Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Donde hay amor, hay dolor.»
¿Cómo se dice «Donde hay amor, hay dolor» en inglés? Where there is love, there is pain.
Word for word
Where there is love, there is pain.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Where there is love, there is pain.
Said to acknowledge that loving someone also brings suffering. Used to comfort someone going through heartbreak.
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Hear it in a sentence
Donde hay amor, hay dolor, pero también vale la pena.
Where there is love, there is pain, but it's also worth it.
More Spanish sayings
- El tiempo lo cura todo. — Time heals all wounds.
- Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar. — Those who love you will sometimes make you cry.
- Contigo, pan y cebolla. — With you, bread and onion is a feast.
- Madre no hay más que una. — There's no one like your mother.
- Sin esfuerzo no hay recompensa. — No pain, no gain.
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