una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo
Spanish, proverb/ˌuna ˌkosa ˌes pɾediˌkaɾ | i ˌotɾa ˌdaɾ ˈtɾiɡo/
una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo is a Spanish proverb meaning “easier said than done” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo mean in English?
proverb
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easier said than done
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo?
- /ˌuna ˌkosa ˌes pɾediˌkaɾ | i ˌotɾa ˌdaɾ ˈtɾiɡo/
- [ˌu.na ˌko.sa ˌes pɾe.ð̞iˌkaɾ | i ˌo.t̪ɾa ˌð̞aɾ ˈt̪ɾi.ɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.