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luzbelito
luzbelito

I thought this might be a good idea to learn some stuff. Some literary (not literal) translations of commong phrases

English: The pot calling the kettle black
Spanish: El muerto se rie del degollado

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orangeash
orangeash

Another one for the list:

English: It's a small world
Spanish: El mundo es un pañuelo

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palindroma
palindroma

Curiously, in Mexican Spanish we would say "el comal le dijo a la olla" (closer to the pot and kettle)

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anolazima
anolazima

There is a Ghanaian proverb similar to the pot calling the kettle black: The warthog doesn't laugh at his mother's teeth (Do ba laara o ma niene)

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