English Proverbs

ENGLISH PROVERBS


A word is enough to the wise.
A buen entendedor, pocas palabras.
Actions speak louder than words.
Los hechos valen más que las palabras.
Appearances are deceptive. / Looksare deceiving.
Las apariencias engañan.
Barking dogs never bite.
Perro que ladra no muerde.
Better late than never.
Más vale tarde que nunca.
Chip off the old block.
De tal palo, tal astilla.Every cloud has a silver lining.
No hay mal que por bien no venga.
Hunt with cats and you catch only rats.
Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Sobregustos no hay nada escrito.
You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
Hoy por ti, mañana por mí.








IDIOMS


A Blessing In Disguise: 
Something good that isn't recognized atfirst. 

A Chip On Your Shoulder: 
Being upset for something that happened in the past. 

A Dime A Dozen: 
Anything that is common and easy to get.

A Doubting Thomas: 
A skeptic who needs physicalor personal evidence in order to believe something.

A Drop in the Bucket: 
A very small part of something big or whole.

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted: 
It's easy for a foolish personto lose his/her money. 

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: 
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out. 

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: 
You cannotchange who you are.

A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: 
By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: 
A visual presentation is far moredescriptive than words.















SLANGS

I haven't got a clue!  No tengo ni la más remota idea
I'm not bothered! - ¡A mí qué me importa!
I don't give a damn - Me importa uncomino
No way - ¡Ni hablar!
I feel great! - me siento de maravilla

Haven't seen your for donkey's years! - Hace mil años que no nos vemos


Hold on a sec! - ¡Espera un momento!


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