Más vale maña que fuerza.
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Más vale maña que fuerza.(
mahs
bah
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leh
mah
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nyah
keh
fwehr
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sah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (proverb) (used to praise skill as opposed to strength)
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
a. Brains over brawn. (proverb)
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
Una buena cirujana debe estar en forma, pero sobre todo tener destreza. En el quirófano, más vale maña que fuerza.A good surgeon must be in good shape, but above all she must be skillful. In the operating room, brains over brawn.
b. Brain is worth more than brawn. (proverb)
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
¿Cómo conseguiste abrir la puerta atorada? - Más vale maña que fuerza.How did you manage to open the jammed door? - Brain is worth more than brawn.
c. Skill is better than strength. (proverb)
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
Para abrir las ostras más vale maña que fuerza.To open the oysters skill is better than strength.
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