de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa
Spanish, proverb/de la ˌmano a la ˌboka desapaˌɾeθe la ˈsopa/
de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa is spelled D-E-L-A-M-A-N-O-A-L-A-B-O-C-A-D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-E-L-A-S-O-P-A (31 letters). De la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa is a Spanish proverb meaning “there's many a slip twixt cup and lip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa mean in English?
proverb
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there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa?
- /de la ˌmano a la ˌboka desapaˌɾeθe la ˈsopa/
- [d̪e la ˌma.no a la ˌβ̞o.ka ð̞e.sa.paˌɾe.θe la ˈso.pa]
- /de la ˌmano a la ˌboka desapaˌɾese la ˈsopa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.