Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El amor de lejos, amor de pendejos.»
¿Cómo se dice «El amor de lejos, amor de pendejos» en inglés? Long-distance love rarely works.
Word for word
Love from afar, love of fools.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Long-distance love rarely works.
Said jokingly or skeptically about long-distance relationships. Common in casual conversation among friends.
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Also said as
- Amor de lejos, amor de pendejos.
Hear it in a sentence
El amor de lejos, amor de pendejos, decía mi abuela cuando mi prima se fue al extranjero.
Long-distance love is a fool's love, my grandmother used to say when my cousin went abroad.
More Spanish sayings
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. — Easier said than done.
- Cuentas claras, amistades largas. — Clear accounts keep friendships long.
- Cuando el dinero sale por la puerta, el amor salta por la ventana. — When money leaves, love follows.
- Los amigos se cuentan con los dedos de la mano. — True friends are few and precious.
- Quien fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla. — You snooze, you lose.
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