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a stitch in time saves nine

Spanish translation: una puntada a tiempo ahorra ciento

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English term or phrase:a stitch in time saves nine
Spanish translation:una puntada a tiempo ahorra ciento
Entered by: Pablo Grosschmid

13:35 Apr 4, 2004
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a stitch in time saves nine
equivalent?
lafresita (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:59
una puntada a tiempo ahorra ciento
Explanation:
eso

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-04-04 13:58:26 GMT)
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además, existe
ver Oxford SuperLex
Selected response from:

Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Local time: 05:59
Grading comment
Gracias a todos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8una puntada a tiempo ahorra ciento
Pablo Grosschmid
5 +6mas vale prevenir que curar
Penelope Ausejo
4no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
Ismael Torres


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
mas vale prevenir que curar


Explanation:
Espero que te sirva

Salu2 :)

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-04-04 13:40:29 GMT)
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Sorry : más vale prevenir que curar (el más con acento)


Penelope Ausejo
Spain
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: sí, es la misma idea (pero la de Pablo habla de puntadas)
16 mins
  -> Thx Sol :) Yo la de Pablo no la había oído nunca... con lo que me gustan a mi los dichos y proverbios... en fin...todos los días se aprende algo nuevo. Salu2!
agree  TracyG (X)
16 mins
  -> Thx Tracy :)
agree  Ana Segura
1 hr
  -> Thx Anas :)
agree  Javier Herrera (X)
1 hr
  -> Thx Jv :)
agree  colemh
1 hr
  -> Thx colemh :)
agree  purificaci: He oído "más vale una vez colorada que veinte amarilla"
2 hrs
  -> No lo conocía tampoco. La verdad es que al final en cada zona se utilizan unos refranes. Pero me lo apunto también. Thx purificación :)
neutral  sassa: that would be "Better safe than sorry" . Look in http://www.lingolex.com/refranes.htm. Very interesting link :)
3 hrs
  -> Thx Sassa :) I have bookmarked the link!
neutral  Maria Belarra: Sorry Pep, mejor la de Pablo.. "Más vale una vez (la cara) colorá(da) que veinte amarilla" es, al menos en mi zona, "mas vale una bronca a tiempo que aguantar toda la vida", o sea, "una bronca a tiempo salva ciento". :o) No sé si es lo mismo.. :o)
1 day 8 hrs
  -> es lo que tienen los dichos...en cada zona se utilizan unos. Me gusta el de colorada... Bsitos :)
agree  valpac: Así es en Argentina
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Thx Valeria :)
disagree  Sonic999: No, esto es "better safe than sorry".
3 days 9 hrs
  -> thx Sonic :) aquí utilizamos esta.. Pero ya me he aprendido la de colorada que me gusta mucho. Salu2 :)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy


Explanation:
The idea in both proverbs is "Do not to procastinate".

Ismael Torres
Local time: 23:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sol: actually, the equivalent for this one is "don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today" - the idea is almost the same, though
2 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
una puntada a tiempo ahorra ciento


Explanation:
eso

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-04-04 13:58:26 GMT)
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además, existe
ver Oxford SuperLex

Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Local time: 05:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Gracias a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: casi como la conocía yo: "una puntada a tiempo ahorra un ciento"
12 mins
  -> gracias, Sol, un saludo!
agree  Alejandro Umerez: Parece buena opción
13 mins
  -> y la rentabilidad es 100, no 9 como en inglés! gracias
agree  Patricia Baldwin: Perfecto como siempre che! Muy Buen Domingo Pablo.
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Patricia!
agree  Sergio Aguirre: Claro que insuperable.
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Sergio!
agree  sassa: http://www.lingolex.com/refranes.htm
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Sassa!
agree  Marva
5 hrs
  -> gracias, Marva!
agree  José Antonio V.: Y otra: Puntada a tiempo ahorra remiendo (cierto, son menos palabras).
7 hrs
  -> muchas gracias!
agree  estebandos: Seems "spot-on" to me.
2591 days
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