it
be a fast.”—Alluding to the eves of festivals of
the Virgin Mary, which are always kept as fasts
in Spain.
Quando aqui mieva que hará en la sierra?—“When
it snows here, what must it do on the moun-
tains P’
Quando à tu hija le viniere su hada, no aguardes
que venga su padre del mercado.—“When your
daughter is asked in marriage, do not wait
for the father's arrival from the market.”—
Signifying, that we ought not to let slip an
opportunity to better our fortune, on account
of trifling considerations.
Quando ayunque suffe, quando mazo, tunde.—“The
anvil suffers when the hammer beats.”—We
ought to accommodate ourselves to the times
and circumstances.
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Quando comieres pan reciente, no bebas de la fuente.
“When you eat new bread, do not drink
water.”
Quando Dios amanece para todos amanece.—“When
God gives the light of day, it is for all.”—
Instructing, that we ought to communicate our
comforts and enjoyment to others.
Quando Dios no quiere, santos no pueden.—“When
God does not bestow, saints cannot.”—Signi-
fying, that when au individual has the power
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and not the inclination to do a favor, the inter-
cession of friends is of little avail, and ought
not to be depended upon.
Quando Dios quiere con todos los agres llueve.—
“When God wills, it rains with every wind.”—
Which signifies, that every thing is directed by
the will of God.—His providence disposes that
the means which we think quite contrary to the
accomplishing of any object, are those by
which it is produced. Pope applies the fol-
lowing lines, alluding to the dispensation of
God's providence :-
“All nature is but art unknown to thee,
“All chance direction, which thou can'st
not see ;
“All discord, harmony not understood,
“All partial evil, universal good;
“And spite of pride, in erring reason's
spite, -*
“One truth is clear—whatever is, is right.”
Quando Dios quiere en sereno llueve.—“When God
pleases, it rains in fair weather.”—Although
our affairs may appear calm and secure, a sud-
den storm may come, and blast at once all our
prosperity. .
Quando el abad lame el cuchillo, mal para el mona-
cillo.—“When the curate licks the knife, it is
bad for the clerk.”—When the master fares ill,
it must be worse for the servant.
Quando el cosario promete misas y cera, con mal
anda la galera.-" When the pirate promises
masses and wax, the vessel is in a bad plight.”
Alluding to persons who never think of pray-
ing but when they are in some danger, and then
they are full of vows and protestations.
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Quando el diablo reza engañarte quiere—“When
the devil prays, he wishes to deceive you.”—
A reproof to hypocrites, and to those generally
who, under a sanctimonious exterior, conceal
a depraved and malicious heart.
Quando el hierro está encendido, entonces ha de ser
batido.—“You must strike the iron whilst it
is hot.”—Mind your opportunity.—We say,
“Seize opportunity by the forelock, before she
turns her tail.”
Quando el lobo da en la dula, guay de quien no
tiene mas que una.—“ When the wolf gets
amongst the flock, woe be to him who has but
one sheep.”—Shewing how severely a man feels
the first loss, who has but little to lose.
Quando el lobo va d hurtar, lejos de casa va d casar.
“ When the wolf goes to steal, he goes a dis-
tance from home.”
Quando el necio es acordado, el mercado es ya
pasado.—“When the fool has reflected, the
market is gone by.”—We should be always
upon our guard to profit ofevery opportunity
to promote our happiness and welfare.
Quando el rio, no hace ruido, ö no lleva agua, ö va
muy crecido.—“When the river does not make
- a noise, it is either empty or very full or
flooded.”—Alluding to a person who is either
very poor or very rich.
Quando el viejo no puede beber la huesa le pueden
hacer.—“When an old man cannot drink, they
may make his grave.”
ºuando el villano está en el mulo, ni conoce à Dios,
ni al mundo.—“When a peasant is on horse-
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back, he knows neither God nor any one.”—
Signifying, that a change of fortune makes
people generally proud and forgetful of their
former state, especially those of mean origin.
We say, “Set a beggar on horseback, and he
will ride to the devil.”
Quando el villano está rico, no tiene pariente, ni
amigo.—“When a mean person becomes rich,
he knows neither relations nor friends.”
Quando en verano es invierno, y en invierno verano,
nunca buen affio.—“When the summer is like
winter, and the winter summer, it is never a
good year.”—When the seasons are irregular,
they are injurious to the produce of the earth,
and to health. .
Quando estés en enojo acuerdate que puedes venir à
paz, y quando estés en paz acuerdate que puedes
venir à enojo.—“When you are angry remem-
ber that you may be calm, and when you are
calm remember that you may be angry.”—
sure way to keep your temper.
Quando fueres à casa agena llama defuera.-‘‘When
you go to a strange house, knock at the door.”
A piece of good breeding, that scarcely re-
quires a...proverb to recommend it. -
Quando fueres à la boda pon tu olla.-‘‘When you
go to the wedding put on your olla.”—Signify.
ing, that although we may be invited to a feast
or entertainment, we must not forget to make
a provision at home for whatever may happen.
Quando fueres à la villa, ten offo á la borriquilla-
“When you go to the town, look sharp after
your ass.”
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Quando fueres por camino, no digas mal de tu
enemigo. —“When you go on the public place,
do not speak ill of your enemy.”—Which
teaches the precaution we ought to observe in
public places, when we speak of others who
are absent, from the number of strangers who
may listen to us.
Quandofueres por despoblado nonfagas desaguisado,
porque quando fueres por poblado irás d to
vezado.—“When you travel in a desert, com-
mit no wrong, because, when you travel in a
town, you act according to custom.”—Signify-
ing, that a man should avoid doing wrong,
although he may be free from observation.—
Familiarity with vice, make a person lose
shame in committing it.
“ Vice is a monster of such frightful mien
“That to be hated needs but to be seen ;
“. But seen too oft, familiar with its face,
“We first endure, then pity, then embrace.”
Quando fueres yunque, sufre como yunque; quando
fueres martillo, hiere como martillo.—“When
you are an anvil, bear like an anvil; when you
are a hammer, strike like a hammer.”
Quando Guara tiene capa, y Moncayo chapiron,
buen aſio para Castilla y mejor para Aragon.
“When Guara has a bonnet, and Moncayo a
hood, it is a good year for Castile, and a better.
one for Aragon.”—That is, when the moun-
tains of Guara are topped with snow, and those
of Moncayo with fogs, they indicate that the
year will be abundant.
Quando la barba de tu vecino vieres pelar, echa (a
tuya en remojo.—“When you see your neigh-
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bour's beard about to be shaved, lather your
own.”—Signifying, that we ought to profit by
what we see happen to others, by taking warm-
ing and care to avoid falling into the same
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Quando la bestia géme, carga y no téme.—“When
the-beast groans, load and fear not.”
Quando la criatura dienta la muerte la tienta.--
“When the child cuts its teeth, death is on the
watch.”— Alluding to the danger in which
children are, when they are teething.
Quando la hija direre tayta, mete la mano en el
arca.-‘‘When your daughter says “Mamma,’
put your hand into the chest.”—Meaning, that
as soon as a daughter begins to speak, she
becomes chargeable.
Quando la rana tenga pelos.-" When the frog has
hairs grow on his skin.”—It is used when a
person of bad principle wants to borrow money
upon credit at a long date, that he will re-pay
it when the frog has hair. . It denotes that a
thing will never happen.
* Ad Kalendas Gracas.
Quando la sarten chilla, algo hay en la villa.-
“When the frying pan sounds, there is some-
thing going on in the town.”—When there is
an uproar and noise in the town, it must have
some origin.
Quando la sucia empucha, luego anubla.-‘‘When
dirt is rubbed with lie, it leaves a spot.”—Sig-
nifying, that he who delays doing any thing in
its proper time, generally meets with difficul-
ties afterwards in accomplishing it.
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Quando la zorra, anda d caza de grillos, no hay
para ella, ni para sus hijos.-" When the fox
goes a cricket hunting, there is nothing for her
nor her little ones.”—It has its origin from the
fable of “the fox going to catch crickets.”—
Signifying, that we should not undertake any
eccentric or ridiculous speculation.
Quando llueve en Agosto, llueve miel y mosto.—
“When it rains in August, it rains honey and
wine.”
Quando llueve en Hebrero, todo el ańo ha tempero.
“When it rains in February, it will be tem-
perate all the year.”— Hebrero and Febrero are
the same.
Quando llueve y hace sol, alegre está el pastor.—
“When it rains and the sun shines, the shep-
herd is pleased.”
Quando meares color de florin, echa al medico por
ruin.—“When your urine is the colour of a
florin, send away your doctor.”—That is, clear,
and of a light colour; when it is not so, some-
thing is wrong, and temperance must be ob-
served, which is the best physician.
Quando meen las gallinas-“When the hens piss.”
Or, Eso sera quando meen las gallinas.-
“That will happen when the hens piss.”—
Shewing how difficult or improbable a thing is.
Quando nace la escoba, nace el asno que la roya—
“When the besom grows, the ass is foaled that
will eat it.”—Everything has its enemy; or it
implies, that nothing is so ugly or contemptible
which has not its equal to associate with it.
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Quando no lo dan los campos, no lo han los Santos.
“When the fields do not produce, there is
nothing for the saints.”—Signifying, that in
steril years, one cannot bestow much in alms.
Quando no tengo solomo, de todo como.—“When
I have not the chine, I eat any part of the
pig.”—Applicable to a covetous person, when
he cannot get much will not refuse what
they give, although it may be of little import-
*Il Ce,
Quando os pedimos, Dueña os decimos, quando os
tenemos como queremos.- “When we ask a
favor, we say, Madam, and when we obtain
it, what we please.”—Shewing how different
the tone and address of persons are when so-
liciting favors, and after having received them.
Quando pienses meter el diente en seguro, toparás
en duro.—“ When you think to stick your
tooth securely, you will meet with a bone.”—
Explaining the disappointment one feels when
he thinks to obtain easily any thing, and after-
wards meets with difficulties.
Quando pitos flautos, quando flautos pitos.—“When
the whistles are flutes, and when the flutes are
whistles.”—It is a jocular expression, signify-
ing, that things have happened contrary to our
wishes, or what they should be.
Quando te dierem el anillo pon el dedillo.—“When
they give you a ring, hold out your finger.”—
We should always mind our opportunities, and
profit by them. *
Quando te dieren la vaquilla, acude con la soguilla.
“When they give you a calf, do not delay to
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get a rope.”—We should never let an oppor-
tunity escape to promote our interests, as there
is great risk in not availing of the happy
moment when it offers.-We say, “Mind your
opportunity.” -
“A wise man will make more opportunities
than he finds. Men's behaviour should
be like their apparel, not too straight,
but free for exercise.” BAco N.
Quando te dolieren las tripas hazlo saber al culo.—
“When your bowels pain you, make it known
to your stool.” - #
Quando topares con el loco, fingete necio.—“When
you meet with a mad man feign yourself a
fool.”
Quando tuvieres un pelo masque el, pelo à pelo te
pela con el-‘ When you have a hair more
than him, then hair to hair contend with him.”
Which teaches us to avoid law-suits as much as
possible, with those, who have more wealth and
influence than ourselves.
Quando una puerta se cierra, ciento se abren.—
“ When one door is shut, a hundred are
opened.”—It is used as a consolation to unfor-
tunate people not to despair.
Quando un lobo come à otro, no hay que comer en
el soto.—“When one wolf eats another, there
is nothing to eat in the wood.” -
Quando uno no quiere dos no barajan.—“When
one will not, two cannot quarrel.”—Signifying,
that two persons cannot quarrel or fight if one
of them refuses.
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Quando vino el orinal, muerto era Pasqual-
“When the urinal came, Pasqual was dead.”
Corresponding with ours, “A day after the
fair.” -
Quando zuga el abéja miel torna, y quando el
araña ponzona.-‘‘ When the bee sucks, it
makes honey, when the spider, poison.”—Ap-
plicable to persons who convert good things to
bad purposes.
Quanto el bazo crece el cuerpo enmagrece—“When
the spleen increases, the body grows lean.”
“The spleen with sullen vapours clouds the
brain,
“And binds the spirits in its heavy chain;
“Howe'er the cause fantastic may appear,
“Th’ effect is real, and the pain sincere.”
BLACKMoR.E.
Quanto mayor es la subida, tanto mayor es la
decendida.-" In proportion as a man’s eleva-
tion is great, so is his degradation.”—When a
man's station in life is elevated, his fall is more
notorious. #
Quanto sabes no dirás, quanto cées no juzgarás, si
quieres vivir en paz.-‘You must not tell all
that you know, nor judge all that you see, if
you would live in peace.”
Quartel de la salud.—“Quarters of health.”—A
place out of the reach of danger, where soldiers
who are not fond of fighting or exposing them-
selves to danger, take refuge. It has a more
extensive signification, when a person places
himself in safety, and avoids all risk or anxiety.
Quatro cosas sacan al hombre de tino, la muger, el
tabaco maypes y vino.—“Four things put a
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man beside himself—women, tobacco, cards,
and wine.” * 3 -
Women and wine, game and deceit,
Make our wealth small, and our wants great.
Quatro ojos.-" Four eyes.”—A name commonly
given to a person who wears spectacles.
Que aprovecha candil sin mecha?—“Of what use
is a candle without a wick f”—It is used when
a thing is useless, for the want of its adjunct.
Quebrar el offo al diablo.—“To knock out the
devil's eye.”—An expression, to signify that
one had resisted some opportunity or tempta-
tion to commit a crime.
Quebrar por lo mas delgado.—“To break by the
weakest part.”—An expression, used to signify
that the weakest person is generally conquered,
although he may be more in the right than his
adversary.
Quebrarse la cabeza.-“To break oue's head.”—
To solicit something with much care, diligence,
and anxiety, especially when it is difficult or
impossible to obtain.
Quebrársele à alguno el corazon.—“To break one's
heart.”—To want courage, strength, and spirit.
To be abandoned to despair. -
Quebrarse los ojos-An expression to signify that a
person has fatigued his eyes by reading, or too
intense application to study.
Quebrarse un offo, para sacar a otro los dos.-" To
lose one's eye, to draw the two from another.”
Signifying, that one entertains malice and re-
sentment against another, and to do him an
injury, he would submit to loss or pain himself.
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Quebrásteme la cabeza, y ahora me untas el casco.
“You first break my head, and then plaister
my skull.”—By which is meant, that a person
by adulation and kind promises, wishes to com-
promise some serious harm which he had before
done to another.
Quedar algo en el estomago.—“Something to re-
main in the stomach.”—A metaphorical expres-
sion, to signify that a person does not tell all
that he knows or feels upon a subject ; or
speaks contrary to what he thinks.
Quedar el brazo sano à alguno.—“A person to
remain with a strong arm.”—A metaphorical
expression.—To have wealth in reserve, after
having been under extraordinary expences.
Quedar el campo por uno.—“ To be master of
the field.”—A metaphorical expression—To
conquer another in an argument or personal
Contest.
Quedar en la estacada.-A metaphorical expression,
to signify that a man has been conquered in a
dispute, or disappointed in any undertaking.
Quedar en los huesos.-" To be reduced to bones.”
To be very poor, in consequence of some
serious loss or misfortune.
Quedarse al son de buenas noches.—“To be left at
the sound of good night.”—To be cheated or
disappointed. - -
Quedarse con alguna cosa en el cuerpo.—“To re-
main with something in the body.”—A meta-
phorical expression, used when a person has
something which he does not, yet wishes to
communicate.
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Quedarse en el tintero.—“ It remained in the ink-
stand.”—A metaphorical expression, to signify
that a person had forgotten or omitted some-
thing by mistake.
Quedarse fresco.—An expression commonly used, to
signify that one had been disappointed in his
expectation.
Quedar señor del campo.—“To remain lord of the
field.”—A military phrase, to signify, that the
battle was gained, and that he remained master
of the field where it was fought.
Quedarse soplando las uſias.-‘‘To leave one blow-
ing his nails.”—A metaphorical expression—
Signifying, that a person had been cheated or
imposed upon quite unexpectedly, by a person
of whom he entertained a good opinion.
Quedarse uno, ö derar & otro à buenas noches.—
“To leave one with a good night.”—An ex-
pression commonly used when a person is left
in the dark by another's extinguishing the
candle.
Quedar uno aislado.—“To find oneself insulated.”
To be in some affliction or difficulty, from
which there is no escaping.
Quedar uno despatarrado.—A metaphorical expres-
sion—“To be thunderstruck.”—lt is used when
a person is extremely surprised or ashamed.
Que escorrozo, no tener que comer y tomar mozo!—
“What enjoyment'ſ not having any thing to
eat, and to employ a man servant.”—Applied
ironically to those who, from ostentation, in-
crease the expences of their families, without
having the means in their power to support
them. *
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f
Que haces bobo'? Bobeo, escribo lo que me deven y
borro lo que me debo.—“What are you doing,
fool : Why you stupid, I am writing down
what they owe me, and blotting out what I
owe.”—It is applied in an ironical manner to
a person who only concerns himself with what
will promote his own interest, and never cares
about that of others.
Que hemos de hacer? Descansar y tornard beber.—
“What are we to do To rest awhile, and
fall to and drink again.”—Signifying, a firm
resolution of persevering in any affair, and of
not relaxing in our exertions, whatever may
happen, to accomplish it.
Quemarse la sangre.—“One’s blood to burn.”—
A metaphorical expression—To feel too much,
to vex oneself, or to be very impatient.
Quemarse las ceftas.-‘To singe one's eye-brows.”
To denote intense application to study.
• Que me ahorquen.—“ May they hang me.”—A
common expression used when a person affirms
* any thing with confidence; as “Que me ahor-
quen si Pedro cumpliere lo que ofreció.”—
“May I be hanged if Peter will perform what
he promised.” -
Quémese la casa, y no salga humo.—“The house is
on fire, and no smoke arises.”—It is used as a
reproof to persons who use little care and dili-
gence in their concerns; and teaches, that the
faults of servants are to be corrected without
noise or scandal. $ - *
Que monton de trigo, si no estuviese comido-
“What a heap of corn there would be if it
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were not eaten.”—Said when a person, looks
back upon what he might have had if he had
not spent or wasted his money.
Que oftcio teneis? este que veis.-" What is your
employment? that which you see.”—A com-
mon expression, used to ridicule lazy and indo-
lent people, who do not like work, and not hav-
ing wherewith to support themselves.
