Spanish: Ajo entero salta del mortero English translation: Divide and conquer 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Spanish term or phrase: | Ajo entero salta del mortero | | English translation: | Divide and conquer | | Entered by: | jlrsnyder |
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Spanish term or phrase: Ajo entero salta del mortero | | no context available, it's an idiom I found in an interview |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseLydia De Jorge: 4:36pm Oct 9, 2006: Although I agree that "divide and conquer" is the most accurate translation for this idiom, the fact that it's from an interview makes me wonder...is it a personal interview?politician? celebrity? Or is it a job interview?
SarahClarkBCN: 6:44pm Oct 15, 2006: interview - It's an interview with a skateboarder...
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| | Divide and conquer | Explanation:
or Don't bite off more than you can chew
The sense seems to be that in order to master something, you have to approach by degrees, not all at once. |
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 jlrsnyder
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| Note from asker to answererThanks, this seems to do the trick!
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3
