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joao esteves
joao esteves
Brazil
Local time: 11:49
English to Portuguese
Muy bien Mar 13, 2010

I found this article on the whole interesting and also very well written
The information shared does not seem to be readily fetchable. It takes a lot of reading.
 
Cecilia Moreno
Cecilia Moreno
United States
Local time: 10:49
English to Spanish
Other meanings Mar 31, 2010

I just want to add alternative English versions for a couple of them:

"Se armó la gorda" - All hell broke loose

"La tercera es la vencida" - The third time is the charm
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:49
Spanish to English
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Very interesting... Oct 12, 2012

to discover the root of these popular sayings. I was surprised to find that the "3 strikes" rule existed so long ago in Spain. The version I'm familiar with is "a la tercera va la vencida".
 


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