Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Más vale solo que mal acompañado.»
¿Cómo se dice «Más vale solo que mal acompañado» en inglés? Better alone than in bad company.
Word for word
Better alone than badly accompanied.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Better alone than in bad company.
Advises that being alone is preferable to keeping harmful or negative company. Common in relationship and friendship advice.
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Hear it in a sentence
Más vale solo que mal acompañado, así que dejé ese grupo de amigos.
Better alone than in bad company, so I left that group of friends.
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- Cuentas claras, amistades largas. — Clear accounts keep friendships long.
- El que a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija. — He who leans on a good tree gets good shade.
- Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una. — Two heads are better than one.
- Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer. — Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
- Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. — You are known by the company you keep.
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