Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas cortar, pon las tuyas a remojar
English translation:
When your neighbor's house is on fire, carry water to your own
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Blanca González
May 7, 2005 19:04
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Spanish term
cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas cortar, pon las tuyas a remojar
Spanish to English
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another proverb meaning that when you see something bad happening to another person, you have to do everything you can to prevent it from happening to you. Thanks! :o))
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alebriones
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When your neighbor's house is on fire, carry water to your own
maybe?
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Vanessa Rivera Rivier
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Desdemona
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Carolingua
: well, the meaning is may be close, but I must say I have never heard this expression.
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Ricardo Eid
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worldlink
: this is the best one so far
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sonja29 (X)
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Kelvedon
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franglish
: ..but I'd hate to have such a neighbour!
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Comment: "Thanks!!"
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Clare Macnamara
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You should learn from other people's mistakes
Good luck!
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Just a thought.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Tal vez esa estaría bien/maybe this one would be good
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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when your neighbour's house starts burning, look to your own
Así es... Saludos,
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Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.
It's a Horace quote.
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