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un clavo saca otro clavo

Spanish, proverb/un ˌklabo ˌsaka ˌotɾo ˈklabo/

un clavo saca otro clavo is a Spanish proverb meaning “one nail drives out another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does un clavo saca otro clavo mean in English?

proverb

  1. 1

    one nail drives out another

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce un clavo saca otro clavo?

  • /un ˌklabo ˌsaka ˌotɾo ˈklabo/
  • [ũŋ ˌkla.β̞o ˌsa.ka ˌo.t̪ɾo ˈkla.β̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.