Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Las cosas de palacio van despacio.»
¿Cómo se dice «Las cosas de palacio van despacio» en inglés? Official matters move slowly.
Word for word
Palace matters go slowly.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Official matters move slowly.
Used to explain why bureaucratic or official processes take so long. Very common when dealing with government offices or paperwork.
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Hear it in a sentence
No te impacientes con el trámite; ya sabes que las cosas de palacio van despacio.
Don't get impatient with the paperwork; you know that palace matters go slowly.
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- El muerto al pozo y el vivo al gozo. — Life goes on for the living.
- El amor es ciego. — Love is blind.
- A su tiempo maduran las uvas. — Everything ripens in its own time.
- Despacito y con buena letra. — Slowly and carefully.
- Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena. — Better late than never when the outcome is good.
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