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Sayings in English and Spanish
Author: William F. Herlihy
This is version 2.0 of bilingual English-Spanish and
Spanish-English dictionaries.
The dictionaries are databases of 2,630 English Sayings and
Spanish Dichos.
The intended audience: Spanish Professors (USA) or Advanced
Spanish Students (USA);
English Professors (Mexico) or Advanced English Students
(Mexico).
Also translators, interpreters, and writers brainstorming ideas.
Requirements: Microsoft Works 4.0 or newer, and Windows 95/98 or newer.
There are 14 documents.
For detailed information: readme.html
Para informes detallados: leer.html
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| Samples from Sayings & Dichos: | |
| Sayings | Dichos |
| A kind word costs nothing. | Una buena palabra no cuesta nada. |
| A saint abroad, and a devil at home. | Candil de la calle, y oscuridad de su casa. |
| If it's a disagreeable job, get with it. | A mal paso, darle prisa. |
| No one is ever content with his lot. | Nadie está contento con su suerte. |
| One man's trash, is another man's treasure. | Lo que uno no quiere, otro lo desea. |
| Other days, other ways. | Otros tiempos, otras costumbres. |
| Some beggars are never satisfied. | Limosnero, y con garrote. |
| Take care. | Irse por la sombrita. |
| The hardest work is to do nothing. | El no hacer nada, es mucho trabajo. |
| You can't change your nature. | Genio y figura, hasta la sepultura. |
The above database has a third column containing Categories.
There are 609 different Categories.
There is a separate, two-page list of the Categories, for quick
reference.
A second database, Categories X-Ref, contains all 609 Categories, cross referenced to related Categories.
A third database, Words, has a list of 2,090 words found in the Sayings.
| Samples from Dichos y Sayings, the other main database: | |
| Dichos | Sayings |
| A buen entendedor, pocas palabras. | Few words are best. |
| A Dios rogando, y con el mazo dando. | God helps those who help themselves. |
| La letra entra con sangre. | Knowledge never comes easy. |
| Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos. | Misery loves company. |
| Muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia. | Death is the end of all ills. |
| No diga de esta agua, no beberé. | Never say never. |
| Obra empezada, medio acabada. | A good beginning is half the battle. |
| Panza llena, corazón contento. | Full stomach, happy heart. |
| Quedó como el perro de dos tortas. | Some people can't stand success. |
| Un clavo saca otro clavo. | To have a hair of the dog...that bit you. |
The fourth database, above, has a third column containing Categorías. There are 651 different Categorías. There is a separate, two-page list of the Categorías, for quick reference.
A fifth database, Categorías Afines, contains all 651 Categorías, cross referenced to related Categorías.
A sixth database, Palabras, has a list of 2,271 words found in the Dichos.
That makes a total of 5,621 different ways to FIND different groups of Sayings and Dichos.
Works has a FILTER for multiple Finds, for example, Sayings about cats OR dogs.
FILTER also narrows down searches, for example,
Sayings containing both Categories: love AND hate.
Already-designed Reports (printouts) are available.