Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar.»
¿Cómo se dice «Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar» en inglés? Those who love you will sometimes make you cry.
Word for word
He who loves you well, will make you cry.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Those who love you will sometimes make you cry.
Used to explain that true love sometimes involves tough lessons. Said when someone disciplines or corrects a loved one.
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Hear it in a sentence
Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar; por eso mis padres fueron tan estrictos conmigo.
Whoever loves you well will make you cry; that's why my parents were so strict with me.
More Spanish sayings
- Donde hay amor, hay dolor. — Where there is love, there is pain.
- El dinero llama al dinero. — Money attracts money.
- Cada quien cosecha lo que siembra. — You reap what you sow.
- La verdad sale a flote. — The truth comes to the surface.
- El amor es ciego. — Love is blind.
More: Spanish sayings about love
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