UNA cosa no quita la otra

[ROBINDESBOIS]

IN English , please?

One thing doesn´t cancel the other ????

This means that you can do both things, the fact that you do one, doesn´t prevent you from doing the other thing too.

[brute]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

This means that you can do both things, the fact that you do one, doesn´t prevent you from doing the other thing too.

You can have your cake and eat it

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I thought it was you can´t have the cake and eat it.

[Tomisimo]

UNA cosa no quita la otra.

Doing X doesn't prevent you from doing Y. (replace X and Y with the things you're talking about.)

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by brute

You can have your cake and eat it

Often said with ",too" at the end.

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

I thought it was you can´t have the cake and eat it.

We use both phrases.

Another translation option:
(Doing) one thing doesn't rule out (doing) another.