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Proverb Meaning in Spanish |
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refrán
, proverbio
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Proverb
- (v. t.) To provide with a proverb.
- (v. t.) To name in, or as, a proverb.
- (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
- (n.) A drama exemplifying a proverb.
- (v. i.) To write or utter proverbs.
- (n.) An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
- (n.) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
Synonyms:
Adage, Byword, Saw,
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• Proverbially
- (adv.) In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy.
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• Proverbialism
- (n.) A proverbial phrase.
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spank, cider, as yet, chartered, drunkenness, carper, reviled, carious, reducing, dotard, thyroid, perjury, tappet, dead, anyway, condolences, decennial, injurious, burglarize, foreboding, injure, duckling, pilgrimage, bureau, plough, buoyancy, fragile, bothersome, botheration, antlered, botanize, offprint, |
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Abash, Love, What, I, Dawn, Smart, Pervert, Morn, Chagrin, Hi, Abandon, Confuse, Bye, No, Abalone, Press, Money, Abate, Good morning, TRUE, Sorry, Abdicate, Abbe, Abaft, Aback, Abattoir, Abbot, Aardvark, A.M., Abashment, Abashed, Clairvoyance, |
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