ProverbsTalk & silence
Silence means yes.
Word for word: Whoever stays silent, consents.
- How to say it
- el que ca·lla o·tor·ga
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More sayings: Talk & silence
- Hablando se entiende la gente.Talking it out is how people understand each other.
- Las paredes oyen.Walls have ears.
- Quien mucho habla, mucho yerra.The more you talk, the more you slip up.
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.Easier said than done.
- Papelitos hablan.Get it in writing.
- El que tiene boca se equivoca.Everyone makes mistakes when they speak.