What does La liebre y la tortuga in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word La liebre y la tortuga in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use La liebre y la tortuga in Spanish.

The word La liebre y la tortuga in Spanish means hare, run like a hare, trick, swindle, cheat, a leopard never changes its spots, uncover, bring to light, rip off, Would you believe it!, get it on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word La liebre y la tortuga

hare

nombre femenino (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La liebre se parece mucho al conejo.
The hare looks a lot like the rabbit.

run like a hare

nombre femenino (figurado (muy veloz) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El campeón fue una liebre toda la temporada.
The champion ran like a hare the whole season.

trick, swindle, cheat

locución verbal (coloquial (engañar, embaucar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Marcos es muy ingenuo y siempre le dan gato por liebre.
Marcos is very naive and they always rip him off.

a leopard never changes its spots

expresión (desaprobación; anticuado (hábitos arraigados)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

uncover

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (secreto: descubrirlo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Fue un reportero el que levantó la liebre sobre la corrupción.

bring to light

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (enigma: sacarlo a la luz)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nadie quiere que se levante la liebre sobre la herencia.

rip off

locución verbal (coloquial (trapacear, timar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Le metieron gato por liebre porque no conocía de gemas.

Would you believe it!

locución verbal (coloquial (pasar algo inesperado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Saltó la liebre! Me gané la lotería.

get it on

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (relación casual) (sexual)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
–Conocí a una muñeca en la fiesta. –¿Y saltó la liebre?

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