Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Para la muestra un botón
English translation:
You may know by a handful the whole sack
Added to glossary by
Felipe Vallejo
Oct 7, 2004 09:08
19 yrs ago
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Para la muestra un botón
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
proverb
proverb.... I don´t seem to get hold of a similar expression in English
Proposed translations
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| 4 | You may know by a handful the whole sack |
Ana Juliá
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| 5 +2 | You may known a lion by his claw |
Anna Moorby DipTrans
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Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
Para la muestra un bot�n
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You may know by a handful the whole sack
You may know by a handful the whole sack
Para muestra, basta un botón
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Para muestra, basta un botón
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Anna Moorby DipTrans
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Spanish term (edited):
Para la muestra un bot�n
You may known a lion by his claw
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Another variation.
Or you may know the lion by his claw
you may know a lion by his paw
I think it's a Latin proverb.
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Or you may know the lion by his claw
you may know a lion by his paw
I think it's a Latin proverb.
xx
Comment: "thanks a lot, but I think this could apply more to "por sus actos los conoceréis". Believe me, I gave this one a long thought."
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