A Dictionary of Spanish ProverbsE. Lumley, 1834 - 391 Seiten |
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... fortune- teller of Valderas 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 ...
... fortune- teller of Valderas 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 ...
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... fortune for a bad one . " - Take advantage of a favorable opportunity to better your fortune , and provide for adversity . Alegrias alvarderos , que se quema el valado .- " Re- joice , Carriers for the fence is on fire . " - That is , a ...
... fortune for a bad one . " - Take advantage of a favorable opportunity to better your fortune , and provide for adversity . Alegrias alvarderos , que se quema el valado .- " Re- joice , Carriers for the fence is on fire . " - That is , a ...
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... Fortune favors the bold . " Audaces fortuna juvat , timidosque repellit , Al hombre pobre , càpa pàrda 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 ...
... Fortune favors the bold . " Audaces fortuna juvat , timidosque repellit , Al hombre pobre , càpa pàrda 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 ...
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... fortune , when they possess neither personal or intel- lectual merit .. Segni sæpe 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 ...
... fortune , when they possess neither personal or intel- lectual merit .. Segni sæpe 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 ...
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... 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 cure . A malas hadas , malas bragas . " Ill fortune is dressed shabbily . " " Consider why the ...
... 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 cure . A malas hadas , malas bragas . " Ill fortune is dressed shabbily . " " Consider why the ...
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