Glossary

Phrases Meaning
A
A bird in the hand is better than a Better to settle for one thing that is safe, than to
hundred flying. have several options that are unsafe.

Another one of those very popular Venezuelan

Afternoon you chirped, little bird. sayings that is used to indicate someone who
arrived or acted too late.

When a thing is difficult at first, but with the passage

Along the way the loads are straightened. of time or the task the thing goes down in difficulty
and improves.
When a person or something is very annoying and
"Are you going to continue, Abigail?" never ends.

Refers to the lack of planning, and that as events

As it comes, we will see.
unfold, this will be resolved.

B
Used to refer to when you are completely misplaced
Be like a cockroach in a chicken dance.
in a place that is not your environment.

C
This is one of those Venezuelan sayings whose
meaning speaks of the importance of genetic
Cat son, mouse hunt.
factors when it comes to inheriting tendencies or
some facility to do something.

D

Do not stick that it is not bolero.
Do not waste powder on vulture.
Donkey who thinks throws the load.
E
Every pig gets his Saturday.
G
Goat who returns, strips naked.
Grabbing even if it fails.
H
Harder than duck stew.
Having the game "locked".
I
I know you, little bird.
K
Kill a tiger.
This is one of those venezuelan sayings that is
used to tell a man not to approach a woman without
her permission.
It is alluded to that time is not to be wasted in things
that are of no importance.
Just as the donkey pulls the load without thinking
because it is a task that does not require it, we
should not think about the things that are simple to
do either because in the end it is worse.
It means that sooner or later everyone who does
evil has the time to pay its consequences.
Popular saying that is used when someone has
made a decision and just before carrying it out
regretfully it can go wrong. In other words, the best
thing is not to give up and keep fighting to get things
When you have to cling to "what is" because you
have no better option.
It refers to when an object is extremely hard or
when a person does not change his mind or has a
hard time understanding things.
When you don't know what to do in a certain
situation and you don't find any option or way out.
Someone with mischief is told to let them know they
know him and not to try to hide or hide something.
Seeking additional work to add up missing earnings.
L
It is applied to a son or daughter who resembles his
Like father Like Son.
father or mother physically or in character.

You have to have more patience to achieve a

Little by little he walks away.
certain objective you want to achieve.

M
Applies to when a task is presented that is difficult
More difficult than pinching a donkey.
or impossible to solve.

When a person is distracted, lost, with no direction

More lost than Adam on Mother's Day.
to follow, not knowing what to say or do.

When a person is saturated in a certain situation,

More tangled than a kilo of tow.
overwhelmed.

N
this saying refers to when there is the case of a
person who does not fulfill his or her job or
Neither washes nor lends the punt.
obligation, but who also does not allow others to do
so.

This saying refers to when you introduce new

New broom sweeps well. people who are "fresh" to do a job, in the beginning
they usually show interest in doing it well

R
This saying is used when you want to complete or
compensate anything with something that
Round the arepa.
compensates it.

Having two options and in the end running out of

Run out of the goat and the rope. neither.

T
Over the years the person accumulates
The devil knows more by old than by experiences that make him wise. Therefore, this
devil. saying is used to warn that an older person knows
more.

The goat always shoots in the bush.
The monkey, although dressed in silk,
monkey remains.
The one that is born pot-bellied, nor that
they wrap it small.
The snake is killed by the head.
To be like an alligator in the mouth of a
pipe.
To put on the espadrilles that what comes
is joropo.
Tree that is born crooked, its trunk never
straightens.
W
When the river sounds, stones it brings.
When there are new saints, the old ones
do not perform miracles.
In the end everyone ends up acting according to
their tendencies even if they try not to.
As much as a person wants to hide their defects
using external objects such as makeup, in the end
they always end up noticing.
When it is impossible or almost impossible to
correct an error or natural tendency with education.
When a problem has to be dealt with directly.
This saying is used to be alert in a certain situation
to take advantage of your opportunity. It is also
used to refer to a person who is waiting for the
slightest mistake to criticize.
When a situation is going to get quite serious and /
or difficult and you have to prepare for it.
Another of the sayings that Venezuelans use to
want to express that natural tendencies are very
difficult to correct.
When a rumor is overheard, there is some truth
behind it.
When you meet a person or have something new
and the above starts to lose interest.
BY. JHOAN SALAS
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