Spanish | English |
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quien pronoun | anyone(anybody) which((relative) who, whom, what) who(who (relative pronoun)) whom(relative pronoun (object)) |
quien pronoun {m-Pl} {f-Pl} | whoever(any person or persons that) |
quien a buen árbol se arrima phrase | |
quien a hierro mata phrase | live by the sword, die by the sword(one who uses violence can expect a violent response) |
quien algo quiere phrase | no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) |
quien bien empieza bien acaba phrase | a good beginning makes a good ending(good beginnings promise a good end) |
quien bien te quiere phrase | spare the rod and spoil the child(if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) |
quien espera phrase | a watched pot never boils(a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it) |
quien mala cama hace en ella se yace verb | make one's bed and lie in it(to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) |
quien mucho abarca verb | bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much) |
quien nace lechón muere cochino phrase | a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature) |
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar phrase | no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) |
quien quiera peces phrase | the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet(some sacrifices must be made for something to be achieved) you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette(phrase) |
quien se pica phrase | if the shoe fits, wear it(idiomatic) |
quien sea pronoun {m-Pl} {f-Pl} | whoever(any person or persons that) |
quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades phrase | sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) |
quien tiene boca phrase | to err is human(Everybody makes mistakes) |
quien tiene tejado de vidrio no tire piedras al de su vecino phrase | people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones(one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault) |
Quien-tú-sabes pronoun | you-know-whopronoun |
Quien-usted-sabe pronoun | you-know-who(known and unmentioned person) |
quienes pronoun | whom(relative pronoun (object)) |
a quien corresponda phrase | to whom it may concern(phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) |
a quien madruga phrase | early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise(Benjamin Franklin quote) the early bird gets the worm(whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) |
a quien pueda concernir phrase | to whom it may concern(phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) |
alharaquiento adjective | peevish(constantly complaining) |
asquiente adjective | disgusting(repulsive, distasteful) |
cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas phrase | there's more than one way to skin a cat(a problem generally has more than one solution; there is more than one way to achieve a goal) |
como quien dice adverb | so to speak(in a manner of speaking) |
como quien no quiere la cosa preposition | on the Q.T.(secretly) |
de quien determiner | whose(of whom (relative)) |
Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes verb | |
pese a quien pese adverb | like it or notadverb |
sálvese quien pueda phrase | every man for himself(forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) |