Querer contar las estrellas.--" To wish to reckon
the stars.”—A metaphorical expression, to shew
the great difficulty to do something.
Que seahorque.—“May he be hanged,” or, “Let
him hang himself.”—A common expression,
used when a person is indifferent about the
concerns or losses of another.
Question de por San Juan, paz para todo el ajío.
“A quarrel at Midsummer, peace for the whole
year.”—lt signifies that a very serious quarrel is
generally the commencement of a strong and
lasting friendship.
Que tachal beber con borracha.-" What shame!
to drink out of the bottle.”—An expression
applied to great drinkers, who, to conceal the
quantity they drink, have recourse to the
leathern bottle.—Borracha is a leathern bottle,
which generally holds about a gallon of wine,
and is used on a journey. *
Que tienen que hacer las bragas con el alcabala de
las habas?—“What has the breeches to do
with the tax on the beans.”—It is applied to
persons who speak or answer foreign to the sub-
ject upon which they are treating. -
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Quien abrojos siembra espinas coffe.—“ He who
sows brambles reaps thorns.”—We say, “As
you sow so you shall reap.”
Quien a buen arbol se arrima, buena sombra le co-
bija.-‘‘He who gets under a pine tree, meets
with a good shelter.”—Alluding to a person
who has rich and powerful protection.
Quien acecha por agujero, we su duelo.—“He who
peeps through a hole sees his shame.”—Per-
sons who are very curious and inquisitive to
know every thing that is said and done by others,
generally learn something to their own pre-
judice.
Quien adama a la doncella, la vida trae en pena.
“He who is enamoured with a maid, leads a
life of pain.”—Alluding to the care and uneasi-
ness of lovers.
“ If thou remember'st not the slightest
folly &
“That ever love did make thee run into,
“Thou hast not loved :
“Or if thou hast not sat as I do now,
“Wearying thy hearer in thy mistress' praise,
“Thou hast not loved:
“Or if thou hast not broke from company
“Abruptly Thou hast not loved.”
SHA k.
Quien adama la viuda, la vida tiene segura.-" He
who loves a widow has his life secure.”—That
is, he is not exposed to the jealousies of a
husband.—It is used as the contrary of the
foregoing proverb.
Quien adelante no mira atras sequeda.-" He who
does not look forward remains behind.”—
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Shewing how necessary it is for persons to use
premeditation and precaution in every thing
they undertake.
Qui mil providit proficit ille nihil.
Quien a dos Señores ha de servir, al uno ha de
mentir.—“ He who has two masters to serve
must tell a lie to one of them.”
Quien d hierro mata, a hierro muere.—“ He who
kills with the Sword, dies by the sword.”—
Taken from our Saviour's words to St. Peter.
Quien al cielo escupe, en la dara le cae.—“He who
spits in the air will have it fall on his face.”
Quien d los veinte, no entiende, d treinta no sabe
y a quarenta no tiene, ruin vejez le espera...—
“ He who at tw enty does not understand, at
thirty does not know, and at forty is poor, will
have a wretched old age.”
Quien ama la casada la vida trae emprestada.—
“ He who intrigues with a married woman,
has his life in pledge.”—Signifying, that if the
amour be discovered by the husband, the gal-
lants life is exposed to his revenge.— There
are no trials for crim. con in Spain, as with us.
Quien d mano agena espera, mal yanta y peor cena.
“He who depends upon another, dines ill, aud
sups worse.”
Quien amenudo d las armas va, o dera la piel d
la derará.—“He who often has recourse to
arms, leaves his skin, or will leave it.”—Allud-
ing to a quarrelsome person, who is always
using his weapon, signifying that he may es-
cape many times, but at length he will fall a
victim to his impetuosity, «.
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Quien à mi me trasquiló, con las tireras sequedó.
“He who sheared me remained with the scis-
sars in his hand.”—Signifying, that the injury
which one had received from another, might
happen to many from the same person, if care
were not taken to prevent it. -
Quien à muchos amos sirve à alguno ha de hacer
falta.-‘‘ He who serves many masters must
neglect some of them.”
Quien anda al revez, anda al camino dos veces.—
“He who goes the wrong road, must go the
journey twice over.”—We should be careful in
all our undertakings, to begin upon certain and
fixed principles.
Quien anda d tomar ſº toma unas blancas, y
otras negras.—“ He who goes to catch mag-
pies must take some white and others black.”
To signify, that we do not always obtain what
we wish, although we seek it; and that the
good we receive, ought to compensate us for
the ill we suffered.
Quien anda entre la miel, algo se le pega-‘‘ He
who walks amidst honey, some must stick to
him.”—Shewing how difficult it is to avoid
committing error, when a man exposes himself
to temptation. It also alludes to a person who
has much money passing through his hands,
that some of it must remain with him.
Quien antes nace, antes pace.—“He who is first
born, walks foremost.”—Alluding to the eldest
sons, who generally inherit the greatest part of
their father's estates, whilst the younger branches
of the family are left to shift for themselves.
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Quien ara y cria, oro hila.-“He who ploughs and
breeds cattle spins gold.”
Quien d solas se aconseja, à solas se remesa, 6 desa-
conseja-‘‘ He who follows his own advice
must take the consequences.”—Alluding to the
risk of following one's own opinion and incli-
nations in matters of importance.
Quien à su muger no honra, a si mismo deshonra.
“He who does not honor his wife, dishonors
himself.”
Quien à superro quiere matar, rabia, le ha de le-
vantar.—“ #. who wishes to kill his dog, has
only to say he is mad.”—We say, “Give a dog
an ill name and hang him.”
Quien à treinta no asesa, no comprará dehesa,—
“He who at thirty has no brains, will not pur-
chase an estate.”—Signifying, that he who at
the age of thirty, does not possess judgment,
will with difficulty acquire it afterwards to pro-
mote his interests or comforts. -
Quien bien ama tarde olvida.-" He who truly
loves never forgets.” -
“ For such all true lovers are;
“Unstaid and skittish in all motions else,
“Save in the constant image of the creature
“That is beloved.” SHAK.
Quien bien ata, bien desata.-" He who ties well
unties well.”—Corresponding with ours, “Safe
bind safe find.” -
Quien bien bayla, de boda en boda se anda:-" He
who dances well, goes from one wedding to
another.”—Signifying, that one that possesses
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any social talent or accomplishment, is welcome
at any feast or entertainment. .
Quien bien come y bien bebe, bien hace lo que deve.
“He who eats and drinks well, does his duty
well.”—It is used in an ironical sense very
often, and sometimes signifies that a man is in
good health, and able to discharge his duty.
Quien bien está, y mal busca, si mal le viene, Dios
le ayuda-" He who is well and seeks ill, if
it comes, God help him.”
Quien bien hila, larga trae la camisa,—" She who
spins well wears fine linen.”—Industry and
talent supply the place of wealth.
Quien bien me hace, ese es mi compadre-“ He
who does me a kindness, he is my gossip.”—It
is by actions, not words, we must judge of our
friends.
Quien bien quiere à Beltran, bien quiere à su can.
“ He wº is fond of Bertrand is fond of his
dog.”—We say, “Love me love my dog.”
Quien bien quiere, bien obedece.—“He who loves
well, obeys well.”—Explaining, that affection
and friendship render the means easy to him
who professes them, to give pleasure and satis-
faction.
Quien bien siembra, bien coge.—“ He who sows
well, reaps well.”—We say, “As you sow so
you shall reap.”
Quien bien te hará, o se te irá, 0 se te morirá.-
‘. . . “He who would be your friend will either go
a journey, or he will die.”—Persons when they
... become unfortunate, generally have to feel the
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loss of their best friends and benefactors, by
death or some untoward circumstance.
Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar.—“He who
loves you will make you grieve.”—True affec-
tion consists in advising and correcting a friend
in his errors, so as not to wound his feelings
and self love at the time.—The reproof and
lecture must be deferred to another oppor-
tunity. - A.
Quien bien tiene y mal escoge, del mal que levenga
no se enoje.—“ He who is well off, and
changes for the worse, let him not be angry at
the ill that follows.”
Quien bueyes ha perdido, cencerros se lo antojan.
“He who has lost oxen, is always listening
for the bells.”—Persons who anxiously hope
for any thing are constantly deceived with the
most trifling circumstances, as prospects of
SU, CCCSS,
Quien busca halla.--" He who seeks finds.”—Appli-
cable to a person who, by diligence and perse-
verance in his employment, has obtained the
means of enjoying himself in respectability and
independance.
Quien calla otorga.-" He who is silent grants.”
We say, “Silence gives consent.”
Quien calla piedras apaſia.-" He who is silent
gains counters.”—Signifying, that a person
who listens to conversation without speaking
himself, may remember it, and afterwards use
it as his own. -
Quien canta sus males espanta.--" He who sings
frightens away care.”—To comfort ourselves
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under disappointment or any affliction, we
should take exercise and enjoy some rational
amusement. r
Quien come la carne que roa el hueso.-" He who
eats the meat let him pick the bone.”—The
comforts and enjoyments of life, must be taken
with its inconveniences and disgusts.
Quien come las duras, comerá las maduras.-* He
who eats the unripe, will eat the ripe fruit,”
or, “He who eats the sour may eat the sweet.”
That is, we must take the rough with the
smooth in our intercourse with the world.
Quien come peces menudos, come mierda de muchos
culos.-" He who eats small fishes, eats much
dirt.”—Signifying, that small fish live near the
shore, and feed upon the filth of the river.
Quien come y condesa, dos veces pone mesa,—“ He
who eats and puts by, has sufficient for two
meals.”—Recommending prudent economy.
Quien compra cavallo, compra cuidado.—“ He
who buys a horse buys care.”—Applicable to
horse-dealing, in which there is so much
knavery, that a man cannot be too much upon
his guard. It is also used to express the care
i. expence of attending to and keeping the
OTSC. -.
Quien compra y vende lo que gasta no siente-
“He who buys and sells does not feel what he
spends.”—A man who is contented with small
profits will never be in the wrong. The grand
secret of trade is, to turn your money often to
advantage, and be silent with your profits.
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Quien con cuñados va d la iglesia, sin parientes sale
della.-‘‘He who goes with brothers-in-law to
church comes out of it without kindred.”—
Another mode of expressing their contempt for
this class of relations. *
Quien con lobos anda, à aullar se enseña.-" He
who accompanies wolves will learn to howl.”
By which is understood, how indispensably use-
ful it is to fly from or avoid bad company, be-
cause he who is familiar with the wicked, how-
ever virtuous he may be, will become one of
them.
Quien con perros se echa con pulgas se levanta-
“He who lays down with dogs, rises with fleas.”
Quien con tosco ha de entender, mucho ses0 ha me-
nester—“ He who has to deal with a block-
head, has need of much brains.”
Quien cuece y amasa, de todo pasa,—“ He who
kneeds and bakes has passed his degrees.”—
Signifying, that in every trade or employment
a man must meet with certain unavoidable dis-
agreeableness.
Quien da bien vende, si no es ruin el que prende.
“He who gives sells well, if he who receives
is provident.”—Signifying, that he who knows
when to be liberal, enhances the favor he con-
fers.
Quien da pan à perro ageno, pierde el pany pierde
el perro.—" He who gives bread to another's
dog, loses both the bread and the dog.”—It
commonly happens that he who confers bene-
fits from interested motives is deceived.
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Quien da parte de sus cohechos, de sus tuertos hace
derechos.—“ He who makes use of bribes,
may make his squint-eyes straight.”—Signify-
ing, that he who makes presents to, or bribes
another, succeeds in his pretensions, although
they may be unjust.
Quien da presto, da dos veces.—“He who gives
quickly gives twice.”
“Lend readily, if lending you propose;
“He doubly gives who gracefully bestows.”
Quien de ageno se ciste, en la calle le desmudan.
“He who dresses himself with others' clothes,
will be undressed in the street.”—A man who
lives upon the property of other people, or who
runs into debt for his subsistence, is always ex-
posed to insult and shame.
Quien del alacran está picado, la sombra le espanta.
“He who is bit by the scorpion is alarmed at
its shadow.”—He who has suffered by some
misfortune dreads its recurrence. We say, “A
burnt child dreads the fire.”
Quien de los suyos sealeja, Dios le dera–". He
who abandons his family, God forsakes him.”
Quien. desalaba la cosa ese la compra-" He who
dispraises a thing, he it is who buys it.”
Quien descubre la alcabala, ese la paga.--". He
- who made the tax, let him pay it.”—Applicable
to a person, who says or discovers something
inadvertently, which may afterwards do him an
injury. # * : . . . . . * 3 * *
QU QU 303
Quien desparte lleva la peor parte.—“He who parts
has the worst part.”—It applies to one who
has to carve or divide any thing, that, from the
attention he must pay to the company, he fares
the worst. It also alludes to a mediator be-
tween two persons.
Quien destaja no baraja.-‘‘He who cuts the cards
does not deal them.”—Signifying, that in order
to avoid misunderstandings and litigation, it is
necessary, at the beginning of any business, to
foresee and provide for any cause of dispute
that may arise afterwards.
Quien de todos.es amigo, ö es muy pobre, 3 es muy
rico.—“He who is a friend to every one, is
either a very poor or a very rich man.”—That
is, if a man be poor, he courts the friendship
of others for his own sake; and if he be rich,
others court him for theirs.
Quien deve ciento y tiene ciento y uno, no ha miedo
de minguno.—“He who owes a hundred, and
possesses a hundred and one, need fear no-
body.” -
Quien dera camino real por vereda, piensa atajar y
rodea.—“He who leaves the high road for a
bye path, thinks to take a short cut, and goes
circuitously about.”
Quien dice lo que quiere, oye lo que no quiere.
“He who says what he likes, hears what he
does not like.”—A reproof to those who speak
without reflection and prudence; and teaches
us, that we ought to think and weigh the mean-
ing of our words well before we utter them,
to prevent serious consequences. -
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Quien dicè mal de la pera ese la lleva.—“He who
speaks ill of the pear carries it away.”
Quien dineros ha de cobrar, muchas bueltas ha de
dar.—“ He who has money to collect must
make many turns.”
Quien dineros y pan tiene consuegra con quien
quiere.—“He who has money and bread may
choose with whom to be a father-in-law.”—
Signifying, that a father who is rich may marry
his children in what family he chooses,
Quien dinero tiene, hace lo que quiere.—“ He who
has money does what he pleases.”—We say,
“Money makes the mare to go.” -
Quien echa agua en la gº de golpe, mas derra-
ma que ella coge—“He who pours water into
a flagon suddenly, spils more than he saves.”
Things, to be well done, should - not be done
with precipitation.
Quien el aceyte mesura las manos se unta.—“ He
who measures oil greases his hands.”—Appli-
cable to persons who have the management of
the property of others, that they generally
profit more by it than what is just.
Quien enferma de locura, ö sana tarde ó nunca.
“He who runs mad is cured late or never.”
Quien en la pared pone mote, viento tiene en el
cogote.—“He who writes sentences on the
wall, has wind in his pole.”
Stultorum charta fenestra.
Quien en la plaza d labrar se mete, muchos adestra-
dores tiene.—“He who works in the market-
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place, has many instructors.”—He who does
any thing in a public manner, exposes himself
to the censure of many.
Quien en la tabernera crée, en su casa lo vée.—
“ He who trusts to the landlady of a tavern,
feels it at home.”
Quien en ruin lugar hace viña, à cuestas saca la
vendimia.-‘‘He who plants a vineyard on a
bad soil gathers the vintage on his back.”—By
which is understood, the little good we do by
conferring benefits upon ungrateful people.
Quien en sabado va è la aceña, el domingo mala
huelga.-‘‘ He who goes to the water-mill on
a Saturday, has little rest on the Sunday.”—A
reproof to idle and negligent persons, who put
off the performance of some duty to some un-
seasonable opportunity, when they must make
up for lost time by extraordinary exertion and
bustle.
Quien en tiempo huye, en tiempo acude.—“. He who
escapes in time, assists in time.”—He who
knows when to retire or escape from hazard or
danger, knows well his time to attack.
Quien en un ańo quiere ser rico, al medio le ahor-
can.—“He who wishes to become rich in one
year, will be hanged at the expiration of six
months.”—Alluding to persons who wish to
get riches by illegal and unjust means in a short
tlme.
Quien en una piedra, dos veces tropieza no es mara-
villa se quiebre la cabeza.-" He who stumbles
twice over one stone, it is no wonder if he
breaks his head.”
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Quien es amigo del vino, enemigo es de si mismo.
“He who is a friend of wine is an enemy to
himself.”—The following lines forcibly express
the desponding feelings of one who has suffered
from the effects of wine : Iago, seeing Cassio
after his debauch, asks if he be hurt? To
which he replies,
“Past all surgery.—Reputation, reputa-
tion, reputation | Oh! I have lost the im-
mortal part of me, and what remains is
bestial Oh, thou invisible Spirit of wine!
if thou hast no name to be known by, let us
call thee Devil. To be now a sensible man,
by and by a fool, and presently a beast!
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the
ingredient a devil.”
And again,
“Oh! that men should put an enemy into
their mouths,
“To steal away their brains!” SHAK.
Quien es cornudo y calla, en el corazon trae un ascua,
“He who is a cuckold and is silent, carries a
burning coal in his heart.”—Alluding to a man
who stifles his resentment, and wishes to con-
ceal his dishonor.
Quien escucha, su mal oye—“He who loiters, hears
ill spoken of himself.”—A reproof to those
who are extremely inquisitive to know what
others say.—We have one which corresponds
with it—“Loiterers never hear any good spoken
of themselves.” -
Quien espera, desespera-" He who hopes, de-
spairs.”—Shewing, how mortifying it is to live
in a state of expectation and uncertainty.
Longa mora est nobis, omnis qua guadia differt.
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Quien espera en la esfera, muere en la rueda.--
“He who trusts in the sphere, dies on the
axis.”—Signifying, that mankind should not
place their hopes on the uncertain things of
this world. -
Quien está en su tienda, no le achacan que se halló
en la contienda.-‘‘ He who minds his shop,
will not be accused of being in the fray.”
Quien estu enemigo? El quees de tu oficio.—“Who
is your enemy He who is of your profession
or calling.”—Signifying, that competition and
emulation generally excite envy and ill-will
amongst persons of the same pursuit.
