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Puerto Rican Spanish Idioms Translated to English | Letter I

Puerto Rico Spanish Slang Idioms Speaking Phrases Boricua

The following is the Speaking Latino list of Spanish idioms translated to English specifically the ones popular in Puerto Rico. Many of these sayings, proverbs, refranes, modismos or idioms are also used in other Latin American countries.

You can find this list and much more in my book Speaking Phrases Boricua: A Collection of Wisdom and Sayings from Puerto Rico.


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Spanish Idioms Translated to English | Letter I

I couldn’t care less

-Allá Marta con sus pollos

I couldn’t give a hoot

-A mi plin y a la madama dulce de coco

I couldn’t give a rat’s ass

-A mi plin y a la madama dulce de coco

I don’t give a shit

-A mi plin y a la madama dulce de coco

I get where you’re coming from

-Cuando tú vas, yo vuelvo

I hear you

-Cuando tú vas, yo vuelvo

Idle hands are the devil’s tools

-El ocio es la madre de todos los vicios

If it’s not one thing, it’s another

-Si no es Juan, es Pedro

If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain

-Si la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña

If the shoe fits, wear it

-Al que le caiga el sello [sayo] que se lo ponga

If you can’t beat’em, join’em

-Si no puedes contra el enemigo, únete a él

Spanish Idioms Refranes Puerto Rico Spanish Slang En el pais de los ciegos el tuerto es reyIf you play with fire you get burned

-El que juega con fuego se quema

If you run after two hares you will catch neither

-El que asa dos conejos a la vez uno siempre se le quema

Ignorance is bliss

-Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

-En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey

In union there is strength

-En la unión está la fuerza

In what world does he live in?

-¿En qué mundo vive?

It all depends on your point of view

-Todo depende del color del cristal con que se mire

It can happen to the best of us

-A cualquiera se le muere un tío

-Al mejor cazador se le va la liebre

It goes in one ear and out the other

-A palabras necias, oídos sordos

It happens to the best of them

-A cualquiera se le muere un tío

-Al mejor cazador se le va la liebre

It is better to give than to receive

-Es mejor dar que recibir

-Hay que dar para recibir

It takes all kinds

-Hay de todo en la viña del Señor

It takes money to make money

-El dinero llama al dinero

I’ve heard that story before

-A otro perro con ese hueso

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