Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Las palabras se las lleva el viento.»
Word for word
Words are carried away by the wind.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Words are carried away by the wind — actions count.
Spoken promises are worthless without action or something in writing.
Hear it in a sentence
Prométemelo por escrito, porque las palabras se las lleva el viento.
Promise it to me in writing, because spoken words blow away with the wind.
More Spanish sayings
- El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades. — Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
- Obras son amores y no buenas razones. — Actions speak louder than words.
- Entre broma y broma, la verdad asoma. — Many a true word is spoken in jest.
- Mucho ruido y pocas nueces. — All talk and no action.
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. — Easier said than done.
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.