Quien feo ama, hermoso le parece-" He who
loves any thing ugly, to him it appears beau-
tiful.”—Love has always been described by
poets as blind; so that he cannot see the faults
of the object beloved.
Quien fia o promete en deuda se mete.—“He who
gives bail or promises for another, gets into
debt.”—Shewing how cautious we ought to be
in promising or becoming security for another.
Quien fué à Sevilla, perdió su silla.-" He who
went to Seville, lost his place.”—It signifies,
that absence causes many changes and novelties.
Quien fuere à Andalusia, ande la noche y duerma
el dia.-‘‘ When you go to Andalusia, travel
by night and sleep by day.”—On account of
the heat of the climate. —Andalusia is si-
tuated in the south of Spain, in a restricted
sense (excluding Granada), is 270 miles long
and 80 broad, bounded on the N. by Estrema-
dura and Mancha, E. by Murcia, S. by Gra-
nada and the Mediterranean, and W. by the
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Atlantic and Portugal. The river Guadal-
quivir runs through its whole length. The most
southern part of it is the city of Cadiz. It pro-
duces the choicest fruits; and wines, from the
neighbourhood of Xeres, from which the white
wine, known by the name of Sherry, derives its
name. The inhabitants are celebrated for their
wit and humour, and the peasantry are remark-
ably fine and well-made people. It was the an-
cient Betica of the Romans. Seville is the ca-
pital.
Quien #". mas que gana, fuerza es que se planga.
“He who spends more than he earns, must of
necessity have cause to lament.”
Quien guarda halla.-‘‘He who saves finds.”—Ad-
vising us not to despise things which may ap-
pear useless, on account that they may possibly
hereafter be of use. -
Quien guarda puridad, escusa mucho mal.—“ He
who keeps a secret, prevents much mischief.”
Quien hace casa d cuba, mas gasta que cuida-
“He who builds a house, or erects a wine-
press, spends more than he is aware.”—It al-
ludes to the expence of building, and refers to
the signification of our proverb—“Fools build
and wise men occupy.”
Quien hace lo que quiere, no hace lo que debe.—
“He who does what he likes, does not what he
ought.”—A man who is under no restraint in
his words and actions, generally commits what
he ought not, and is always exposed to the ob-
servation and censure of others.
Quien hace los mandados, que coma los bocados.-
“He who obeys orders, let him eat the best
QU QU 309
bits.”—Industry and obedience ought to be re-
warded.
Quien hace por comun, hace por ningun.-" He
who gives to the public, gives to no one.”—
It alludes to persons who never relieve private
distress, and who give large sums in an osten-
tatious manner to public charities, or con-
tributions. -
Quien hace un cesto hará ciento.—“ He who makes
a basket can make a hundred.”—Signifying, that
he who can make a thing, can make many more
of the same quality and kind. It is commonly
applied to a person who has committed some
crime.
Quien ha criados, ha enemigos no escusados.-" He
who has servants has unavoidable enemies.”—
That is, they are necessary evils.
Quien ha de echar el cascabel al gato ?—“Who is
to put the bell on the cat's neck?”—It has its
origin from the fable of the convocation of
mice, to deliberate upon the means of avoid-
ing their enemy the cat; when it was determined
that she should have a bell round her neck,
an old mouse thought it not unreasonable to en-
quire, who would venture to put the bell there:
Quien ha de llevar el gato al agua.--"Who is to
carry the cat to the water.”—An expression
commonly used, when a thing is difficult to
accomplish.
Quien ha de pasar la barca, no cuente jornada-
“He who has to cross in the sailing-boat, must
not reckon it in the day's journey.”—Alluding
to the delay which one is likely to meet with
by travelling in a passage-boat.
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Quien ha mal diente, ha mal pariente.—“ He who
has a bad tooth has a bad relation.”
Quien ha oficio, ha beneficio.—“ He who has a
trade has a benefit.”—Shewing the advantage
of a man having some trade or calling; and
that it is impossible for a manto be useful to
himself and others, without exertion and la-
bour.
Quien hijos tiene razon es que allegue.—“He who
has children, has cause to amass wealth.”—Sig-
mifying, that parents ought to endeavour to
procure the means for the support of their
children, and to have it in their power to leave
them something after their death.
Quien hila y tuerce bien se le parece.—“Those who
spin and twine, look well.”—Which teaches,
that they who work with application in their
employment, always look well.
Quien hizo el cohombro que le lleve al hombro.—“He
who bred the cucumber, let him carry it on his
shoulder.”—Signifying, that he who has done
any thing by which bad consequences may en-
sue, ought to suffer by them.
Quien hurta al ladron, gana cien años de perdon,
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“He who steals from a thief, gains a hundred
years pardon.” º
Quien labra de su plata y oro hace lodo.—“ He
who builds, makes dirt with his silver and
gold.”
Quien la fama ha perdida, muerto anda en vida.
“. He who has lost his reputation is the same
as a dead man.” «.
“Good name, in man and woman,
“Is the immediate jewel of their souls.”
SHAK.
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Quien la miel menea siempre se le pega della.-
“He who stirs honey, has always some stick
to him.”
Quien la raposa ha de engañar, cumple madrugar.
“He that would cheat the fox must rise early.”
Quien las cosas mucho apura, no tieme vida segura.
“He who is fond of examining things minutely,
his life is not safe.”—Teaching us, that we
should avoid falling into the error of being im-
pertinently inquisitive, from the evil conse-
quences which may result from it.
Quien las sabe las tañe.—“Let him play on the
instrument who knows it.”—Signifying, that
masters of any art or profession are to vote or
give an opinion, and not those who do not
understand it.
Quien lengua ha, à Roma va.—“He who has a
tongue may go to Rome.”—Signifying, that he
who doubts, or his ignorant, must ask for in-
formation.
Quien leftos va a casar, Ó ca engañado à va d en-
gañar.—“He who goes to a distance to marry,
either goes to be deceived, or to deceive.”—
Shewing how necessary it is for persons to be
intimately acquainted with each other before
they decide upon marrying. -
Quien lleva las obladas que taña las campanas.-
“He who receives the offerings, let him ring
the bells.”—He who receives the profit ought
to have the labour. \
Quien lo hereda no lo hurta.--". He who inherits it
does not steal it.”—Shewing the influence of
blood and example. Children commonly in-
herit the good or bad qualities of their parents.
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Quien mala cama hace, en ella se yace.—“He who
makes his bed badly, let him lay in it.”—He
who by his extravagance and negligence, has
brought upon himself embarrassments and per-
plexities, must find consolation any where than
from his friends.
Quien mal anda en malacaba—" He who begins
badly, ends badly.”—Persons who live vicious
and dissipated lives, generally die in wretched-
mess. ---
Quien mal casa, tarde embiuda.-" A bad marriage
makes a man an old widower.”—Alluding to
the longevity of bad wives. It has been re-
marked, that termagant women are very long
lived; whilst the amiable and endearing number
of the sex die in their bloom.
Quien mal hace, obrero coge.—“He who does ill,
employs a workman.”—A reproof to the idle,
who, not to work himself, pays another to
transact his business for him.
Quien mal padece mal parece—“He who is in
pain does not look well.”—He who is la-
bouring under misfortune shews it in his coun-
tenance. -
Quien mal pleyto tiene, metelo barato.—“He who
has a bad cause treats it lightly.”
Quien mas no puede con su muger se acuesta.--
“He who is tired of his wife, let him lie down
'to sleep.”—It is said to those who content
themselves with what is just, more from ne-
cessity than virtue.
Cui nihil est melius, nota cum conjuge dormit.
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Quien mastiene mas quiere.—“He who has much,
wishes for more.”—Alluding to the insatiable
spirit of avarice. The accumulation of wealth
serves but to increase the desire for more. He
who seeks for much, will ever be in want of
much.
“Crescentem sequitur cura pecuniam,
“Majorumque fames.” Hor.
Quien ménos procura, alcanza mas bien.—“He
who solicits the fewer favors, succeeds the
best.”—Too great an anxiety and solicitude in
our transactions or pretensions, often do us an
injury; whilst those who use the least diligence,
generally succeed better in their wishes and
solicitations.
Quien muchas romeriás anda, tarde 0 nunca se
sanctifica.-" He who goes many pilgrimages
late or never, is godly.”—It signifies, that
those who go vagabondizing from one place to
another, although with religious pretexts, are
generally disorderly and vicious in their habits.
Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta.-" He who
grasps at much, holds fast but little.”—A per-
son who undertakes many things at one time,
seldom succeeds with any, We say, “All co-
vet all lose.”
Quien mucho duerme, poco aprende.—“ He who
sleeps much, learns little.”—To acquire know-
ledge we must use much watchfulness and ap-
plication.
&uien mucho habla, en algo acierta-" He who
talks much, says something right.”
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Quien mucho habla, mucho yerra-‘‘He who talks
much, errs much.”—Signifying, that few words
benefit a man; he is less exposed to err and to
be known. x.
Quien mucho se bara el culose enseña.-‘‘ He who
stoops much, shews his posteriors.”—Alluding
to a person of great flexibility and humility,
bordering upon servility.
Quien no adoba, à quita gotera, hace casa entera.
“He who does not clean his gutter, will have
his house overflow with filth.”—Signifying, that
he who does not avoid trifling evils, will fall
into greater ones.
Quien no aprieta en vallejo, no aprieta en consejo.
“He who has no influence in a valley, will
have none in the council.”—Signifying, that he
who does not possess riches has little power.
It also alludes to the influence of a man's ta-
lents—if they command no respect in an
humble sphere of life, they will have less in
a higher one. w
Quien no castiga culito, no castiga culazo.—“He
who does not whip little ones, does not chas-
tise them when grown up.”—When parents
neglect the chastisement of their children for
their faults when young, they cannot do it
when they are grown up and commit greater
offences.—Culito is the diminutive of Culo.
Parvula nates.
Quien no cree en buena madre, creerå en mala ma-
drasta.-" He who does not believe in a good
mother, will believe in a bad step mother.”-
He who does not follow the good advice of
those who are his friends, will find, when too
late, the consequences of his folly.
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Quien no cria siempre pia.-" Those who do not
breed, are always craving.”
Quien no entra en la mar, no sabe & Dios rogar.—
“He who does not go to sea, knows not how
to pray.” -
Quien no entra y saca, poco halla-‘‘He who
draws out and does not put in, will find little.”
Alluding to persons who spend their property
with extravagance and carelessness.
Quien no ha visto a Sevilla, no ha visto maravilla.
“He who has not seen Seville has not seen a
wonder.”
Quien no hereda no medra:-". He who does not
inherit does not thrive.”—We say, “It is a
good thing to be allied to an estate.”
Quien no parece perece.—“He who does not ap-
pear perishes.”—A mode of speaking, excusing
oneself for not having included another in the
distribution of some favors, from his not being
present.
Quien no puede" andar que corra-‘‘He who can-
not walk, let him run.”—It is used, when one
orders another to undertake some difficult
work, who is not capable to perform one which
is common and easy.
Quien no quisiere ver lästimas, no vaya a la guerra.
“He who does not wish to see misfortune,
must not go to the wars.”—It is used as a
reproof to those who complain violently, or
seem surprised at some serious occurrence,
which is a natural consequence of the risk or
danger to which they exposed themselves.
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Quien no sabe callar su afrenta, no sabrā callar la
agena.-‘‘He who does not conceal his own
shame, will not know how to conceal that of
another.”—Persons who are fond of talking of
their own affairs, are not fit to be trusted with
the secrets of others. -
Quien no sabe de abuelo, no sabe de bueno.—“He
who does not know a grandfather, does not
know what is good.”—Referring to the great
affection grandfathers have for their grand-
children.
Quien no sabe que es guerra, vaya d ella-‘‘He
who does not know what war is, let him go to
it.”—A reproof to those who talk and judge
of things without having any experience of
them, and consider the state of others to be
free from pain and suffering.
Quien no sabe remendar, no sabe parir ni criar.—
“She that knows not how to mend, knows not
how to breed or instruct.” *
Quien no se alaba, de ruin se muere.—“ He who
does not praise himself, dies of chagrin.”—
Many are frequently not esteemed according to
their merit, from their not manifesting their
knowledge and talents.
Quien no se aventura, no ha ventura.—“He who
does not venture, has no luck.”—We say,
“Nothing venture, nothing have.”
Quien no se aventura, no pasa la mar—“He who
will not venture, let him not cross the sea.”—
There are times and circumstances which oblige
a man to run risk, in order to succeed in some
undertaking. º
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Quien no te conoce te compre.—“ Let him who does
not know you, buy you.”—Alluding to one
who is well known as a cheat, and deceitful
person.
Quien no tiene buey, ni vaca, toda la moche ara y
d la manaña no tiene nada.—“He who has
neither ox nor cow, ploughs all night and has
nothing in the morning.”—lt signifies how
little a man's own exertions are without the as-
sistance of others.
Quien no tiene contento, no halla buen asiento.—
“ He who is not content, finds no good seat.”
A man must find happiness within himself, for
which purpose he must preserve a tranquil
temper.—We say, “ He who is content is
happy.”
Quien no tiene mas de un sayo, no puede prestarlo.
“ He who has but one coats cannot lend it.”
Quien no tiene mas que una toca, muchos sabados
malos goza.—“She who has but one head-
dress, has many bad Saturdays.”
Quien no tiene mesura toda, la villa es suya.—“ He
who has no modesty, has all the town his
own.”—Alluding to an impudent fellow, who
intrudes every where.
Quien no tiene vergüenza, todo el campo es suyo.—
“He who has no shame, the whole field be-
longs to him.”—It is used as a reproof to per-
sons who follow their own inclinations without
any regard to the feelings or opinion of others.
Quien no trae soga, de sed se ahoga—“ He who
does not provide himself with rope, will hang
himself with thirst.”—The rope for the bucket
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3.18 QU QU
of a well.—Signifying, that he who does not
use foresight and precaution in his transactions,
will have to repent of his neglect when there
may be no remedy.
Quien no tuviere que hacer arme navio, ö tome
muger.—“He who cannot find wherewith to
employ himself, let him buy a ship, or take
unto himself a wife.”
Quien no va è carava, no sabe nada.-" He who
does not go to the assembly, knows nothing.”
To acquire information, it is necessary that
we should associate and correspond with man-
kind.
Quien 3 A quien dan en que escoger, le dan en que
entender-" He to whom you give a choice,
you give something to understand.”—Shewing,
how difficult it is to select that which is the
most useful and valuable when a person wants
knowledge and taste.
Quien 3 A quien Dios no le dió hijos, el diablo le
dió sobrinos.-‘‘ He to whom God gave no
sons, the devil gave him nephews.”—Signify-
ing, that they who have no cares of their own,
are generally oppressed with those of others.
Quien 3 A quien Dios se la diere, San Pedro o San
Anton se la bendiga.-“He whom God assists,
St. Peter or St. Anthony blesses.”—Alluding,
to the custom of the world, when a man is
fortunate and fich, he never wants friends.
Quien 0.4 quien has de acallar no le hagas llorar.
“He who you may have to soothe, do not
cause to grieve.”—We should be cautious in
our behaviour not to give offence to another
when satisfaction must be given afterwards.
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Quien Ö A quien no habla, no le oye Dios.-" He
who does not speak, God does not hear.”—A
reproof to those who, from a false delicacy,
conceal their necessities, and by that means
lose the assistance of their friends.
Quien obra sin miedo, yerra su hecho.—“He who
acts without fear, does wrong.”—Too much
confidence betrays a man to folly.
Quien padre tiene alcalde, seguro va djuicio.—“He
whose father is alcalde, goes to trial with con-
fidence.”—Which signifies, that frequently
feelings of friendship and affection interfere in
the administration of justice.
Quien pazaro ha de tomar, no ha de orear.—“He
who wants to catch a bird, must not beat the
bushes.”—He who wants a favor from another,
must not first give him offence. , 24. -
Quien peces quiere, mojarse tiene.—“ He who
would catch fish, must not mind getting wet.”
Quien pequeña heredad tieme à pasos la mide.—
“He who has a small estate, measures it by
paces.”
Quien pierdey miente, en su bolsa lo siente.—“ He
who loses and lies, feels it in his purse.”—That
is, a man who loses his money at any game or
speculation, and tells a lie to conceal it, feels
it in his mind and purse.
Quien pobreza tien, de sus deudos es desden, y el
rico sin serlo, de todos es deudo.—“He who is
poor, his relations treat with scorn, and the
rich man, without being a relation, is claimed
as such by all.”—Which means, that when
persons enjoy wealth and rank, they despise or
disown their poor or unfortunate relations.
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Quien poco sabe, presto lo reza.—“He who knows
little, soon repeats it.” ... <
Quien poco tiene y eso da, presto se arrepentirá.—
“He who has little, and gives it away, will
soon repent of it.”
Quien pone los ojos en el suelo, no fies tu dinero.—
4 who ¿ a downcast look, do not trust
with your money.”—Advising us to be upon
our guard against hypocrites.
Quien pone noguera, no piensa comer della.—“He
who plants a walnuttree, does not expect to
eat of the fruit.”
Quien por codicia vino d ser rico, corre mas peligro.
“When an avaricious man gets rich, he is in
greater danger.”—That which is got by base
and dishonest means, never lasts long, and is
easily lost.—We say, “ Goods ill got, never
prosper.” l.
6 6 Quid mon mortalia pectora cogis,
“ Auri sacra fames?” V1 R G1 L.
Quien pregunta mo yerra, si la pregunta no es mecia.
“ He who asks a question does not err, if it
be not a foolish one.”
Quien presto endentece, presto hermanece.—“ He
who cuts histeeth soon, will soon have a bro-
ther.”—Which indicates, that the child which
gets its teeth early, will leave off sucking, and
its mother will become again great with child,
and give it a brother. º
Quien primero viene, primero tiene -“First come,
first served.”
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Quien quiere medrar, iglesia, ó mar, ó casa real.
“ He who would thrive must follow the church,
the sea, or the kings service.” n»
Quien quiere ojo sano, atese la mano.—“ He
who would have a sound eye, must tie up his
hand.”
They have another—
Los ojos con los codos.—“The eyes with the el-
bows.”—Signifying, that they are not to be
touched with the hands.
Quien quiere ruido, compre un cochino.—“He
who likes moise, let him buy a pig.” -
Quien quiere vivir sano, la ropa de invierno traiga
en verano.—“ He that would be healthy must
wear the same clothes in summer as in winter.”
