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 Translation for 'Spend a penny to save a pound' from English to Spanish
proverb.
Dar el alón y comerse la pechuga.
Spend a penny to save a pound.
Partial Matches
guardar a algn una sillato save a seat for sb.
menos cuartoa quarter to
loc.
estar que arde
to come to a head
abonarse a una publicaciónto subscribe to a publication
con miras a {prep}with a view to
acompañar a algn a un lugarto walk sb. to a place
acompañar a algn a un lugarto see sb. to a place
brindar por algoto drink a toast to sth.
edu.
becar a algn
to award a scholarship to sb.
someter algo a votaciónto put sth. to a vote
calcinar algoto burn sth. (to a crisp)
Necesito ver a un médico.I need to see a doctor.
tender a ser algoto have a tendency to be sth.
prof.
promocionar a algn [ascender]
to promote sb. (to a higher rank)
coger manía a algn [locución]to take a dislike to sb. [idiom]
arreglárselas para hacer algoto find a way to do sth.
Hubo un tiempo en que quería ser doctor.Once I wanted to be a doctor.
venirle a algn como anillo al dedo [col.] [locución]to suit sb. to a T [coll.] [idiom]
proverb.
A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.
A word to the wise is enough.
hacer papilla a algn [col.] [locución]to beat sb. to a pulp [coll.] [idiom]
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