Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La cara es el espejo del alma.»
Word for word
The face is the mirror of the soul.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The face reveals the soul.
Used to say that a person's true feelings or character can be read in their expression. Common when someone's emotions are obvious on their face.
Hear it in a sentence
La cara es el espejo del alma, y a ti se te nota que estás triste.
The face is the mirror of the soul, and anyone can tell you're sad.
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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 exact level.