Quien quisiere mula sin tacha, ándese d pie.—
“ He who wants a mule without a fault must
walk on foot.”—Teaching us, that we ought to
supply and tolerate the defects of any thing
which by its nature cannot be entirely per-
fect.
Quien quisiere placer y pesar comiencese d rascar.
“ He who would have pleasure and pain must
begin to scratch himself.”
Quien quisiere probar la olla de su vecino, tenga
la suya sin cobertera.—“ He who wishes to
taste his neighbours olla, must leave his own
without a cover.”—Applicable to those who
wish to partake of others” cheer, and do not
return the treat. -
Quien quisiere ser mucho tiempo viejo, comiéncelo
presto.—“He who wishes to be a long, time
an old man, must begin without loss of time.”
322 QU QU
Advising us to use moderation in our enjoy-
ments; because the excesses of youth shorten
life.
Mature fias senew.
Quien quisiere vivir, sano, coma poco y cene tem-
prano.—“He that would be healthy, must eat
temperately, and sup early.” a *
Quien quita la ocasion, quita el pecado.—“He
who avoids the temptation avoids the sin.”—
Advising us to avoid risk and danger, for fear
of the consequences.
Quien ruin es en su villa, ruin sera en Sevilla.
“He who is disorderly in his own town, will be
so in Seville.”—Signifying, that one is a bad
character, and of disorderly habits, and that
wherever he is he acts in the same manner,
and lets every one know his character.
“Once to be wild is not a foul disgrace;
“The blame is to pursue the frantic race.”
“Neclusisse pudet, sed non incidere ludum.”
º HoR.
Quien se ensaſia en la boda, pierdela toda-‘‘ He
who quarrels at a wedding, breaks up the
party.”—Applicable to a person who by rude
and indecorous behaviour disturbs the harmony
of an entertainment.
Quien se guarda, Dios le guarda-‘‘ God keeps
him, who keeps himself.”—A man who avoids
the opportunities of falling into temptation or
danger, will not suffer from their evil conse-
quences.
Quien se levanta tarda, ni oye misa, ni toma
carne.—“He who rises late, neither hears
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mass, nor eats meat.”—A reproof to lazy folks,
who lose many enjoyments and comforts, which
by diligence they might secure.
Quien se muda, Dios le ayuda.—“ He who
changes, God assists.”—Signifying, that when
a man does not succeed in one thing, he must
try another.
Quien se pica ajos ha comido.—“He who takes
offence has eaten garlic.”—Signifying, that he
who takes offence at a general or casual cen-
sure, indicates that he is concerned in it. We
say, “The cap fits.” t
Quien se quemare que sople.—“ Let him who
burns himself, blow.”—When a person labours
under any difficulty or misfortune which it is
in his own power to remove, let him not seek
the assistance of others. -
Quisque sibi curet.
Quien serve à hombre malo, siembra, en el mercado.
“ He who serves a bad man, sows in the mar-
ket.”
Quien se viste de ruin paño, dos veces se viste al
ańo.—“ He who clothes himself with cloth of
inferior quality, must clothe himself twice in
the year.”—Alluding to persons who are fond
of purchasing articles of inferior quality, be-
cause they are cheap, and which in the end
are much dearer than things of superior qua-
lity.
Quien siembra abrojos no ande descalzo.—“ He
who spws brambles must not go barefoot.”—
He who lays snares for others should be upon
his guard.
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Quien siembra en Dios espera.-‘‘ He who sows,
hopes in God.”
Quien siembra en el camino, cansa los bueyes y
pierde el trigo.—“He who sows in the high
road, tires his oxen and loses his corn.”—They
labour to little advantage, who do not take pro-
per means and precaution at the beginning of
any undertaking.
Quien siempre me miente, nunca me engaña.-
“He who always tells me a lie, never cheats
me.”—We say, “A liar is not to be believed,
although he speaks the truth.”
Quien sirve al commun, sirve à mingun.-" He
who assists every body, assists nobody.”
Quien sirve no es libre.—“He who serves is not
free.”—Shewing, that a servant ought to be
obedient to the will, and ready at the call of
the master. It is used to excuse oneself from
the performance of any thing.
Quien su carro unta, sus bueyes ayuda-‘‘He
who greases his cart-wheels, helps his oxen.”—
Industry and application facilitate consider-
ably the accomplishing the objects of our pur-
Sults.
Quien su enemigo popa, à sus manos muere.—“ He
who slights his enemy, dies by his hands.”—
Shewing there is no person so contemptible,
but who may have it in his power to injure us.
Quien tarde casa, mal easa,—“ He who marries
late, marries badly.”—A man who has deferred
marrying until his old age, had better decline it
altogether. -
^*.
QU QU 325,
Quien te cubre te descubre.—“That which covers
thee discovers thee.”—Signifying, that splen-
dour and wealth, which one without any merit
possesses, are the cause of exposing his un-
worthiness the more. -
Quien te da el capon, dale la pierna y el alon.—
“To him who gives the capon, give him the
leg and wing.”—Signifying, that we ought to
be grateful to those who do us kindness.
Quien te da un hueso, no te quiere ver muerto.—
“He who gives you a bone, does not wish your
death.”—Signifying, that a person does not
wish another ill who shares what he has with
him.
Quien te dió la hiel, te dará la miel.—“ He who
gave you the gall, will give you the honey.”—
Signifying, that the correction of our superiors,
although it may appear bitter, produces sweet
effects.
Quien te hace fiesta que no te suele hacer, Ó te
quiere engañar, Ó te ha memester.—“He who
makes more of you than usual, either designs
to cheat you, or wants your assistance.”
Quien tiempo tiene, y tiempo attende, tiempo viene
que se arrepiente.—“He who has time, and
waits for time to come, a time will arrive which
will cause him to repent.”—Which teaches,
that we should not lose one opportunity which
offers, with the hope of getting a better.
Quien tiene arte, va por toda parte.—“ He who
has a trade, may travel every where.”—Shew-
ing how useful it is for a person to have some
profession or pursuit, not only to obtain the
326 QU — QU
means of subsistence, but also to employ his
mind and fill up his time.
Quien tieme boca, no diga a otro sopla.—“ He
who has got a mouth, should not ask another
to blow.”—One should not employ another to
do that which he can perform himself.
Quien tiene ciento y uno, y deve ciento y dos, en-
comiendolo à Dios.-‘‘He who has a hundred
and one, and owes a hundred and two, let him
commend himself to God.”
Quien tiene dineros pinta panderos.-" He who
has money paints tambours.”—Alluding to the
facility with which a rich man can obtain any
thing he wishes.
Quien tiene dolencia, abra la bolsa y tenga paci-
encia.-‘‘He who has got a disease, must open
his purse and have patience.”
Quien tiene enemigos no duerma.-‘‘ He who has
enemies, let him not sleep.”—Shewing the
care, foresight, and vigilance those ought to ob-
serve who have enemies, to prevent them tak-
ing them by surprize, or obtaining any advan-
tage.
Quien tiene ganado, no desea, mal ario.—“. He
who has a flock of sheep, does not wish for a
bad year.”—Where a man's interest lays, there
his wishes and happiness points.
Quien tiene hijas para casar, tome vedijas para
hilar.—“ He who has daughters to marry, let
him give them silk to spin.”—Advice to pa-
rents to bring up their children to habits of in-
dustry. -
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Quien tiene ovejas, tiene pellejas—“ He who has
sheep has skins.”—Signifying, that he who has
profits is also exposed to losses.
Quien tieme quatro, y gasta cinco, no ha memester
bolsico.—“ He who has got four and spends
five, has no occasion for a purse.”—A man
who lives up to or spends more than his in-
come, can have nothing that he can call his
own. A man, to live independently and at his
ease, should never allow his expenditure to ex-
ceed the two-thirds of his income, leaving the
other third to meet contingencies, and laying
Out to Interest.
Quien tiene tejado de vidrio, no tire piedras al de
su vecino.—“ He who has the roof of his house
made of glass, let him not throw stones at that
of his neighbour.”—He who has faults, and
deserves censure himself, ought not to reproach
another with the like. -
Quien tiene tienda, que atienda.-‘‘Let him who
has a shop attend to it.”—Advising one who
has business to attend to, to use care and dili-
gence. It also recommends a person to su-
perintend his own affairs, and not confide them
to the management of others.
Quien todo lo da, todo lo niega.-‘‘He who gives
all, denies all.”—He who offers all that he has,
intends to give you nothing.
Quien todo lo niega, todo lo confiesa.-" He who
denies every thing, confesses every thing.”—
Which gives us to understand, that a prisoner
is strongly suspected who denies every thing
connected with the charge against him.
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Quien todo lo quiere todo lo pierde.—“He who
wishes all, loses all.”—We say, “Grasp all,
lose all.”
Quien trae talega, nunca medra.-‘‘ He who car-
ries a bag never thrives.”
Quien tras otro cavalga, no ensilla quando quiere.
“He who rides behind another, does not saddle
when he pleases.”—A man who depends upon
another for his subsistence, must be humble
and obedient.
Quien trata en lana oro mana.-“They who deal
in wool abound in gold.”
Quien tuviere hijo varon, no llame a otro ladron.
“He who has a son grown up, should not call
another a thief.”—We should not censure
others for faults or misfortunes which may
happen to ourselves, under similar circum-
StanceS.
Quien verdad no me dice, verdad no me crée.—
“He who does not tell me the truth, will not
believe the truth from me.”
Quien viejo engorda, dos mocedades goza.-‘‘An
old man who gets fat, enjoys twice the appear-
ance of youth.”—Which signifies, that the
man who gets fat in old age, disguises his
years.
Quien #!". 9 se enmienda, à Dios se encomienda.
“He who commits a fault, and mends, com-
mends himself to God.”
Quiere mi padre Muñoz, lo que no quiere Dios.
“My father Muñoz wishes what God does
not wish.”—-A reproof to persons who wish
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to have every thing done as they wish, no mat-
ter how, by just or unjust means.
Quieres hacer del ladron fiel, fiate del—“ If
you would make the thief honest, trust him.”
Quieres hacer tu pleyto cojo sano, contenta al es-
crivano.—“If you would make a lame cause
sound, satisfy the lawyer.”
Quieres que te siga el can, dale pan.—“If you
would wish the dog to follow you, you must
feed him.”—Shewing what interest and kind-
ness will effect.
Quitar a un santo, para dar & otro.—“To take
from one saint to give to another.”—We say,
“To rob Peter to pay Paul.”
Quitar el pellejo.—“To take one's skin off.”—To
rob one of every thing he had, by art and
chicane.
Quitárselo de la boca-‘‘To take it from one's
mouth.”—It is said when a person deprives
himself of something to bestow it upon an-
other.
Quiradas sin barbas no merecen ser honradas.-
“Jaws without beards deserve no honors.”—
Signifying the little attention and respect which
is commonly shewn to young persons.
R.
Racion que no sufre ancas.-‘An allowance that
will not admit of a supernumerary guest.”
Rascarte la faltriquera.—“To scratch the pockets.”
To take the money out of one's pocket with
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much reluctance to relieve another, or to make
use of it. It is applicable to mean and covet-
ous persons.
Ratones arriva que todo lo blanco no es arina.-
“Mice aloft, all that is white is not flour.”—
Which teaches, how exposed he is to error and
deceit, who desires or solicits things merely from
their flattering appearance to the senses.
Razon de cartapacio.—“An answer or sentence
long studied, and nothing to the purpose.”—
Cartapacio is the Spanish for a boy's theme
book, and is therefore considered a studied
sentence, extracted from it.
IRazon de carta rota, “The sense of a torn let-
ter.”—That is, when a person expresses himself
ambiguously, and another must guess at his
meaning,
*Razon de pie de banco.—“The reason of a leg of a
stool.”—Intimating, that the reasoning is neither
satisfactory nor convincing.
Recorrer los cañaverales.—“ To go about weed
gathering.”—A metaphorical expression, that is
used to a person who goes from house to house,
seeking where they may give him something.
Reniega de bestia, que en invierno tiene siesta.--
“The beasts dislike to have rest in winter.”
It is applicable to idle and loose persons.
Reniego de cavallo que, se enfrena por el rabo.—
* I dislike a horse that is bridled by the tail.”
It alludes to a ship. The Spaniards say, there
are three things they dislike keeping : a mis-
tress, a horse, and a ship, on account of the
expence.
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Reniego de cuentas, con deudos y deudas.-‘‘Curse
on accounts with relations.”—It expresses, that
reckonings amongst kindred are always disagree-
able and perplexing. They always expect to
be favoured, and in case of disappointment,
there follows animosity, particularly when there
may be a balance between them.
Reniego del amigo, que cubre con las alas y muerde
con el pico.—“ To renounce a friend who
covers me with his wings, and destroys me with
his beak.”—It is applicable to flattering and
deceitful persons, who, under the pretence of
protecting and defending another's character
and reputation, injure it by exposing his weak-
messes and faults.
Reniego del arból, que à palos ha de dar el fruto.
“The obstinacy of the tree, which
blows will give its fruit.”—It is used as a re-
proof to persons who, from want of docility
and application, do nothing but by compulsion.
Reparar en un atomo.—“To be precise to a hair.”
A common expression, meaning that a person
observes our most trifling actions.
Repartirse como pan bendito-‘To divide a thing
like blessed bread.”—Which signities, that
something is distributed in remarkably small
portions, in allusion to the blessed bread which
is given in churches.
Revolver el ajo, ö el caldo.—“To disturb the garlic
or the broth.”—A common expression, to in-
timate that some other motive has been given
to renew the quarrel, or to insist upon some
further concession or compromise,
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Riese el diablo, quando el hambriento da al harto.
“The devil laughs when the hungry man gives
to another with his belly full.”—It is used as a
reproof to those who invert the order of things,
although it may be with honest intentions.
Riña de por San Juan, paz para todo el affio.—
“A quarrel at Midsummer, peace the whole of
the year.”
Riñen las comadres y dicense las verdades.—“The
gossips fall out and tell one another the truth.”
We say, “When knaves fall out, honest men
come by their own.”
Rogamos à Dios por Santos, mas no por tantos.
“We pray to God through saints, but not for
so many.”—It is used commonly by men of
business and labouring people in Spain, on ac-
count of the great number of religious festivals
which are strictly kept; that no work or busi-
mess is allowed to be transacted on those days.
It is also applied when any thing is overdone,
corresponding with ours, “Too much of one
thing is good for nothing.”
Romeria de cerca mucho vino y poca cera.--" Pil-
grimages near home require much wine and
little wax.”—Alluding to a number of religious
festivals in Catholic countries, on which days
there is more amusement and pleasure than de-
VOtlon.
Romero à hito saca zatico.—“A persevering pil-
grim gets a bit of bread.”—Which intimates
the effect that importunity in soliciting gene-
rally has ; and that by fixed and persevering ex-
ertions we sometimes succeed in our objects,
when by ordinary efforts we should not.
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Romper los digues.—“To cut away the dikes.”—A
metaphorical expression, signifying that a per-
son bursts out vehemently in words and actions
after having contained himself with difficulty
for some time.
Ruin sea quien por ruin se tieme.—“Ruin be to him
who thinks meanly of himself.”—Which ridi-
cules the principle of a person entertaining so
mean an opinion of himself as not sometimes
to praise himself with modesty.
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Sabe masque las culebras.-“ He knows more than
the adders.”—To signify that a person is very
wise and cunning for his own advantage.
Saber algo de buena tinta-" To know something
from good authority.”—It is used when one is
informed of something by a person worthy of
credit.
Saberlo como su Paternoster.—“He knows it as
well as his Lord's prayer.”—To have a thing
in the memory, so clearly and comprehensively,
that a person can at once refer to any particular
point connected with it. r
Saber mucho Latin.—“To know much Latin.”—
A metaphorical expression, to intimate that a
person is very experienced and cunning.—
They say, when a man is a shrewd and expe-
rienced fellow, “Sabe mucho Latin.”
Saber poco de palacio.—“To know little of a
palace.”—To be soon put of countenance.
Saber quantas puas tiene un peyne. —“To know
how many teeth there are in a comb.”—A me-
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taphorical expression, to signify that a person
is very cunning and cautious in his dealings, and
that he will not permit any one to cheat him.
Saber vender sus madewas.-‘‘ To know how to sell
his skeins of thread.”—To be sharp; to under-
stand one's business well.
Saca lo tuyo al mercado, y uno te dirá prieto y otro
blanco.—“Make your affairs known in the
market-place, and one will call them black, and
another white.”—If a man exposes his private
affairs to the public, each person will talk of
them according to his fancy.
Sacame de aqui, y deguéllame alli.-“Take me
from this place, and behead me there.”—By
which is understood, that it frequently happens
that a person to get free from one evil wishes
for a greater one.
Sacar a uno de sus casillas-“To draw a man out
of his little houses.”—That is, to irritate and
fret a person.
Sacar bien limpio el caballo.—“To bring one's
horse off quite clear.”—It is a term used at the
bull feasts in Spain, when the picador, after
giving the thrust of his lance to the bull, by a
dexterous movement, withdraws with his horse
free from hurt. It is also used to express, that
one has got out of some difficulty or dispute.
Sacar el ascua con mano agena.-" To take out the
burning coal with another's hand.”—A com-
mon expression, usually applied when a person
makes use of the services of another for the
performance of something, in order to avoid
the danger or disgust of doing it himself.-We
say, “To make a cat's paw of one.”
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Sacar el pie del lodo.—“To draw the foot out of
the mire.”—A metaphorical expression, to sig-
nify that a person patronizes, defends, or lends
a hand to another, that he may get free from
some danger, attack, or embarrassment.
Sacar el vientre de mal ańo.—“To draw the sub-
stance of the year.”—A metaphorical expres-
sion, intimating, that a person has ate or en-
joyed himself more than usual.
Sacar fuerzas de flaqueza.-‘‘To draw strength
from weakness.”—It is usually applied when a
person endeavours to do more than his power
and ability will permit; or when he assumes a
valour when he is interiorly labouring under
great trepidation.
Sacar las uſias.-‘‘To extend the claws.”—A meta-
phorical expression—To avail oneself of every
means in his power to succeed in any enterprize
or negociation.
Sacar los pies adelante.—“To carry one by the legs
foremost.”—To carry one to be buried.
