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Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

las palabras se las lleva el viento

inglés translation:

talk is cheap get it in writing

Added to glossary by yolanda Speece
Oct 7, 2009 15:35
15 yrs ago
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español term

las palabras se las lleva el viento

Non-PRO español al inglés Arte/Literatura Modismos / Máximas / Dichos
I can think of a few ways to say this but I want to hear what you all think!
Proposed translations (inglés)
4 +1 talk is cheap
4 +2 actions speak louder than words / words count for nothing
4 +1 Words are but wind but seeing is believing.
4 one is judged by deeds, not by words
3 (spoken) words are fleeting / ephemeral
3 The wind blows away our words
Change log

Oct 7, 2009 15:54: Cristina Heraud-van Tol changed "Language pair" from "inglés al español" to "español al inglés"

Oct 12, 2009 18:47: yolanda Speece Created KOG entry

Discussion

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes Oct 7, 2009:
"palabras" ¿"palabras" as the opposite of "escritos" (Verba volant, scripta manent) or as opposed to "actions"?

Proposed translations

+1
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Selected

talk is cheap

or a home-made translation:

words tend to vanish into thin air
Peer comment(s):
agree Wendy Petzall : With no other context, I'd use this expression
9 horas
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "While all of the answers were valid and appropriate, I like the direct bluntness of this one. Thank you to everyone helping on this"
+2
1 minuto

actions speak louder than words / words count for nothing

Suerte
Peer comment(s):
agree Yaotl Altan
1 minuto
Gracias Yaotl
agree teju : Voto por la primera opción. Saludos :)
1 minuto
Gracias teju
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26 minutos

(spoken) words are fleeting / ephemeral

Verba volant scripta manent
Words are carried away by the wind but texts remains
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+1
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Words are but wind but seeing is believing.

Hola,
Creo que este refrán inglés se acerca mucho al original.
Un saludo,
Ian
Reference:

http://www.zazzle.com/words_are_but_wind_but_seeing_is_believing_tshirt-235380960230388975

http://www.english-sayings.com/words-are-but-wind-but-seeing-is-believing/5527

Peer comment(s):
agree Miriam Perez Mariano : It sounds good to me :-)
1 hora
Thanks Miriam!
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59 minutos

one is judged by deeds, not by words

sugg
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1 hora

The wind blows away our words

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