Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una.»
Word for word
Two heads think better than one.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Two heads are better than one.
An invitation to solve a problem together instead of alone.
Hear it in a sentence
Resolvimos el crucigrama juntos en diez minutos: dos cabezas piensan mejor que una.
We solved the crossword together in ten minutes — two heads are better than one.
More Spanish sayings
- Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando. — A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- La unión hace la fuerza. — United we stand, divided we fall.
- Más vale solo que mal acompañado. — Better alone than in bad company.
- Si la montaña no va a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña. — If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
- El que avisa no es traidor. — Fair warning is no betrayal.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your level.