The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. If you want to impress a man, cook for him.
Dos males no hacen un bien
Two wrongs don’t make a right. In trying to correct something bad that a person has done, he/she will sometimes do something else bad thinking that it will rectify or negate their first action. Unfortunately, both things are negative and end up worsening the situation instead of improving it.
Dos jueyes machos no caben en la misma cueva
Always fighting, arguing or bickering
Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una
Two heads are better than one. Having two or more people solving a situation more often that not has better results than the work that one person can do alone.
¿Donde va Vicente? Donde va la gente
When in Rome, do as the Romans. When you are visiting an unknown place, just copy what the locals are doing, and you will fit in fine.
Donde se resbala este, se escocota un mono
describes a streetwise person
Donde pone el ojo, pone la bala
Highlights a person’s keen ability of observation. The person is often correct in their suppositions or what they deduce based on what they have observed.
Donde manda capitán no manda marinero
There’s only one boss. The guy in charge has the last word.
Donde digo digo, no digo digo, que digo Diego
A nonsensical phrase that means that a person talks a lot without actually ever saying anything.
Donde comen dos, comen tres
Always room for one more, The more the merrier. Affirmation that an unexpected guest is well received.
Dios sabe lo que hace
God works in mysterious ways. Although we as humans do not always understand what God is doing, he has his reasons, and for that we should accept what has happened.
Dios quiera que tu guarapo siempre tenga hielo
Good luck!. Wishes luck to someone; guarapo is a drink made from the syrup of different fruits or sugarcane, mixed with ice.
Dios no se queda con nada de nadie
God punishes because it is what they deserved. He does not take things away from people for no reason.
Dios no le da alas al animal ponzoñoso
God does not help bad people
Dios los cría y el Diablo los junta
Made for each other. This phrase is used when you see two people together and you don’t like either one, they are made for each other or deserve each other.
Dios dice ayúdate que yo te ayudaré
God helps those that help themselves. A person that works to overcome his own problems will be helped along by God. This implies that a person that sits around and waits for solutions to be handed to them by others, will not be in God’s good graces.
Dios da y quita
God giveth and god taketh away. Phrase used as an explanation for something bad or negative that has happened in a person’s life, for example the death of a loved one.
Dios castiga sin vara y sin fuete
God judges everyone equally
Dios aprieta pero no ahoga
The Lord works in mysterious ways. The idea that, although God may allow someone to suffer, he will not permit it to reach a level of desperation.
Dime de qué haces gala y te diré de lo que adoleces
This phrase applies to anyone that brags a lot. It’s meaning is that by looking at what grand comments someone makes about themselves, you can tell where their faults are.
Dime con quien andas y te diré quién eres
A man is known by the company he keeps. A person’s friends are often a good indicator of who that person is.
Dicen las malas lenguas, y la mia que no es muy buena también lo repita
According to the latest gossip. This phrase attempts to downplay a person’s own tendency to gossip. The phrase is often shortened as “Dicen las malas lenguas“.
Desvestir un santo para vestir a otro
It does not make sense to fill a person’s needs by taking what the first person lacks away from a second person, depriving the second person of what the first now has. The literal translation is to “undress a saint to dress another”.
Después de la tormenta, siempre llega la calma
The calm after the storm.
Desgraciado en el juego, afortunado en el amor
Phrase used when a really ugly guy is with a gorgeous woman.
Desde que se inventaron las excusas, nadie quiere ser culpable
Pass the buck. It seems that there is always an excuse, to avoid being blamed or taking responsibility for something.
Del dicho al hecho hay un gran trecho
Implies that a person may be promising something that he/she cannot complete. It is a long way from what he/she says to what he/she can deliver.
Del árbol caído todos hacen leña
When a person suffers a humiliating situation, he/she often becomes the target of other negative situations
Del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo
Turbulent people and situations are the easy ones to handle. When a person or situation is calm, reserved or quiet, you may not even know of the problem brewing, and for that reason you must accept that God will help you in those situations.
Dejarse caer para que lo carguen
To play dumb or pretend to be injured so everyone else does the work