Refranes con animales: elige el significado

Quiz: relaciona cada refrán con su significado en situaciones cotidianas.

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Animals Colloquialisms and slang Idioms

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pedir peras al olmo dar calabazas por la boca muere el pez más vale pájaro en mano

Tu compañero cuenta demasiados detalles en el chat del trabajo y luego tiene problemas. ¿Qué refrán aplica mejor?

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Hints for this Quiz

Think of a proverb about being “too talkative”.

English: "Por la boca muere el pez" – if you talk too much, you harm yourself. Used when problems arise because of saying more than you should. The source of this meaning is confirmed in our database (see the section on refranes con animales).

Ask yourself: is it realistic to expect pears from an elm tree?

English: "Pedir peras al olmo" – to ask for the impossible (an elm tree doesn’t produce pears). Perfect for completely unrealistic expectations.

Spanish speakers recommend taking “what’s already in your hand” instead of chasing a dream.

English: "Más vale pájaro en mano (que ciento volando)" – better something small but reliable than something big and uncertain.

The expression with “pumpkins” is used for turning someone down in love.

English: "Dar calabazas" – to reject someone (usually in a romantic context). In Spanish it can also be used when a teacher “fails” a student, but in a love situation it means turning someone down.

It’s about safety and choosing the “small but reliable option.”

English: The full form is "Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando": better something small but reliable.

Imagine someone asking for a date and getting a polite “no.”

English: "Dar calabazas" – to turn someone down (especially when they ask you out). The others mean something different: "irse por las ramas" – to go off topic, "ser un lince" – to be very observant, "estar pez" – to have no idea about something.