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A perro flaco, le acuden todas las pulgas
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It means that the weak person keep getting bad things in addition to what he had. |
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En la sección "idioms" de Tomísimo tienes: it never rains but it pours;
(Que viene a comunicar la idea.) Hay quien lo traduce literal, y lo interpreta: To a skinny dog, all are fleas. Interpretations: If/when you are weak, it will seem that only problems surround... I also found, The weaker has the worst. An unhappy man's cart is eith to tumble. (I believe "eith to" stands for something like "has a tendency"??) |
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No rest for the weary is a common phrase that has roughly the same meaning.
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No sería este el equivalente the las desgracias nunca vienen solas.
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when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE) Pero también, por otro lado, como decía mi madre: Las penas con pan son menos... |
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"si no está preso lo andan buscando"
"al que no le llueve le llovizna" (sp??)
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los siguientes ya indican mala suerte
"éramos pocos y parió la abuela" "montó un circo y le crecieron los enanos" Saludos
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Cute!
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