Al pan, pan, y al vino, vino.
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USAGE NOTE
This phrase may be literally translated as "Bread is bread, and wine is wine" and is often preceded by the verb "llamar."
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (proverb) (used to express the need to speak frankly)
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. Let's tell it like it is. (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Al pan, pan, y al vino, vino, Rebeca. Tú quieres mucho a Frankie, pero reconoce que no te quieres casar con él.Let's call it like it is, Rebeca. You love Frankie very much, but you have to admit you don't want to marry him.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Si se trata de airear las ideas políticas, Fredo es de los de al pan, pan, y al vino, vino.Fredo doesn't mince words when it comes to stating one's political ideas in public.
A mí me gusta llamar al pan, pan, y al vino, vino. Los resultados electorales de nuestro partido son desastrosos.I like to tell it like it is. Our party's results in the election are disastrous.
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