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Another Spanish sayings and proverbs, 33
Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 1:28 PM

  A dos velas:

      This expression is used in two cases: 1. In the absence of economic resources. And 2. When you have not understood anything in a conversation.For example, a sentence in Spanish should be so (in the second case): "¿Has oido esa charla sobre la Teoría de la Relatividad?. Yo, si te digo la verdad, me he quedado a dos velas".

     The origin of this expression is not clear.For Sbarbi, it comes from the use of temples, that when they were closed, only two candles left burning.

     However, for Iribarren, this expression comes from the old fact that  bankers of the gambling dens of yesteryear used to operate among two candles.

Velas #1

"Velas 1", por Libertinus en flickr.com



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webdesign said:
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 7:25 AM

i liked it a lot


CHEFETTE 22 said:
Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 6:45 PM

My favourite is
NO HAY MAL QUE POR BIEN NO VENGA

OR
EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING

I always find when the S hits the fan there is always a workable answer and the thought process makes my mind work better and faster


Luis said:
Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 11:40 AM

Hello.My father said: NO HAY MAL QUE CIEN AÑOS DURE. I do not know if you knew that sentence.
Take a good day.


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