Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La suerte está echada.»
Word for word
The luck is cast.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The die is cast.
Said when a decision has been made and there is no turning back. Used dramatically at decisive moments, echoing Julius Caesar's famous phrase.
Hear it in a sentence
Ya firmé el contrato y renuncié a mi trabajo; la suerte está echada.
I already signed the contract and quit my job; the die is cast.
More Spanish sayings
- El que a hierro mata, a hierro muere. — Live by the sword, die by the sword.
- De los errores se aprende. — You learn from your mistakes.
- De perdidos, al río. — In for a penny, in for a pound.
- Quien tiene boca se equivoca. — To err is human.
- La cabra siempre tira al monte. — Old habits die hard.
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.