Sacar los pies de las alforjas.-‘To draw the feet
out of the wallets.”—Signifying, that a person
has gained his liberty to act or to speak after
having been under bodily restraint; or checked
by fear or respect.
Sacar por alquitara-" To draw by distillation.”—
A metaphorical expression, to intimate, that a
person succeeds but very slowly, and with diffi-
culty, in any affair or business. *
Sacar por la uſia lagrandeza del leon.—“To guess
at the size of a lion by his claw.”
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Sacar un clavo con otro clavo.—“To knock out one
nail with another mail.”—A metaphorical ex-
pression that is commonly used to persuade a
person that one evil is a remedy for another.
Sacar unfuego con otrofuego.—“To drive out one
fire with another fire.”—A metaphorical ex-
pression, to signify to wound or to revenge
oneself of another, or to convince him with the
same reasons and means with which he had
availed himself.
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Sacar verdad por decir mentira.-‘‘To discover
truth by telling a falsehood.”—To pretend that
one knows something of which in reality he is
ignorant, for the purpose of eliciting from an-
other the particulars of an affair which he con-
jectures must have happened, and which the
other person had kept a secret.
Sacristan de amen.—“An amen clerk.”—A saying
applicable to a person who echoes another's
opinion, or who obeys submissively another's
commands.
Salamon pasó por su puerto quando nació, mas no
entrô dentro.—“When he was born, Solomon
passed by his door, and would not go in.”—
Applicable to one who is not over-burthened
with sense or wisdom.
Salga pez, 0 salga rana, a la capacha.—“Let fish
or frog come, all in the basket.”—Alluding to
the covetousness of those close-fisted persons
who collect every thing, however little its value.
Salir con banderas desplegadas-“To leave with
flying colours.”—It intimates, that a person has
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succeeded in some enterprize, or that he has
triumphed over another.
Salir de broquel à cada repitique.—“To come out
with a target at every trifle.”—To be very
quarrelsome. -
Salir del lodo, y caer en el arroyo.—“To get out
of the mud, and to fall into the brook.”—Ap-
plicable to persons who, to avoid a trifling
danger, fall into a greater. We say, “Out of
the frying pan into the fire.”
Incidit in Scyllam cupiens vilare Charybdim.
Salsa de San Bernado.—“ St. Bernard’s sauce.”—
Which means hunger or a good appetite, which
many have, and who care very little whether
the food has good or bad sauces. We say,
“ Hunger is the best sauce.”
Salta charquillos.-‘‘A skipper over small puddles of
water.”—A nick name given to a man who trips
along on tip toe. A nice beau. -
Saltar como granizo en albarda-‘‘To leap like
hail upon a pack saddle.”—It is commonly ap-
plied to a person who soon takes offence, and .
who foolishly misinterprets or alters the mean-
ing of what one had said. *
Pehementer quid, et impacienter ferre.
Saltar de la mata.-" To leap out of the bush.”—
That is, to appear suddenly after having been
concealed, like game.
Saltar de la sarten, y dar en las brasas.-‘To leap
out of the frying-pan into the fire.”
Saltó el pararo del nido.—“The bird started from
his nest.”—Intimating, that a person had sud-
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denly fled from the place where he had con-
cealed himself, and was discovered.
Salud y alegria belleza cria.-" Health and mirth
create beauty.” -
Sal vertida, munca bien cogida.-" Salt spilt is
never well gathered.”
Salvo el guante.—“ Excuse the glove.”—An ex-
pression commonly used as a mark of friend-
ship and familiarity when persons present their
hands, to intimate that compliments and cere-
mony are dispensed with. s
Sanan cuchilladas, mas no malas palabras.-
“Wounds from the knife are healed, but not
those from the tongue.”—Which intimates, that
a bodily wound is of less evil than an attack
upon one's reputation; the former may be
healed, but the injury of the latter is irre-
parable. *
“For slander lives upon succession;
“For ever housed, where it once gets pos-
“session.” SHA K.
Sangrarle à uno de la vena del arca.-" To bleed
one by the vein of his chest.”—Signifying, to
get one's money by degrees.
San Transfiguratio qual es el dia tal es el affio.—
“As the weather is on the day of the Trans-
figuration, so it will be the rest of the year.”—
It is used, because on the 6th of August, which
is the festival of the Transfiguration of our
Lord, we can form a judgment what the pro-
duce of the harvest will be.
Sardina arencada debaro del sobaco se asa,—“A
dried pilchard may be dressed under one's arm.”
When it is waim through it is done.
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Suzon hace trigo, que no barvecho molido.—“It is
seasonable weather makes corn, and not
ploughed ground.”
Seco y no de hambre mas recio es que arambre.—
“A man that is lean, and not from hunger, is
harder than brass.”
Secreto de dos, sabelo Dios; secreto de tres toda la
res.—“A secret between two is God's secret;
a secret between three is known to all.”
Secreto de Oreja, no vale una arveja.-" A secret
that is whispered is not worth a pea.”—Signi-
fying, that it is whispered about, and that every
one knows it.
Seguir à uno hasta la mata.--‘To follow one to
the bush.”—That is, to follow as long as a per-
son remained in light; like the hare, until she
is lost in the bushes.
Señal mortal no querer sanar—“ It is a sign of
death, when a man will not be healed.”
Señor de bien y mal tratar.—“An absolute lord—
to treat well or ill.”—There were many noble-
men of this description formerly in the kingdom
of Aragon, who had power over their vassals to
treat them as they pleased, as their title im-
ports. - s
Señores apobrecen y criados padecen.—“ Masters
grow poor, and servants suffer.””
Sepan gatos que es antruejo.—“Let the cats know
that it is Shrovetide.”—Alluding to the abun-
dance of every thing on the last days of the
carnival, on which there is great feasting and
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enjoyments.--It has a more extensive signifi-
cation, on any other day on which there is a
great festivity.
Ersultent felles, veniunt sacra tempora Bac-
cho. *
Será este peor que la de matagatos-“This will be
worse than the killing of cats.”—Signifying
that it will be a bloody, noisy, and dangerous
business.
Ser alguno el eco de otro.—“To be the echo of
another,”—Applicable to a person who repeats
or assents with servility to what another says.
Ser alguno un caron de Sastre.--‘A person to be
like a tailor's pattern-book.”—That is, to have
a great variety of confused and changeable
plans or projects for speculation.
Ser arca, cerrada.-" To be a closed chest.”—
Applicable to persons or things which are not
yet known.
Ser como el escudero de Guadalawara, que de lo que
dice de noche, no hay mada d la manańa.—
“To be like the esquire of Guadalaxara, who
knew nothing in the morning of what he said
at night.”—-There are many esquires with this
defect of memory in other places besides that
city. $3;
Ser como el puerro, tener la cabeza blanca, y lo de-
mas verde.—“To be like a leek, to have a
grey head and the rest green,” or, as some say,
“A green tail.”—It is applicable to a lecher-
ous old fellow. .
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Ser como piojo en costura.-" To be like a louse
in a seam.”—It is uses when a person is in-
trusive and annoying.
Ser como unas ortigas.-‘To be like a bunch of
nettles.”—By which is meant that a person is
waspish and sharp in his expressions and deal-
lings.
Ser como un puño.—“To be like a close fist.”—To
be very mean and fond of money.
Ser de buenas entranas.-“To have good entrails.”
Signifying, that a person has “ bowels of
compassion,” and “the milk of human kind-
ness in his nature.”
Ser de entedimionto gordo.—“To have a fat under-
standing.”—By which is meant, that a person
has coarse faculties, without perspicuity or
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Ser dueño de la bayla.-" To be master of the
ceremonies.”—An expression to intimate that
a person is the principal in any negotiation.
Ser dueño del cuchillon.—“ To be master of the
carving knife.”—Signifying, that a person has
much power and influence in a house, or with
some persons. l
Ser el brazo derecho de alguno.—“ To be one's
right hand.”—An expression to signify that a
person is in the greatest confidence, and is en-
trusted with the direction and management of
another's affairs. -
Ser el sastre del Campillo, que cosia de valde, y
ponia el hilo.—“To be like the tailor of Cam-
pillo, who worked for nothing, and found
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thread.”—Applicable to those who work for
nothing, and besides are at expence.
Ser hombre de espera.—“To be a man of hope.”
To act with much reflection, to suffer patiently,
and in one’s general deportment to be calm and
discreet.
Ser hombre de palacio.—“ To be a courtier.”—To
be a man of superior manners and address.
Ser huesped en su casa.-‘‘To be a guest in one's
own house.”—Which is said of one who is
never at home, but at the hours of meals, and
to sleep.
Ser la piel del diablo.—“To be of the Devil's skin.”
By which is explained, that one is very per-
verse, quarrelsome, and turbulent, who will not
submit to any rule or government.
Ser la quinta esencia de alguna cosa,—“To be the
quintessence of something.”—To be of the
purest and finest quality.
Ser mala cuña.-“To be a bad wedge.”—It is said
of a remarkably fat person, when he forces
himself in a narrow pass, incommoding all
around him.
Ser malo de engañar.—“To be a bad one to cheat.”
Said of a person who is upon his guard, and
difficult to be deceived. -
Ser mas conocido que la ruda.-" To be as well
known as rue.”—It is used when a person or
any thing is generally known ; like the herb
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Ser mercader mas va en el cobrar, que en el vender.
“To be a merchant, the art consists more in
recovering than in making sales.”
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Sermon sin Agustino, olla sin tocino.—“A sermon
without a quotation from St. Agustin is like an
olla without bacon.”—An olla without bacon
the Spaniards consider very unsavory.
Ser mucho cuento.-“To be a thing of moment.”
To imply, that something requires reflection.
Ser muy delicado para el Infierno.—“To be very
delicate for hell.”—A familiar expression, used
as a smeer at a person who complains at trifles.
Ser puta y buena muger, como puede ser, Señor
Bachiller 3–4° How can a woman be a whore,
and a good woman, Mr. Bachelor?”—The ques-
tion, how can a whore and an honest woman
be the same thing, arises from the words, buena
muger being applied ironically by the Spaniards
to a lewd woman, whence the proverb.
Ser tan derecho como un baqueta –“ To be as up-
right as a ram-rod.”—Said of a person who is
remarkably stiff and formal.
Ser toda hoja sin fruto.—“ All leaf and no fruit.”
That is, all shew and no substance, or all words
and no actions. --
Ser una almendrada.-‘‘To be like orgeat.”—A
metaphorical expression, intimating, that some-
thing is flattering to the taste of another.
Ser una chispa.-‘To be like a spark.”—A familiar
expression, signifying, that one is very lively
and animated.—It is commonly applied to a
person of small stature. .
Ser un coco.—“To be like a cocoanut.”—To be
remarkably ill looking,
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Ser una colodra.-" To be like a wine butt.”—A
familiar expression, used in Old Castile, to sig-
nify that a man is a great drinker.
Servir à un Señor d merced.—“ To serve a lord
without a salary.”—That is, to be rewarded at
his pleasure.
Si cumples las unas, con otras promesas, en lo q”
parărom aquellas, pararán estas.-“If you
fulfil past promises with new ones, as they
were performed so will these be.”—It is ap-
plicable to a bad or irregular paymaster, who
pays one acceptance by giving another.
Si da el cantaro en la piedra, Ó la piedra en el cón-
taro, mal para el cantaro.—“If the pitcher
strike the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is
bad for the pitcher.”—It intimates, that we
should not struggle nor contend with those who
have more power than ourselves.
Si desta escapo y no muero, nunca mas bodas al
cielo.—“If I escape this, and do not die, I will
never go again to weddings in heaven.”—It has
its origin from the fable of the fox and the
eagle, which let the former fall from a great
height. In its fall, it states he made use of
the words of the proverb. It is applicable to
persons who, when they find themselves in im-
minent danger, promise that if they escape
they will never again expose themselves to the
same hazard.
Si Dios de aqui me levanta, manaſia hilaré una
manta.-" If it please God I rise, I shall
weave a blanket to-morrow.”—The proverb
has its origin from an old woman, who found
herself so cold in bed, that she promised, if
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she lived until the morning, she would weave
herself a covering. The day came, and the
weather being warm, she forgot the cold night
and her promise. It is applicable to persons
who are always promising to do something
“to-morrow,” until poverty and disgrace over-
take them. -
Si Dios de esta me escapa, nunca me cubrirá tal.
capa.-‘‘ If God delivers me from this scrape,
I shall never get under such a covering.”—It is
applicable to persons who, having suffered from
some misfortune, determine to avoid the cause
of it in future.
Si el burlador fuere burlado, el rostro ledo no
enojado. —“If a jester have a joke put upon
him, let his face look merry, not angry.”
Si el cielo se cae, pararle las manos.-" If the
sky falls, hold up your hands.”—We say, “If
the sky falls we shall catch larks.” .
Si el cielo se cae, quebrarse han las ollas.—“If
the sky falls, the pots will be broken.”
Si el corazon fuera de acero, no le venciera el di-
nero.—“If the heart were made of steel, mo-
ney would not conquer it.”—Shewing how
difficult it is to resist the temptation of ava-
TIC6,
Si el juramento es por mos, la burra es muestra
par Dios.-" If the oath is in our favor, the
ass is ours, by God's aid.”—Applicable to
those who do not fear swearing falsely, when
they derive some interest from it.
Si el necio no fuese al mercado, no se venderia lo
malo.—“If the fool did not go to market,
they would not have sold him what is bad.”
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Si el niño lloráre, acallelo su madre y si no qui-
siere callar, develo llorar.—“If the child cries
let the mother hush it, and if it will not be
hushed she must let it cry.”—The proverb has
its origin from two scholars travelling to Sala-
manca. They stopped at an inn where, during
their stay, they were annoyed with the cries of
a child, and its mother scolding and beating it.
At their departure, they wrote the words of the
proverb, and gave it to the mother of the child,
who was their hostess, as a valuable piece of
advice. .
Siembra trigo en barrial, y pon viña en casqjal.—
“Sow corn in clay, and plant vines in gra-
vel.” w
Siembra y cria, y habrás alegria.-" Sow and
breed, and you shall have joy.”—Advice and
comfort to agriculturists.
Sientate en tu lugar, no te harán levantar.—“Sit
in your place, and they will not make you
rise.”—Advice to persons not to assume airs
and importance above their rank and station
in life.
Sieres miſſio y has amor, que harás quando mayor 2
“If you are but a boy, and in love, what will
you be when you grow older f*—Signifying,
that if the inclinations of children are not cor-
rected when they are discovered, they after-
wards grow stronger, and increase with age,
that with difficulty they can be subdued.
Si esta pella d la pared no pega, à lo menos der-
ará serial.—“If this ball does not stick to the
wall, it will at least leave a mark.”—It alludes
to defamation; intimating, that the venom of
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slander always leaves some wound upon the
object of its attack. -
Siete al saco, y el saco en tierra-‘‘Seven at the
sack, and the sack on the ground.”—By which
is alluded, the folly of many persons who lay
wagers concerning the carrying of some great
weight, or to do any other thing which together
they could not be able to perform.
Siete es convite, y nueve es convicio.—“Seven is a
company, and nine is confusion.”—Alluding to
a dinner party.
Siete estados debaro de tierra. —“Seven degrees
under ground.”—A metaphorical expression,
to intimate that a thing is mysterious or con-
cealed.
Siete hermanos en un consejo de lo tuerto hacen
derecho.—“Seven brothers in a council make
wrong right.”—Alluding to the decisions of
a faction, in which justice is never admini-
stered.
Siete hijos de un vientre, cado uno de su mieute.
“Seven sons of one mother, and each one of
a different mind.”—We say, “Many men many
minds.” .. -
Siete pies de tierra.-" Seven feet of land.”—An
expression to signify the grave.
Si fuera adevino, no muriera mezquino.—“ If I
were a fortune-teller, I should not die a beg-
gar.”—lt is commonly used in reply to one
who reproaches another with his ill fortune,
and want of foresight, in any adventure or spe-
culation. -
Siglo de oro—“The golden age.”—That period
£. which the poets imagined, in which mankind
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lived in innocence, enjoying the fruits of the
earth in abundance, without interruption from
the influence of malice and envy.
Sigue razon, aunque à unos agrad, y a otros no.
“ Follow the dictates of reason, although it
please some and not others.”
Si la envidia fuera tiſia, que de tiſſiosos hubiera.
“If envy were a scald head, what a number of
persons there would be afflicted with it.” –
Si (a locura fuese dolores, en cada casa darian
voces.—“If madness were painful, there would
be roaring in every house.”—Alluding to the
different descriptions of madness. Some are
religiously mad, some are politically mad,
some are mad with wine, some with love,
&c. &c.
Si la natura senála, Ó es buena, o muy mala.-
“If nature makes her mark, it is either very
good or very bad.”—Intimating, that persons
who are peculiarly formed by nature, prove
to be very good or very bad characters.
Si la vista no me agrada, no me aconsejes mada.
“That which does not please my eye, do not
recommend to me.”—Which shews how dif-
ficult it is to advise one from following his in-
clinations, when his mind is already prepos-
sessed.
Si lo cena, no lo almuerza.-“If you eat it at
supper, you cannot breakfast off it.”—It is ap-
plicable to improvident persons.
Si Marina bay/6, tome lo que halló.-“If Ma-
rian danced, let her take the consequences.”—
The proverb has its origin from a young lady,
who was fond of frequenting balls, and became
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remarkably lusty in consequence. It alludes to
the risk to which women expose themselves
who are fond of dances and balls.
Sin comerlo ni beberlo.—“Without eating or drink-
ing it.”—A familiar and metaphorical expres-
sion, to intimate that a person has suffered
some loss or harm, without having had any
share or concern in the affair.
Sin decir agua va l—“Without saying, Here goes
water l’—A metaphorical expression, intimat-
ing that one occasions another some harm or
uneasiness unexpectedly. It has its origin from
the custom that exists in Portugal, and some
parts of Spain, to discharge the contents of
certain vessels into the streets at night, at the
same time giving warning to the passengers,
by crying out “Agua va!”
Sin encomendarse à Dios mi al diablo.—“Without
commending himself to God or the devil.”—
By which is signified, the intrepidity and fool-
hardiness with which a mau throws himself into
some desperate affair.
Sin mas que su cuerpo gentil.—“Nothing more
than his genteel body.”—By which is given to
understand, that a person is short of money
and means, and possessing nothing but what
covers him.
