Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte.»
¿Cómo se dice «El que parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte» en inglés? The one who divides keeps the best part.
Word for word
He who divides and distributes keeps the best part.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The one who divides keeps the best part.
Used to point out that whoever controls the distribution of resources or money tends to benefit most, often cynically.
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Hear it in a sentence
No me fío del gerente: el que parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte.
I don't trust the manager: the one who divides keeps the best part.
More Spanish sayings
- El que guarda, halla. — He who saves, finds.
- Nadie es profeta en su tierra. — No one is a prophet in their own land.
- El que paga, manda. — He who pays the piper calls the tune.
- Al que le quede el saco, que se lo ponga. — If the shoe fits, wear it.
- Con dinero baila el perro. — Money makes the world go round.
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