Monday, April 13, 2009

Phraseology

So, a lot of our idioms don't translate word for word into other languages. Spanish is no exception.

Perhaps my favorite phrase I've learned yet:

English phrase- to let the fox guard the hen house
Spanish phrase- poner la iglesia en manos de Lutero
Literal English translation- to put the Church in Luther's hands

:-D

2 comments:

Amos said...

That is fantastic. :)

John said...

more like mclaren or osteen.

i wonder what they used before the reformation...