Si no es en esta barqueta, será en la que se fleta.
“If it is not in this vessel, it will be in the
next one that is chartered.”—It intimates, that
if a person be unfortunate at one time, he may
be more successful at another.
Si no va el otero à Mahoma, vaya Mahoma al
otero-" If the mountain will not go to Ma-
350 SI — Sl
homet, let Mahomet go to the mountain.”—
Signifying, that if one cannot do as he would,
he must do as he can.
Si no vale por testamento, valga por codicilio.-
“If it will not do for a will, it will answer for
a codicil.”—An expression commonly used to
manifest a desire to obtain something by legal
and honorable means.
Sin padre ni madre, mi perro que me ladre.—
“Without father or mother, nor dog to bark
at me.”—Which signifies, that a person has no
one to whom he is to pay respect or obedi-
ence; that he acts freely and uncontrolled.
Si otros siembran en el estercolado, siembra tu en
el holgado.—“If others sow on the land that
is dunged, do you sow on that which has lain
fallow.”
Si pasares por Torote, echa una piedra en el ca-
pote.—“If you pass by the river Torote, put
a stone in your coat.”—It is said in that river
there are excellent stones to whet knives, &c.
Torote is a small river in Castile, not far from
Madrid.
Si preguntais por berzas, mi padre tieme un gar-
banzal.—“If they ask you for cabbages, my
father has a field full of peas.”—A familiar
expression used to reproach a person for an-
swering foreign to the question.
Si quieres bien casar, casa con tu igual.—“If
you would be well married, marry your equal.”
The same as Casar y compadrar, &c.
Si quieres buena fama, no te de el sol en la cama.
“If you would have good fame, do not let the
sun shine upon you in bed.”—A reproof to the
sluggard, and a praise to the diligent.
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Si quieres cedo come con hambre y bebe
d vagar.—“If you wish to grow lusty, eat
when you are hungry, and drink at your lei-
sure.”—Teaching, that to nourish ourselves
well, we should only eat when we have an ap-
petite, and drink at our leisure.
Si quieres enfermar, lavate la caberza y vete d
echar.—“ If you wish to be ill, wash your
head and go and lay down.”—It recommends
exercise after bathing the head.
Si quieres que te siga el can, da le pan.—“ If
you would have the dog follow you, give him
bread.” -
Si quieres ser bien servido, servite d ti mismo.—
“ If you wish to be well served, serve your-
self.” n
Si quieres ser polido, trae aguja y hilo.—“ If
you would beneat, carry a needle and thread
about you.”— Besides its literal signification,
itintimates, that a person ought always to be
prepared with certain trifles which are in daily
requisition.
Si quieres tener buen mozo, antes que le masca el
bozo.—“If you would have a good servant,
take him before the down appears on his
face.” 3.
Si quieres un dia bueno, hazte la barba; un mes
bueno, mata un puerco; un año bueno, cásate;
un siempre bueno, hazte clerigo.—“ If you
wish a good day, shave yourself; a good month,
kill a pig; a good year, marry; and one always
good, become a clergyman.” x.
Si quieres vivir sano, hazte viejo temprano.—“If
you would live inhealth, be old betimes.”—
That is, take care of yourself betimes.
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Sirve à seſior, y sabrás que es dolor.—“Serve a
great man, and you will know what sorrow is.”
Si se perdiéron los anillos, aqui quedaron los de-
dillos.—“If the rings be lost, the fingers re-
mained here.”—It intimates, that we should
not regret much the loss of the accessary, when
the principal has been saved.
Si soy bobo, meteme el dedo en la boca —“If I
am a fool, put your finger in my mouth.”
Si tantos halcones la garza combatem, à fe que le
maten.—“If so many falcons attack the heron,
they certainly will kill her.”—Which intimates,
that there is no resisting a number of solicita-
tions, frequently repeated, to obtain some ob-
Ject.
Si te da el pobre, es porque mas tome.—“If
the poor man gives, it is to receive more.”
, Si teneis cabeza de vidrio, no os tomeis a pedra-
das conmigo.—“If you have a head made of
glass, do not throw stones at me.”—Inti-
mating, that one who has faults of his own
should not reproach another with the same.
Si tiemes de mi emojo, descalzate un zapato, y
echalo en remojo.—“ If you are angry with
me, pull off one of your shoes and lay it in
soak.”—We say, “If you are angry, turn the
buckle of your belt behind.”—Signifying, that
one treats his displeasure with contempt.
Si tienes medico amigo, quitale la gorra, y em-
bialo à casa de tu enemigo.—“If you have a
friend a physician, take off your hat to him,
and send him to the house of your enemy.”
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Si uno, dos y tres, te dicen que eres asno, ponte un
rabo.—“ If one, two, and three persons call
you an ass, put on a tail.”—It intimates, what
many say must be true; or that it is so gene-
rally considered.
Sobre brevas no bebas.-‘‘ Do not drink after figs.”
It intimates that it is unhealthy to drink water
upon figs.-They also say,
Sobre brevas vino bebas.-‘‘Drink wine upon figs.”
Sobre gusto no hay disputa.-" There is no disput-
ing about taste.”—It signifies, that when a
person declares his taste for any thing, another
should not suggest reasons against it. We say,
“Every one to their mind, as the old woman
said, when she kissed her cow.”
Sobre negro no hay tintura.—“There is no paint-
ing black.”—A jocose expression, to intimate
the difficulty to correct or improve a person of
a naturally vicious disposition ; or to conceal
or palliate ugly and bad actions.
Sobre padre no hay compadre.—“When once a
father, no godfather.”—By which is intimated,
the strength of affection to a parent above that
of any other title.
Sobre peras vino bebas, y sea tanto que maden ellos.
“After eating pears, drink wine till they swim.”
Sobre un huevo pone la gallina-‘‘The hen lays
on one egg.”—Signifying, that all beginnings
are small, but they increase by degrees.
So el sayal, hay al-‘Under the sackcloth there is
something else.”—Intimating, that we should
not judge of persons by their dress and ap-
pearance. > * >
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So la buena razon empece el engañador.—“Under
a good pretext the knave begins.”—Intimating,
that he who intends to cheat another, common-
ly makes use of fair words and plausible rea-
sons to obtain his ends.
Solano malo de invierno peor de ceramo.—“ The
East wind is bad in winter and worse in sum-
mer.”—We say, “Wind from the East, is neither
good for man or beast.”
So la sombra del nogal, no te pongas a recostar.
“Do not lay down under the shade of a wal-
nut tree.”
Sol con uſias.-* The sun with claws.”—A meta-
phorical expression, when a number of small
clouds interpose, so as to impede the sun's
light from shining with its full clearness and
strength.
Solo como esparrago.—“As solitary as asparagus.”
Because they grow separately. Said of one
who has no relations or friends, or who lives
and walks about alone.
Homo solitarius.
Sol que mucha madruga poco dura.—“When the
sun rises early it lasts but a short time.”—Sig-
miſying, that when the sun looks glaring early
in the morning, it is a sign of rain.
Soltero pavon, desposado leon, casado asno.—“A
beau bachelor, a lion lover, and a married
ass.”—The degrees that many men take.
Somos Chinos.-‘‘We are Chinese.”—A familiar
expression, commonly used to let a person who
wishes to cheat another know, that it is not so
easy a matter, alluding to the opinion of the
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Chinese being great cheats; corresponding
with our saying, “I am Yorkshire too.”
Soñaba el ciego que veia, y soñaba lo que queria.
“The blind man dreamed that he saw, and he
dreamed what he wished.”—We are all apt to
dream of, or fancy things agreeably to our
wishes.
Soñar despierto.—“To dream when awake.”—By
which is expressed, that a person discourses,
believes, or relates things which are doubtful,
without order or principle.
Son pelos de cochino 2–4 Are they hog's bristles f"
An expression commonly used, to signify that
one does not estimate the value of something
which it deserves.
Sopa borracha.-" Inebriating soup.”—Soup which
is composed of biscuits, wine, sugar and cinna-
mon, and sometimes with other ingredients.
Sopa en vino no emborracha ; pero arrima d las
paredes.—“Soup in wine does not intoxicate;
but it makes one lean against the wall.—Which
teaches, that a thing operates although it may
be concealed or disguised.
Sopas de gato.—“Cat's soup.”—Which is made
by frying garlic in oil, and afterwards mixing
it with a certain quantity of water, according to
the strength they wish the soup, and seasoned
with salt, pepper, and pimienta, to be ate like
ordinary soups, with thin slices of bread cut
into it.
Soplando, brasa se saca llama, y enojos de mala
palabra.-‘‘Blowing a burning coal makes a
flame, and an ill word excites anger.”
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Soplar y sorber no puede junto ser.—“To blow and
sip at one time cannot be done.”—Two con-
trary actions cannot be performed together.
So vayna de oro, cuchillo de plomo.—“ Under a
sheath of gold to have a knife of lead.”—
Which intimates, that very often the best ap-
pearances deceive.
Su alma en su palma.—“His soul in the palm of
his hand.”—Which gives to understand, that,
in counterbalancing the actions of another, we
place to account his good and bad ones.—It
has its origin from the custom of the gypsies
looking at a person's hand with the pretext of
telling their fortunes.
Subirse à las barbas.-‘‘To advance to the beard.”
To be daring, or to lose respect for one's su-
perior. It is also applied to one who wishes
to be upon equal terms with another, who
excels him in talents and attainments.
Subirse à predicar.—“It mounts to preach.”—An
expression used to signify that the wine is of
a good quality, that it will mount to the pulpit
of the brain, and make a man eloquent.
Sudar el hopo.—“To sweat to the tail.”—That is,
to labour under some great difficulty.
Suelas y vino andan camino.—“Soles and wine go
the journey.”—That is, good leather for the
feet, and good wine for the spirits.
Sueño sosegado no teme mublado.—“Quiet sleep
does not fear foul weather.”—It alludes to a
man with good health, a good conscience,
and a good purse.
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Sufrase quien penas tiene, que tiempo tras tiempo
viene.—“Let him be patient who has afflic-
tions, the times will change.”—Advising those
who labour under the greatest difficulties not
to lose hope.
Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis.
Sufrir cochura por hermosura.--" To suffer boiling
for the sake of beauty.”—Alluding to the cus-
tom of going through the process of sweating
from the fumes of sulphur.
Sufriré hija golosa y albendera, mas no ventanera.
“I had rather suffer my daughter to be con-
stantly eating, and amusing herself at some
trifling employment, than to be always shewing
herself at the window.” .
T.
Taberna singente poco vende.—“A tavern without
guests sell little.”—Intimating, that solitude
and retirement are not the means of seeking
gain and advancement.
Tal hora el corazon brama, aunque la lengua calla.
“In such an hour the heart throbs, although
the tongue be silent.”—Which teaches us, that
it is sometimes proper to conceal our troubles
and griefs.
Tal para tal, Maria para Juan.—“Every one with
their mates, like Mary and John.”
Tan bueno es Pedro como su amo.—“ Peter is as
good as his master.”—By which is intimated,
that one is as worthy to be trusted as the other.
We say, “Jack is as good as his master.”
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Tan contenta va una gallina con un pollo como otra
con ocho.—“One hen is as content with one
chicken as another is with eight.”—Shewing
the power of love and affection of parents to
their children.
Tañe el equilon y duermen los tordos , al son-
“The bell rings, and the thrushes sleep at the
sound.”—It is said of persons who have lost
the fear of reproof, and are insensible of what
is said to them.
Tan presto va el cordero como el carnero-" The
lamb goes as fast as the sheep.”—It intimates
the uncertainty of death, that the young die as
well as the old.
Tan señor es cada uno en su casa, como el rey de sus
alcavalas.—“Every man is as much a lord in
his own house, as the king is lord of his taxes
or duties.” -
Tantas veces va el cantaro à la fuente que dera el
asa, o la frente.—“ The pitcher goes so often
to the well, that it leaves its handle or its
mouth.”—Signifying, that a person who ex-
poses himself to danger, must suffer from it.
Tanto, entornó, que trastormó.—“ He turned it
about so much that he overthrew it.”—Which
implies, that persons when they are too eager
and importunate, generally injure the cause they
espouse, by their attempts to make it more
clear and impressive.
“Ne quid nimis.”—TERENCE.
Tanto pan como el pulgar, torna el alma a su lugar.
“A piece of bread of the size of one's thumb
restores the soul to its place.”—Meaning, that
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a trifling and timely assistance will save a man
from ruin.
Tanto quiso el diablo à sus hijos que les sacó los
ojos.-‘‘The devil was so fond of his children
that he plucked out their eyes.”—A reproof to
parents who indulge indiscreetly their children,
to the prejudice of their morals and education.
Tanto vales quanto tiemes.—“You are worth as
much as you possess.”—A familiar and joking
expression, signifying that the influence and
esteem amongst men, depends commonly upon
their being rich or poor.
Tapar la mariz, y comer la perdiz. –“ Hold your
nose, and eat the partridge.”—Signifying, that
a partridge must be kept until it smells high.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Tardes de Marzo, arrecoge tu ganado.—“ In the
evenings of March, gather your flock together.”
Intimating how variable and uncertain the wea-
ther is in this month.
Temblar como hoja en arbol-‘‘To tremble like a
leaf on a tree.”
Temblar la barba.-‘To make the beard tremble.”
An expression signifying to have fear or respect
for another.
Templada está la gayta.-" The bagpipe is in tune.”
Alluding to a man who never speaks but when
he has his belly full, and stimulated with wine;
then they compare him to a bagpipe in tune,
when he is merry and diverts the company.
Tender las velas.—“To crowd sail.”—A metaphori-
cal expression, to signify to be eloquent and
brilliant in one's discourse and argument.
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Tenemos hijo o hija?—“Have we a son or a daugh-
ter?”—A question commonly put to enquire
the result of some doubtful negotiation, whether
it had terminated successfully or unfortunately.
Tener d alguno en ascuas.-‘‘ To keep one upon
hot coals.”— A metaphorical expression, usu-
ally applied to intimate that a person is in a
state of great alarm and anxiety. --
Tener alguna buenas 0 malas ausencias.-‘‘ A per-
son to have a good or bad absence.”—A fa-
miliar mode of expressing that persons are well
or ill spoken of in their absence.
Tener a uno entre algodones.—“To keep one be-
tween cotton.”—A mode of expressing that
one has got into good quarters, enjoying himself
in luxury and ease. .
Tener alguna cosa su legua de mal camino.—“To
have something its league of a bad journey.”—
To have its difficulties and embarrassments.
Tener barro a mano-‘‘To have clay in the hand.”
A familiar expression, signifying, that a person
has money, or the needful, for any thing.
Tener bien herrada la bolsa.-‘‘To have one's purse
well lined.”—Signifying, that a person is well
provided with money.
Tener bien puestos los bolos.-" To have the balls
well placed.”—A metaphorical expression, to
intimate that a person has taken precaution,
and secured the means for the accomplishing of
any object.
Tener bien sentada su baza-‘To have his trick
well placed.”—A familiar expression, to sig-
nify that a person's credit or character is good.
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Tener bigotes.—“To have mustachios.”—A meta-
phorical expression, to signify that a person is
firm and persevering in his resolutions, and will
not permit any one to trifle with him.
Tener buenas amarras-“To have good cables.”
A metaphorical expression, implying that a per-
son has powerful protectors.
Tener buenas barbas.-‘To have a good beard.”
A familiar expression, to intimate that a wo—
man is handsome.
Tener buenas bigoteras.-* To appear well in curl
papers.”—A familiar expression, used when
speaking of women, to say that they are beau-
tiſul.
Tener buen estomago.—“To have a good stomach.”
A metaphorical expression, to signify that a per-
son submits to insults and injuries from others
without feeling or resentment.
Tener buen 3 mal cerca.-" To have a good or bad
presence.”—An expression used to denote that
a person looks well, or has an ill look when he
is near.
Tener bula para todo.-" To have a bull for every
thing.”—That is, a Pope’s bull. It is said of
a man of licentious manners, who, without any
scruple, does what he likes.
Tener cara de corcho.—“To have the face of a
cork.”—To have little shame. A hard and
dark-featured countenance.
Tener casa y tinelo.-‘To have a house and a dining
room.”—it signifies that a man has bed and
board, free of expence. * .
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Tener cascos de calabaza.-" To have the skull of
a calabach.”—To have little sense or under-
standing.
Tener como en la bolsa alguna cosa.-" To have
a thing as secure as if in one's purse.”—To
have great confidence in obtaining anything.
Tener el agua a la garganta-" To be up to the
neck in water.”—A metaphorical expression.
To signify, that a person is in imminent dan-
ger. - w
Tener el alma en un hilo.—“To hold one's soul
on a thread.”—A metaphorical expression, sig-
nifying, that one is under great fear from risk
or apprehension.
Tener el brazo largo.—“To have a long arm.”—
It is used to signify, that a person has great
power and influence.
Tener el diablo en el cuerpo.—“To have the devil
in his body.”—Applicable to a person who is
very shrewd and turbulent.
Tener el lazo è la garganta-‘‘To have the rope
about the neck.”—To be in imminent danger.
Tener el seso en los calcañares.—“To have one's
brains in the heels.”—To have little judgment.
Tener en la uſia.—“To have it in one's nail.”—
Corresponding with ours, “At his fingers
ends.”—To know a thing well, and to be
ready to refer to any point of it.
Tener entrada en casa de un señor.—“To be
admitted to a great man.”—To be in his fa-
vor, or to have his ear.
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Tener estrella.-* To have a star.”—Signifying,
that a person is fortunate, and meets with
friendship and protection from the world.
Tener garrones.—“To have cock spurs.”—Denot-
ing, that a person is advanced in years, and is
experienced in the arts and deceit of the world;
that it is not possible to take advantage of him,
or to persuade him to act contrary to his opi-
IIIOIle -
Tener gracia.-"To have a good air and manners;
also to be witty.”
Tener horca y cuchillo.—“ To have the gallows
and knife.”—In former times, it signified to
have the power and jurisdiction to punish, even
with death. -
Tener la barriga a la boca-‘To have the belly
up to one's mouth.”—A lady to be near the
period of her accouchement.
Tener la consciencia ancha.-‘‘To have a broad
conscience.”—A metaphorical expression.—
To signify, that one is not over scrupulous
in his dealings.
