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a rolling stone gets no moss

Spanish translation: piedra movediza no coge musgo

02:46 Feb 18, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: a rolling stone gets no moss
Proverb found in a literature book for teens.
paula
Spanish translation:piedra movediza no coge musgo
Explanation:
Alternatively:
piedra movediza, nunca moho la cobija
From the Oxford SUPERLEX dictionary.
If you want a familiar way of saying someone's a rolling stone the expression is:
ser un culo de mal asiento
Good luck.
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Sarah Brenchley
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Summary of answers provided
na +1piedra movediza no coge musgo
Sarah Brenchley
na +1Piedra movediza, no la cubre el musgo.
Hélène Lévesque
na +1"Piedra movediza no cría moho"
Lia Fail (X)
na +1no ha de criar muzgo la piedra que rueda
Marcos Serrano (X)
na +1piedra movediza, poco moho la cobija
George A.R (X)
napiedra que rueda no cría musgo
Gerardo Ferrer-Sueta
naA la piedra rodante no hay musgo que la cubra.
Oso (X)


  

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50 mins peer agreement (net): +1
piedra movediza no coge musgo


Explanation:
Alternatively:
piedra movediza, nunca moho la cobija
From the Oxford SUPERLEX dictionary.
If you want a familiar way of saying someone's a rolling stone the expression is:
ser un culo de mal asiento
Good luck.

Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 00:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 208
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agree  Nora Bellettieri
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1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Piedra movediza, no la cubre el musgo.


Explanation:
Indica que aquel que no persevera en el empeño iniciado, y lejos de ello, cambia de ocupación a cada paso, jamás alcanzará nada de provecho.


    Diccionario de refranes, dichos y proverbios, Luis Junceda, Editorial Espasa
Hélène Lévesque
Local time: 16:44
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agree  Nora Bellettieri
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2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
"Piedra movediza no cría moho"


Explanation:
For me, as a native, the meaning is that someone who moves around a lot, collects little by way of possesions. It can also be interpreted in more negative ways (as not acquiring the stability implied by having 'moss') - the extract comments on this.

EXTRACT
Even in cases where a degree of genuine equivalency exists, as with certain international proverbs, the reader may not be familiar with the English saying or interpret it in the same way that the compiler does. "A rolling stone gathers no moss" with its two contradictory base meanings in current Anglo-American tradition, is a case in point; if it is cited as the "equivalent" of its linguistic counterpart**** "Piedra movediza no cría moho" ***, the reader may derive an impression of the Spanish saying that is contrary to the one the compiler envisioned. The citing of "equivalents" is best avoided, and if used at all, must be approached with caution and as an adjunct to, not a replacement for, other types of explanatory comments.
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Lia Fail (X)
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agree  Nora Bellettieri
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8 hrs
piedra que rueda no cría musgo


Explanation:
Esa es la versión que he escuchado desde pequeño. Mucha suerte. GFS.

Gerardo Ferrer-Sueta
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9 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
no ha de criar muzgo la piedra que rueda


Explanation:
esta es otra versión similar, tal como aparece en una vieja canción chilena.

Marcos Serrano (X)
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11 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
piedra movediza, poco moho la cobija


Explanation:
versified traditional version, for mnemonic purposes


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George A.R (X)
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agree  Nora Bellettieri
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12 hrs
A la piedra rodante no hay musgo que la cubra.


Explanation:
Otra variación a la traducción de la misma frase.

Buena suerte en su traducción de OSO :^)

Oso (X)
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