Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Cuando el dinero sale por la puerta, el amor salta por la ventana.»
¿Cómo se dice «Cuando el dinero sale por la puerta, el amor salta por la ventana» en inglés? When money leaves, love follows.
Word for word
When money goes out the door, love jumps out the window.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: When money leaves, love follows.
Used to comment cynically that financial hardship strains or destroys relationships. Often heard in conversations about couples struggling economically.
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Also said as
- Cuando el hambre entra, el amor sale.
Hear it in a sentence
Cuando el dinero sale por la puerta, el amor salta por la ventana, y esa pareja lo está comprobando.
When money leaves, love follows, and that couple is finding that out.
More Spanish sayings
- El amor de lejos, amor de pendejos. — Long-distance love rarely works.
- El amor todo lo puede. — Love conquers all.
- Cuentas claras, amistades largas. — Clear accounts keep friendships long.
- El que parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte. — The one who divides keeps the best part.
- Sarna con gusto no pica. — A labor of love is no burden.
More: Spanish sayings about love
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