Tener la lengua gorda-‘To have a thick tongue.”
Signifying that a man is drunk.
Tener la sarten por el mango.—“To have the
frying pan by the handle.”—Signifying, that
some one has the principal management and
authority in an establishment or reputation.
Tener las espuelas calzadas.-“To have one’s spurs
fixed.”—That is, to be ready to set out on a
journey.—It is used metaphorically, to signify,
that one is about to undertake some negotia-
tion.
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Tener leche en los labios.-" To have milk on the
lips.”—To signify, that a person is ignorant
and inexperienced, alluding to infants sucking.
Tener malas cosquillas-“To be very ticklish.”—
Signifying, that a person is very irritable and
impatient.
Tener malos dedos para organista.-‘‘ He has bad
fingers for an organist.”—By which is inti-
mated, that a person is not adapted for the
employment or pursuit in which he is engaged
or intends to follow.—It applies to any pro-
ºfession.
Tener mal puesta la cabeza-‘To have one's head
badly placed.”—To have little understanding,
or to act without judgment or reason.
Tener mas conchas que un galápago.—“To have
more shell than a tortoise.”—Signifying, that
a person is dissembling, and over and above
cautious.
Tener mucha pimienta.-" To have much pepper.”
A metaphorical expression, signifying, that
some article of merchandize is very high in
price.
Tener muchas conchas.-‘‘ To be well cased in
shells.”—Said of a person who is very reserved,
dissembling and cunning.
Tener mucho gallo–. To strut like a cock.”—To
have an haughty air or affectation of power and
authority. - +
Tener narices de perro perdiguero.—“To have the
nostrils of a spaniel.”—Which, besides its
literal meaning, to have a good sense of smell-
ing, it metaphorically signifies, that a person
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foresees, or that he has a presentiment of
something that will happen.
Tener offo en una cosa.-" To have an eye upon
a thing.”
Tener pelos en el corazon.—“ To have hairs on
his heart.”—Signifying that a man is very re-
solute and determined.—It is also used when
a man feels no compassion for the sufferings
of others.
Tener pocas barbas.-" To have little beard.”—To
signify that a person is young.
Tener quatro quartos.-‘To have four quarts.”—
By which is meant, that a man has money.
Quarto is a Spanish coin, worth four mara-
vedees.
Tener sangre de chinches.- "To have the blood
of bugs.”—A metaphorical expression, to in-
timate that a person is remarkably stupid and
troublesome,
Tener sangre en el Ojo.—“To have blood in the
eye.”—A metaphorical expression, to signify,
that a person is honorable and punctual in dis-
charging his duty. *
- º & .
Tener seco el cráneo.—“To have a dried cranium.”
A metaphorical expression, to signify that a
man has become mad.
Tener seguras las espaldas.”—“ To have one's
shoulders secure.”—To have good and power-
ful protection. *.
Tener su angel de guarda.-" To have his angel
guardian.”—That is, that a person is under
the protection of some man of power and im-
portance, either as security or otherwise.
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Tener telerañas en los ojos.-" To have cobwebs
in the eyes.”—An expression used as a joke,
to one who does not see his business clearly.
Tener una cabeza de hierro è de bronce.—“ To
have a head of iron or brass.”—To signify,
that a person is indefatigable in his studies or
his business. -----
Tener una cosa muletas.-‘‘ Any thing to have
young mules.”—It is used when things are
well known to be ancient and worn out.
Tener uſias.-" To have claws.”—Applied when
any thing is very difficult to manage, or when
one is oppressed by it and cannot escape from
its power.
Tener un corazon de bronce.—“To have a heart
of bronze.”—A familiar expression, to express
that a person is hard, inflexible, and relent-
less.
Tener uno muchos entresijos.-" One to have a
number of recesses.”—Applicable to a person
who has much reserve, and who acts with cau-
tion and dissimulation in what he does or says.
It is also applied to things when they are very
complicated and difficult to understand and
unravel. -
Tener uno sus puntas y collar.—“ One to have
his point and collar.”—That is, to be haughty
and proud.—In Spain, formerly the men of
rank wore loose coats, sloped down before,
and unbuttoned; under which was a rich waist-
coat, and its collar, terminating in two points.
Tiempo ni hora, no se ata con soga.-‘‘Time and
hours are not to be tied with a rope.”—We say,
“Time and tide stay for no man.” -
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Tiempo tras tiempo viene.—“Times are always
changing.”—Which is used to console those
who are labouring under affliction, not to de-
spair.—That times and situations change, and
we change with them. º
Tempora temporibus succedunt.
Tiene buen offo para cubero.—“He has a good
eye for a cooper.”—It is used ironically, allud-
ing to the necessity of the eye of a cooper
being correct, to plane his staves evenly.
Tiene razon la buena mager, comiose los huevos,
gy diole con la Sarten.—“ The good woman
is in the right, she ate the eggs, and struck him
with the frying pan.”—It is said of a woman
who thus treated her husband; and is appli-
cable when a person wrongs another, and after-
wards abuses him.
Tierra negra buen pan lleva-" Black land bears
good corn.”—It is also applied to dark wo-
Iſle Ile
Tierra Ó heredad de año y vez.-‘‘A farm or an
estate must be cultivated one year, and laid
in fallow another.”
Terra qua, uno anno seminatur, altero quiescit.
Tieso como ajo.—“As upright as garlick.”—It sig-
nifies that a person is healthy, strong, and
robust.
Tira à dos hilos-“To shoot at two marks.”—
Corresponding with ours, “Two strings to
your bow.” :
Tirar, coces contra el aguijon.—“To kick against
the pricks.”—To resist obstinately, superior
strength or power.
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Tirar la barra.-4: To throw the bar.”—A me-
taphorical expression, to signify, that a person
sells his merchandize at the highest price he
Call,
Tirar la piedra y esconder la mano.—“To throw
the stone and conceal the hand.”—To do mis-
chief, and not to be seen in it.
*\
Tireras malas hicieron d mi padre boguituerto.—
“Bad scissars made my father wry mouthed.”
Alluding to the habit that some persons have of
twisting their mouths when they cut with a bad
knife or scissars.
Tocar & alguno la solfa-‘To make one sing his
solfa.”—A metaphorical expression. Signifying,
to chastise a person with a whip or a cane, so
as to make him sing his gamut—forte & con
expressione.
Tocar de cerca arun negocio.—“To encompass a
business.”—An expression to intimate that a
person has practical knowledge of an affair.
Tocar en el alma-‘To touch to the soul—“A
metaphorical expression to signify that a person
is under extreme affliction. -
Toda es nada, sino trigo y cevada.-‘‘All is nothing
except wheat and barley.”
Todas las aves con sus pares.—“ All birds with
their mates.”—Corresponding with ours, “Birds
of a feather flock together.” *
Todo cabeen fulano.—“Such a one is capable of
any thing.”—A metaphorical expression, to in-
timate that one is capable of committing any
base or villainous action. -
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Todo de una pieza como mano de mortero.—“All of
a piece like a pestle.”—It is applied to a person
without shape or figure.
Todo es dar en los broqueles.—“It is nothing but
the noise of targets.”—Corresponding with our
saying, “It is all noise and no work.” It is
used when men quarrel and make much noise,
and do not fight.
Todo es memester migar y sorber.—“It is necessary
to cut your bread small into, and sip your soup.”
Which teaches, that you must not neglect any
means, although they may appear trifling with
regard to others, for the accomplishing of our
wishes.
Todo es mada to deste mundo, si no se endereza al
segundo.—“All things of this world are no-
thing, unless they have a reference to the se-
cond.”—Signifying, that our business in this
world is to prepare ourselves for being worthy
of happiness in the next.
Todo lo haré, mas casa, con dos puertas no la
guardaré.-‘‘I will do any thing, but will not
take upon me to guard a house with two doors.”
Todo lo veo matas y por rozar.—“I find it ſull of
bushes, and all to be cleared.”—Signifying,
that a business is full of difficulties, and no
way made into it.
Todos d engañarla, y nadie por tomarla-‘All
come to delude her, and no one agrees to take
her.”—Said of a woman who had many lovers,
but not one would consent to marry her.
Todo saldrá en la colada.—“ It will all come out
in the soap suds.”—Signifying, that if a person
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does not take care, he will be paid off the old
score altogether.
Todos somos nobios y yo sobre todos.-"We are all
bridegrooms and I above the rest.”—Applied
to those who extol themselves above all others.
Todos son, buenos, y mi capa no parece—“They
are all honest men, and my cloak is not to be
found.”
Todo viene junto, como al perro los palos.-" All
come together, like a beating to a dog.”—It is
applied to a person who meets with many mis-
fortunes and troubles at one time.
Toma casa con hogar, y muger que sepa hilar.—
“Take a house that has a fire place, and a
wife that can spin.”—It recommends the en-
joyment of domestic comforts where it is
attainable.
Tomame acuestas, sabrás lo que peso.-" Take me
upon your back, and you will know what I
weigh.”—It is used when a person makes slight
of another. -
Tomar el cielo con las manos.-" To take hold of
heaven by the hands.”—To attempt impossi-
bilities. p
Tomar el ràbano por las hojas-“To take up the
radish by the leaves.”—To invert the order and
method in arranging things, placing those last
which ought to be first, and vice versa.
Tomar la muger en camisa,—“To take a woman
without a portion.” *
Tomar las calzas, de Villadiego.—“To take Vil-
ladiego's boots.”—That is, to run away with all
speed.
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Tomar la ocasion, por los cabellos.-" To take op-
portunity by the forelock.”—Not to lose a
favourable opportunity to promote our suc-
CGSS.
Topanse los hombres, u no los montes.—“Men meet,
tº j
but mountains do not.”
Tornésele el sueño del perro.—“It was like a dog's
dream to him.”—Alluding to the dog which
dreamed that he was eating a piece of meat,
and lay biting and growling, for which his
master gave him a kick, which awoke him. It
is applicable to persons who fancy they are
doing great things, but find out their error with
pain and disappointment.
Trabajar para el obispo.—“ To work for the
bishop.”— A metaphorical expression, to in-
timate, that a man's industry and exertions have
yielded no profit or advantage. That his cal-
culations and hopes have ended in vexation and
disappointment.
Traer a las ancas.-* To carry one behind on horse-
back.”—A metaphorical expression, signifying
that a person is maintained at the expence of
another.
Traer a uno al estricote.—“To toss a man about
like a tennis ball.”—To harass and perplex
him, so as not to let him have any rest.
Traer a uno entre dientes.—“To have a person be-
tween the teeth.”—To have a grudge against a
man, or to speak ill of him. -
Traer la barba sobre el hombro.—“To carry one's
beard on his shoulder.”—That is, to be upon
one's guard from the action of a person's look-
ing behind when pursued by an enemy.
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Traerlo escrito en la frente.—“To have it written
on his forehead.”—lt is applied when a person
takes no pains to dissemble what he is doing,
shewing it in his countenance, words, and ac-
tions. *
Traer un terto por los cabellos.-‘‘To strain a text
or quotation to our own sense, to bring it in by
head and shoulders.”
Tragarse un camello, y no poder pasar un mos-
quito.—“To swallow a camel, and to strain at
a gnat.”
Tramontana no tiene trigo, y el hombre pobre no
tiene amigo. —“A north wind has no corn, and
a poor man has no friend.”
Tras diez dias de ayunque de herrero, duerme alson
el perro.—“At the end of ten days of the
noise of the anvil, the dog will sleep.”—By
which is intimated the force of custom.
Tras el vicio viene elfornicio.—“After one vice an-
other greater one follows.”—Intimating how
easily vice increases upon a person. -
• Lautitia indulgens luxuriosus erit.
Tras esta hoja buelve otra-‘After this leaf an-
other follows.”—To signify that after ill luck,
good will follow.
Tras los dias viene el ses0.—“Sense comes with
age.” *: . . .
Tras pared ni tras selo, no digas en secreto.—“Do
not tell your secrets behind a wall or a hedge.”
For fear you should be overheard at the other
side. ** 2
Tras que la nobia era tuerta, pegóse la malhadada.
* Besides that, the bride had but one eye, she
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proved unfortunate.”—It is used when one
misfortune comes upon the neck of another.
Trasquilenme en la plaza, y no lo sepan en mi casa.
“They may whip me in the market-place, so
that it be not known in my house.”—lt is said
of those who have lost their reputation in pub-
lic, and wish to conceal it from their family
and friends.
Tratar & la baqueta.-‘‘To treat with a switch.”—
To signify to treat another with contempt and
degradation.
Travajo sin provecho, hacer lo que está hecho.—
“Work without profit, is to do what is already
done.”—We say, “It is bad working for a dead
horse.”
Tres cosas hacen al hombre medrar, sciencia y mar
3y casa real,—“Three things make a man
thrive, learning, the sea, and the court.”
Tres cosas matan al hombre, soles, cenas, y penas.
“Three things kill a man,—a scorching sun,
suppers, and troubles.” --
Tres hijas y una madre qualro diablos, para el padre.
“Three daughters and a mother, are four devils
for the father.”—It alludes to the quarrels and
caprices of many women in a family, who all
decide against the man. #tº
Tres pies à la Francesa.-" Three feet, according to
the French fashion.—”An expression which is
frequently used by the Spaniards, when one in-
sists upon another doing what he demands,
either by force, intrigue, or conquest. Very
applicable just now to the French army in
Spain, that wish to use their Tres pies à la
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Francesa against the liberty and independence
of Spain.
Tres terrazos y una estera el aruar de la frontera.—
“Three earthen crocks, and a mat, are the
household goods on the frontiers.”—The people
on the frontiers of countries are always poor,
being subject to be plundered if they possess
any thing of value; and, if they do, it must be
concealed. -
Tripa llena, ni bien huye ni bien pelea.—“A full
belly is neither good for running away, nor for
fighting.”—For exercise and fighting, temper-
ance is a good trainer.
Tripas llevan corazon, que no corazon tripas.-
“The bowels support the heart, and not the
heart the bowels.”—Which alludes to the mu-
tual co-operation and dependence that things
have one with another; and that we should not
be less careful of those, which, in some respect,
are considered of less consideration.
Triste es la casa, donde la gallina canta, y el gallo
calla.-“It is a gloomy house in which the hen
sings and the cock is silent.”—It is applicable
to hen-pecked husbands, who have no power
nor control in their houses. -
Tropezar en las erres.—“To stumble at the letters
R. R.”—By which is meant, that a man, from
having drunk too freely cannot pronounce these
two letters. -
Praº vino balbutire.
Tropezar en ungarbanzo.—“To stumble on a pea.”
Signifying, that a person makes a difficulty and
perplexes himself with every trifle; or who
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avails himself of the most frivolous pretext to
get into a passion with, or oppose another.
Tu dinero mudo, no lo descubras a ninguno.—“Do
not discover your dumb money to any one.”—
That is, money that is laid by, for fear of being
robbed, or persons wanting to borrow it.
Tuerto y no de nube, no hay maldad que no encubre.
“A one-eyed man, who has not a film over
the eye, conceals any sort of villany.”
Tú que coges el berro, guárdate del anapelo.—“You
who gather water-cresses, take care of the
wolf’s bane.”—Independent of its literal sig
nification, it intimates that we should be upon
our guard against things of a flattering exterior.
U.
Una en el ańo, y esa en tu daño.—“Once in the
year, and that at thy loss.”—It is said of one
who, after a length of time, determines to per-
form something, and that to turn out unfortu-
nately.
Una en el clavo y ciento en la herradura-‘‘ One
stroke on the nail, and a hundred on the horse-
shoe.”—It is applicable to one who talks much
and little to the purpose.
Una en papo, y otra en saco.—“One in the gorge
and another in the pocket.”—That is, to eat
and carry way. -
Una golondrina, no hace verano.—“One swallow
does not make a summer.”—Which teaches,
that we must not regulate general occurrences
by any singular or extraordinary event.
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Un agravio consentido, otro venido.—“The submit-
ting to one wrong brings on another.”—It in-
timates, that a man who tamely submits to a
wrong, or an insult, will have it repeated by
others. .
Un amor saca olro.—“One love expels another.”—
Corresponding with Amores nuevos, &c.
Un anima sola, mi canta ni llora.-‘‘ One person
alone neither sings nor cries.”—Intimating, that
an individual destitute of the help of others,
can be little or no service to society.
Uſias degalo, y habito de beato.—“A cat's claws,
and the habit of a devotee.”—A wolf in sheep's
clothing, or a hypocrite.
Un asno entre muchas monas, cocanle todas-
“When one ass is amongst many monkeys they
all make faces at him.”
Una vana y dos vacias.—“One void and two
empty.”—That is, words alluding to a person
who speaks much and little to the purpose.
Una vez que me arremangué, toda me ensucié–
“Once when I tucked up my sleeve, I dirtied
myself all over.”—By which is intimated the
ill luck of some persons, who, when they once
determine to do something, by some fatality
they never succeed.
Una via y dos mandados.- "To perform two er-
rands in one journey.”—We say, “To kill two
birds with one stone.”
Un clavo saca otro.—“One mail drives out another.”
Undia frio, y otro caliente, hace al hombre doliente.
“One day cold and another hot make a man
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indolent.”—It signifies, that extremes of heat
and cold are unhealthful.
Un huevo quiere sal y fuego.—“An egg requires
salt and fire.”—Signifying, that the most in-
significant thing requires some trouble and ex-
pence. -
Un huevo y ese huero.—“One egg and that had-
dled.”—It is often applied to persons who hav
but one child, and that a sickly one. &
Un lobo no muerde a otro.—“One wolf does not
bite another.”—Thieves do not steal from
thieves.
Un loco hace ciento.—“One fool makes a hundred.”
We say, “One fool makes many.”
Uno come la fruta aceda y otro tiene la dentera.—
“One eats sour fruit, whilst it sets another's
teeth on an edge.”—It corresponds with ours,
“One man's meat is another man's poison.”
It signifies, that he who is not in fault often
suffers the punishment of it.
Un offo á la sarten y otro à la gata.-‘‘ One eye to
the frying-pan, and the other to the cat.”—
Shewing the care to be taken of things, ard
of the persons that may steal them. .
Uno levanta la caza, y otro la mata.-" One man
starts the game, and another kills it.”—Inti-
mating, that one man takes all the pains and
trouble, and another runs away with the profit.
