Cuando el río suena, piedras trae. Do you know what it means?
Cuando el río suena, piedras trae is a very common Spanish phrase. Can you guess what it means and share it with the forum?
Here's an example of usage:
No es que crea todo lo que me digan de los Rodríguez, pero cuando el río suena, piedras trae.
11 Answers
Where there's smoke there's fire?
There is some truth to the tale.
If it looks like something is wrong, there probably is.
Si parece que algo está mal, probablemente lo es.
If you hear much gossip about something or someone, it just might be true.
When you say something is why it happened or will happen
Cuando dices algo es por que sucedió o sucederá
When the people say Cuando el rio suena, piedras trae. Means that when many rumors of something to say that is true. But the correct dicho is: Cuando el rio suena es porque agua lleva.
I go with Mariana because ' Where there is smoke, there is fire' means that whilst you can only see the smoke, there will prove to be a bit of fire somewhare underneath, smouldering away, i.e. there is some truth in the rumours..
Si dicen ( o escuchar ) con la suficiente frecuencia , se hará realidad.
If they say it often enough it will come true , or if you hear it often enough
it will become a reality.
Be careful what you say because it may go much farther than you could have ever imagined.
Or maybe, it's like the game telephone. One sound gets more confused as it is passed from one to the other. Say something and it might be misinterpreted down the line.
Maybe "be aware of hidden dangers"?
While the cats away the mice will play? Mientras el gato se sale los rátones juegan?
