Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La unión hace la fuerza.»
Word for word
The union makes the strength.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: United we stand, divided we fall.
Used to emphasize that people achieve more when they work together than alone. Common in motivational, political, and community contexts across the Spanish-speaking world.
Hear it in a sentence
Si todos colaboramos, lograremos el objetivo, porque la unión hace la fuerza.
If we all cooperate, we'll achieve the goal, because united we stand.
More Spanish sayings
- El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades. — Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
- Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una. — Two heads are better than one.
- Dios los cría y ellos se juntan. — Birds of a feather flock together.
- Quien no trabaja, no come. — He who doesn't work, doesn't eat.
- Quien espera, alcanza. — Those who wait, achieve.
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.