Una mano lava la otra, y ambas la cara-" One
hand washes the other, and both the face.”—
Which shews how necessary it is that we should
assist one another; for he who will not help
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his neighbour in distress cannot expect succour
when he may want it in turn.
Uno muere de atafea, y otro la desea.—“One dies
of a surfeit, and another wishes for it.”—By
which is intimated, that we often seek the gra-
tification of our passions or appetites, without
reflecting upon the mischief they have occa-
sioned to others.
Unos tienen la fama, y otros cardan la lana.-
“Some have the fame, and others card the
wool.”—lt signifies, that it frequently happens
that the honor or emolument of an undertaking
is given to one who does not merit it.
Un padre para cien hijos, y no cien hijos para un
padre.—“A father for a hundred sons, and not
a hundred sons for a father.”—By which is ex-
plained the true and secure affection of fathers
for their children, and the ingratitude with
which they generally return their kindness.
Un puerco encemagado, procura encenagar d otro.
“A hog that is bemired endeavours to bemire
the other hogs.”—It is applicable to a vicious
character, whose bad example and base princi-
ples corrupt the society in which he moves.
The proverb corresponds with ours, “One
'scabby sheep spoils a whole flock.”
Un ruin ido y otro venido.—“One base man gone
and another come.” -
Un ruin mientras mas lo ruegan masse estiende.—
“The more you court a base man the statelier
he grows.” -
Un solo golpe no derriba a un roble.—“An oak
cannot be felled at one blow.”—Which inti-
mates, that in order to succeed in our solicit-
ations, we must be earnest and persevering.
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V.
Vaca y carnero, olla de cavallero.—“ Beef and
mutton make an olla fit for a gentleman.”
Vaciarse por la lengua.-" To empty oneself by the
tongue.”—It is said of one who, without re-
flection, speaks of every thing he knows and
hears.
Valate Dios Pedro ! No tal que el asno es recio.—
“God save you Peter! There is no need, the
ass is strong.”—A man, seeing an ass running
away with a countryman, cried out, “God save
him,” fearing he was in danger; the clown
replied, “There was no fear, for his ass was
strong.” It is applied to persons who have
wealth and power, and are hurried along by
their passions and inclination, considering them-
selves beyond the reach of danger and mis-
fortune.
Valer un offo de la cara-" To be worth an eye.”
A thing to have an extravagant price.
Vale tanto como la carabina de Ambrosio.—“It is
worth as much as Ambrose's carbine.”—A say-
ing when a thing is of no use.
Valgame Dios —“O my God!”—A mode of ex-
clamation to express one's surprise at some oc-
CUITTell CC,
Valiente por el diente.—“A valiant tooth”—It is
applied to a man who is a great eater, and is
good for mothing else.
Vallestero loco, do pierde un virote alli echa otro.—
“A mad crossbow-man sends another shaft
after the one he lost.”
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Vallestero que mal tira preste tiene la mentira-
“A crossbow-man who is a bad marksman has
a lie ready.”—That is, to excuse his bad shot.
Van d misa los zapateros, ruegan à Dios que mueran
carneros.-"The shoemakers go to church, and
pray to God that sheep may die, that leather
may be cheap.”—To intimate, that every one
prays for his own advantage, although it be to
the detriment of others. .
Vanse los amores, y quedan los dolores.—“Love
flies away and the pain remains.”—It alludes to
imprudent attachments, which occasion pain,
disappointment, and frequently ruin.
Vanse los gatos y estiendense los ratos-“The cat's
away the mice will play.”
Vaya con Dios.-" Go with God.”—It is used when
a person takes leave of another, or when they
wish to cut short a conversation or a speech.
Wayan las duras, con las maduras-“Let the un-
ripe go with the ripe ones.”—Which intimates,
that we ought to submit to the inconveniencies
of an employment or office when we receive
the profits and advantages from it.
Wayase à espulgar un galgo.--" Go and pick fleas
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from off the greyhound.”—A mode of ex-
pression to send a person away with contempt,
who is very troublesome.
Wayne allá con mi labor—“I am going there with
my work.”—A metaphorical expression, ap-
plied to persons who are fond of interfering
with other people's affairs, without being so-
licited, but merely to gratify curiosity and im-
pertinence, . x
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Wejez mal deseadoes.—“Old age is little coveted.”
Vena de loco.—“The madman's ruin.”—A meta-
- phorical expression, explaining, that a man is
fickle and uncertain.
Vendergato por liebre.—“To sell a cat for a hare.”
To cheat a man, by selling him one thing for
another.
Vender humos.--" To sell smoke.”—A metaphorical
expression, applicable to those who by art and
address induce persons to believe that they
have influence with some great personage, and
thereby obtain money by selling them his ap-
pointment to situations, which turn out nothing
but smoke, - x
Wender miel alcolménero.—“To sell honey to one
who keeps hives.”—We say, “To carry coals
to Newcastle.”
Venir à casa con las estrellas-“To come home by
star-light.”—To keep late hours.
Venir como anillo al dedo.—“To come like a ring
on one's finger.”—That is, something has been
said or done opportunely.
Venir con la lengua de un palmo.—“To come with
the tongue hanging nine inches out of the
mouth.”—That is, in great haste, and panting,
with the tongue hanging out like a dog.
Venir con sus manos lavadas.-" To come with his
hands washed.”—A metaphorical expression,
by which is meant, that some one wishes to
enjoy the fruits of , other person's labours,
without having contributed any thing to them.
Venir el cuervo.—“At the coming of the crow.”—
A familiar expression, when a person-receives
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assistance, particularly if it be repeated. It
alludes to the miracle by which God fed
St. Paul the hermit, sending him every day, by
a crow, a half loaf of bread.
Venirse con los brazos cruzados.-‘‘To come with
" _ _ _ _ ]) yy $º y
one's arms folded.”—To return without having
succeeded in what a person had undertaken.
Ventura te dé Dios hijo, que saber poco te basta.
“God has been very good to your son, for a
little learning serves you.”—Which intimates,
that our exertions are of little avail, if fortune
does not assist us.
Werdad de Pedro Grullo, que à la mano cerrada la
llama puño.—“The truth of Peter Grullo,
when his hand is closed, he calls it a fist.”—
It intimates, that a person has told something
as news which every one knows. It is appli-
cable to a person who is fond of making much
of trifles; and according to our proverb,
“Making mountains out of mole-hills.”
Wer el cielo por embudo.—“To see the sky through
a funnel.”—Applicable to those who from
having been bred in retirement, have very little
knowledge of the world.
Per la paja en el Ojo ageno, y no la viga en el suyo
“To see the mote in another's eye, and not
the beam in one's own.”—Taken from the New
Testament, which intimates, that we notice
others defects, and are careless of our own.
Ver las orejas al lobo.—“To see the ears of the
wolf.”—A metaphorical expression, that one
finds himself in some danger, risk, or trouble
which alarms him. -
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Ver, oir y callar—“To see, to hear, and to hold
the tongue.”—Advising a person not to inter-
fere with affairs that do not concern them.
Audi vide tace,
Sic fruere pace.
Verse alguno en calzas prietas.--" To find oneself
in tight breeches.”—To be in some perplexity
or danger.
Very creer.—“To see and believe.”—An expres-
sion, used to explain that a person will not
believe what he hears to be true, without hav-
ing ocular demonstration.
Vestidos dan honor, que no hijos de emperador.—
“Clothes give honor, and not the sons of an
emperor.” -
Vete à Peralvillo.—“Go to Peralvillo.”—Equiva-
lent to our saying, “Go and be hanged.”—
Peralvillo is a village near Ciudad Real, in
Castile, where the holy brotherhood, or officers
for apprehending highwaymen, used to shoot
many of them, after catching them in the act
of robbing; whence the proverb, -
La justicia de Peralvillo.
Wieja escarmentada, arregazada pasa el agua.-
“The experienced old woman tucks up her
clothes when she crosses the water.”—Which
teaches us, that he who falls into the same
error twice, deserves the consequences from
not profiting by the experience of his first
loss. -
Wiejo amador, invierno conflor—“An amorous old
man is like a winter flower.”
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Viejo como la sarna--" As old as the itch.”—
Corresponding with ours, “As old as Adam.”
Viejo es Pedro para cabrero.—“ Peter is old for
a goatherd.”—Intimating, that when one is ad-
vanced in years, and can enjoy himself in re-
tirement and ease, he should not trouble or
perplex himself with affairs for which he is
unfit, and which might give him anxiety and
disquite. --
Wiejo pajar malo de encender, peor de apagar.—
“An old straw loſt is bad to take fire, and
worse to extinguish.”—Old age is not so fiery
as youth, but when once provoked, there is
more difficulty to appease its wrath.
Wiene como nacido.—“It comes as if it were born.”
Signifying, that something happens very aptly
for the end that was desired, -
Wienes à deseo, huelesme à poleo.—“ You come
to my heart's wish, and you smell to me of
pennyroyal.”—Which intimates, that a person
feels great pleasure in receiving some favorite
who had been long absent, and whose return had
been much desired; it also advises not to be
too familiar, that one's company may be more
valued.
Miento y ventura poco dura-‘‘Wind and good
luck are seldom lasting.” *
Villano harto de ajos.-" A clown stuffed with
garlic.”—A common and vulgar expression, to
signify that a person is vulgar and ill bred.
Vino acedo, y tocino añejo, y pan de centeno sostie-
men la casa en peso.-" Sour wine, and old
bacon and rye bread, keep a house rich.”—It
is the proverb of a covetous man, intimating,
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that these three things are economical, and
contribute to make a family wealthy.
Vino puro y ajo crudo, hacen andar al mozo agudo.
“Pure wine and raw garlic make the lad sharp
and active.”
Vino como rey, y agua como buey-" Wine like
a king, and water like an ox.”—Intimating,
that a king drinks sparingly of wine, and an
ox plentifully of water.—There are, however,
exceptions to this rule.
Vinole Dios a versin campanilla.--‘‘ God came
to visit him without a bell.”—It intimates, that
a man has had some unexpected good fortune.
It is the custom in Spain, when a person is
dying, to carry the viaticum to the house, pre-
ceded by an attendant ringing a bell; and
which gave rise to the proverb of God paying
a visit. . . %
Vino que es bueno, no ha menester pregonero.—
“ Good wine needs no cryer.”—We say,
“ Good wine needs no bush.”
Virtudes vencen señales.—“Virtues conquer incli-
nations.”—By which is meant, that by a tem-
perate and well-regulated conduct, vicious pro-
pensities may be kept under, and in time
finally subdued.
Visitar el jarro hasta ver el cabo.—“ To drink
from the jar until one sees the bottom.”—Al-
luding to a man who is fond of drink; that he
is never satisfied until his jug is empty, and
again replenished. x
Viuda lozana ó casada 0 sepultada ö emparedada.
“A bucksome widow must either be married,
or buried, or shut up in a convent.” -
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Piva la gallina, y viva con su pepita-‘‘Let the
hen live although she have the pip.”—Cor-
responding with ours, “To live and repent.”
Piva quien vence.—“Long live the Conqueror P-
By which is meant, that people are always
disposed and ready to applaud and follow the
fortunate man, and to reproach and forsake
the sinner that loses.
Piva Pºm. mil afios, o muchos años.-‘‘ May you
live a thousand years, or many years.”—A
courteous expression, to intimate, that a person
feels grateful for any favor or benefit conferred
upon him.
Vivir à sus anchuras.-‘‘ To live in a licentious
manner.”—Corresponding with our phrase,
“A short life and a merry one.”
Pivir bien, destierra miedo.”—“To lead a good life
drives away fear.”—Signifying, that he who
lives a virtuous and good life, neither fears to
live nor die.
Vivir con desahogo.—“To live at ease.”—To have
sufficient means to live without trouble and
anxiety.
Wolar con alas peguadas con cera.--"To fly with
wings stuck on with wax.”—To be proud and
conceited without cause; to aim at high dis-
tinctions and preferment, and to be suddenly
cast down.
Poló golondrino.—“ The swallow has fled.”—By
which is intimated, that now the opportunity
or the chance of obtaining something is lost,
from having neglected it in the proper time.
Wolver a uno las espaldas.-‘To turn one's shoul-
ders upon one.”—To abandon one.—To take
no notice of him.
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Volcer con las manos en la cabeza.-‘‘To return
with one's hands on the head.”—To return
wounded, defeated, or disappointed, from some
attack, undertaking, or pretension.
Wolver la hoja-‘To change leaf.”—A metapho-
rical expression, to signify that a person has
changed his mind, or had not performed what
he promised.
Wolverle à uno el alma al cuerpo.—“ To return
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one's soul to his body.”—To do or tell another
something which relieves him from great anx-
iety and care.
Wolverse atras.-‘‘To turn oneself backwards.”—
A metaphorical expression, to signify, that a
person has not kept his word or promise.—
We say, “To go backward of one's word.”
Volverse la albarda d la barriga.-* The pack-
saddle to be turned towards the belly.”—A
jocular expression, signifying, that something
has happened contrary to what was wished. . .
Voto a Dios.-" I vow to God.”—An expressioſi
made as an oath or threat.
Voz del pueblo, es voz de Dios.-" The voice of
the people, is the voice of God.”—Which
teaches, that what every one says must be
true.—Wow populi, vor Dei.
X.
Xabonar cabeza de asno, perdimiento de rabon.—
“To lather an ass's head is only wasting soap.”
Alluding to an incorrigible person.—Corre-
sponding with ours, “To wash the blackmoor
white.” R 2 -
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Xo que te estriego, burra de mi suegro.—“Stand
still while I curry you, my father-in-law's ass.”
A proverb used by the peasants when they beat
their wives.
Y.
Ya esta duro el alcacer para zampoñas-“The
grass is too hard to make pipes of.”—It inti-
mates, that a person has had his day, or op-
portunity; in allusion to the grass when it
becomes hard or dry, it cannot be made pipes
or whistles of. .
Ya que no bebo en la taverna, huélgome en ella.
“Now, that I do not drink in the tavern, I
rest myself in it.”—It is applicable to per-
sons who frequent gaming tables, balls, &c.,
and are content with being lookers on.
Ya que no seas casto, se cauto.—“If you are not
chaste, be cautious.”—To avoid giving scandal.
Ya te veo besugo, que tienes el offo claro.—“Now
I see you bream, for you have a clear eye.”
it is applied, to intimate that a person pene-
trates another's intention or object. It is more
frequently used “Ya te veo besugo.” Corre-
sponding with our phrase, “I see your drift.”
Yda y venida, por casa de mi tia.—“ Going and
returning to my aunt's house.”—It is appli-
cable to persons who cannot forbear calling into
a particular house on their way to or from
home.
Yegua apeada, prado halla-‘ A, mare without
her rider finds the meadow.”—Besides the
literal sense of this proverb, it—has a more
extensive signification; that in the midst of
our greatest difficulties necessity points out to
us the remedy for our relief.
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Yo como tu, tu como yo, el diablo nos juntô.—
“I like you, and you like I, the devil united
us”.-A common expression used by low peo-
ple, when they are married and disagree.
Yo dueña y v0s doncella quien barrerá la casa 2–
“I mistress and you miss, who is to sweep
the house f"—To , signify, that every person
ought to fulfil the duties of his situation, and
not press hard upon another.
Yo duro y vos duro quien llevará lo maduro.—
“I stubborn, and you stubborn, who is to
carry the load.”—Which explains the difficulty
of settling a bargain or agreement between two
obstinate and inflexible persons.
Yo me era megra, y vistieronme de verde.—“I
was a negro girl, and they dressed me in green.”
It is used as a reproof to those who wish to make
things or persons look well, by unbecoming or
ridiculous dress or ornaments, or who wish to
conceal some defects by means which only
render them more conspicuous.
Yo nach primero.—“I was born first.”—By which
one admonishes and reminds another that he has
taken precedence of him, who is his inferior
in years.
Y vengar quinientos sueldos.-" And to revenge
five hundred pence.”—This proverb has its ori-
gin from the following occasion:-The Spa-
niards of Old Castile, were formerly obliged to
pay a yearly tribute of five hundred virgins to
the Moors. After several battles, in which the
Spaniards were successful, it was changed from
five hundred virgins to five hundred sueldos,
or pieces of Spanish coin. But in process of
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time, the Spaniards, by force of arms, deli-
vered themselves from the degrading imposi-
tion.—This heroical action was performed by
men of rank and fortune. The phrase has
since been used to characterize a man of valour
and honor, and a true lover of his country.
Z.
2amcarron de Mahoma.—“ The heel bones of
Mahomet.”—They thus call the bones which
are said to be of that impostor, in derision of
those who go to visit the Moors, at the mosque
of Mecca.
2apatero à tu zapato.—“ Shoemaker, mind thy
shoe.”—Alluding to persons, who with only a
tincture of learning, think themselves capable
of judging of the several branches of litera-
ture.—The sentence of Apelles, is very appli-
cable to them.
Ne sutor ultra crepidam.
Ante los ojos del concurso Griego,
Puso Apeles un rasgo de su mano;
Era la copia del Pastor Troyano
Causa fatal del memorable fuego.
Consultaba el Pintor, con blando ruego,
Los votos de uno y otro ciudadano;
Censura la sandalia un artesano,
Y el divino pincel la enmienda luego.
Iºntonces lleno de soberbia el necio
Pretende hacer ridiculo aparato
De todo su saber, y en tono recio.
Censuró lo mas bello del retrato
Pero Apeles, volviendo con desprecio,
Le dice;—“Zapatero à tu zapato.”
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TRAN SLATION.
Before the eyes of a concourse of Greeks,
Apelles placed a painting by his own hands; it
was the figure of the Trojan Shepherd, the fatal
cause of the memorable fire.
The artist entreated, in the mildest terms, the
opinion of each of the citizens upon it; a me-
chanic found fault with the sandal, and instantly
the divine pencil corrected it.
The fool, then puffed up with arrogance, at-
tempted to make a ridiculous display of all he
knew, and in a rude tone of voice, censured the
finest part of the picture; but Apelles, turning
aside with contempt, said to him, “Shoemaker,
mind thy shoe.”
20rro en zorrera el humo to echa fuera.-" When
a fox is in his hole, the smoke fetches him
out.”
2urrard uno la badana-‘To thrash one's jacket.”
A familiar expression, to intimate, that one is
ill treated by word or action; and more gene-
rally to cudgel or horsewhip one.
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