Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Dime de qué presumes y te diré de qué careces.»
¿Cómo se dice «Dime de qué presumes y te diré de qué careces» en inglés? Tell me what you boast about and I'll tell you what you lack.
Word for word
Tell me what you boast about and I will tell you what you lack.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Tell me what you boast about and I'll tell you what you lack.
Used to point out that people often brag about what they secretly lack; common in conversations about habits and character.
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Hear it in a sentence
Siempre presume de dinero, y dime de qué presumes y te diré de qué careces.
He always brags about money, and tell me what you boast about and I'll tell you what you lack.
More Spanish sayings
- Genio y figura hasta la sepultura. — Character and habits last a lifetime.
- Árbol que crece torcido, jamás su tronco endereza. — As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
- El que tiene padrino se bautiza. — It's not what you know, it's who you know.
- Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. — You are known by the company you keep.
- Quien a todos quiere agradar, a nadie agrada. — Pleasing everyone pleases no one.
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