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Refrán del día · November 8
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven Good and evil show on the face.
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Refrán № 253 Ladino
Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza

If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 254 Ladino
La Kriyatura kayendo krese

The child grows by falling.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 255 Ladino
Tengo tres deseos, Komer sin engodrar, Amar sin sufrir i Ganar sin lavorar

I have three wishes: to eat without getting fat, to love without suffering, and to earn without working.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 256 Ladino
Ken tiene ijos de kazar i en Shabat deve de lavorar

Whoever has children to marry off must work even on Shabbat.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 257 Ladino
Nasen las ijas, pujan los dertes

Daughters are born, troubles sprout.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 258 Ladino
Ermuera dolor de muela

A daughter-in-law is a toothache.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 259 Ladino
Lo ke das tomas

What you give, you take.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 260 Ladino
La sangre no se aze agua

Blood does not turn into water.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 261 Ladino
Enemigo meoyudo vale mas ke amigo bovo

A clever enemy is worth more than a foolish friend.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 262 Ladino
Asta ke aboltas la kara, va pasar el tiempo

By the time you turn your face,time will pass

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 263 Ladino
Para ke se vaya al fregon, ke se vaya al garon

Rather than let it go to the pest, let it go to the lad/man.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 264 Ladino
La aluenga korta mijor de la tijera

The tongue cuts better than scissors.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 265 Ladino
Kon una dada no se parte un lenyo

A log is not split with one blow.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 266 Ladino
Lo izo el echo komo su kara

He did the deed just like his face.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 267 Ladino
Ken perkura tiene ventura

Whoever strives has luck.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 268 Ladino
Ay unos ke molinan kafe i ay otroz ke molinan agua

There are those who grind coffee and those who grind water.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 269 Ladino
La buena mansana se la kome el guzano

The worm eats the good apple.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 270 Ladino
Esta la tripa en la nariz

The gut is up in the nose (he is fed up, has had enough). (uncertain, idiom)

78 Nov 2026
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