Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

a seguro se lo llevaron preso

English translation:

nothing is certain but death and taxes

Added to glossary by Gabriela R (X)
Feb 13, 2006 01:51
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

a seguro se lo llevaron preso

Spanish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
¿Cuál sería el equivalente en inglés, si es que existe?

Proposed translations

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nothing is certain but death and taxes

to me it goes more along these lines: there are no certainties is life; there's no such thng as a sure thing

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Note added at 56 mins (2006-02-13 02:47:13 GMT) Post-grading
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de nada y saludos
Peer comment(s):

agree Mariana Idiart : Sí, entiendo lo mismo que vos. ¡Saludos!
4 mins
gracias, Mariana
agree Alicia Casal
9 mins
gracias, Alicia
agree Maria Bedoya : Si, esa es la expresion en Ingles.
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gracias, Maria
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "GraCIAS"
9 mins

you never know... (what life has in store for you)

1 segura.
(ant.). Segur.

De la familia de ð segur

2 Segura.
A Segura le llevan preso. Frase con que se expresa que no se puede nunca estar seguro de que cosas que parecen improbables no ocurran.
(V. «*peligro, *precaución».)
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