To kill two birds with one stone in Spanish
To kill two birds with one stone in Spanish is matar dos pájaros de un tiro (mah-TAHR dohs PAH-hah-rohs deh oon TEE-roh).
- Spanish
- matar dos pájaros de un tiro
- Say it
- mah-TAHR dohs PAH-hah-rohs deh oon TEE-roh
- Note
- To achieve two things with one action.
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- pan comidoa piece of cake (easy task) · pahn koh-MEE-doh
- en un abrir y cerrar de ojosin the blink of an eye · ehn oon ah-BREER ee seh-RRAHR deh OH-hohs
- de vez en cuandofrom time to time · deh BEHS ehn KWAHN-doh
- por si las moscasjust in case · por see lahs MOHS-kahs
- contra viento y mareaagainst all odds · KOHN-trah BYEHN-toh ee mah-REH-ah
- sin lugar a dudaswithout a doubt · seen loo-GAHR ah DOO-dahs
- poco a pocolittle by little · POH-koh ah POH-koh
- echar leña al fuegoto add fuel to the fire · eh-CHAHR LEH-nyah ahl FWEH-goh
Questions about matar dos pájaros de un tiro
How do you say to kill two birds with one stone in Spanish?
To kill two birds with one stone in Spanish is matar dos pájaros de un tiro. To achieve two things with one action.
How do you pronounce matar dos pájaros de un tiro?
Say it mah-TAHR dohs PAH-hah-rohs deh oon TEE-roh. The syllables in capitals are stressed: TAHR, PAH and TEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does matar dos pájaros de un tiro mean in English?
In English, matar dos pájaros de un tiro means to kill two birds with one stone.
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