"a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado" meaning in Spanish

See a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /a kaˌbaʝo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/, [a kaˌβ̞a.ʝo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o], /a kaˌbaʝo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [a kaˌβ̞a.ʝo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /a kaˌbaʎo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), [a kaˌβ̞a.ʎo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), /a kaˌbaʃo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [a kaˌβ̞a.ʃo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /a kaˌbaʒo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [a kaˌβ̞a.ʒo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
Head templates: {{head|es|proverb}} a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado
  1. Alternative form of a caballo regalado no le mires el diente Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
    Sense id: en-a_caballo_regalado,_no_le_mires_el_dentado-es-proverb-uMQUkgNU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish proverbs
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "a caballo regalado no le mires el diente"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of a caballo regalado no le mires el diente"
      ],
      "id": "en-a_caballo_regalado,_no_le_mires_el_dentado-es-proverb-uMQUkgNU",
      "links": [
        [
          "a caballo regalado no le mires el diente",
          "a caballo regalado no le mires el diente#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʝo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʝo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʝo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʝo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʎo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʎo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʃo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʃo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʒo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʒo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "a caballo regalado no le mires el diente"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish multiword terms",
        "Spanish proverbs",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of a caballo regalado no le mires el diente"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a caballo regalado no le mires el diente",
          "a caballo regalado no le mires el diente#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʝo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʝo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʝo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʝo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʎo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʎo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʃo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʃo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a kaˌbaʒo reɡaˌlado | ˌno le ˌmiɾes el denˈtado/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a kaˌβ̞a.ʒo re.ɣ̞aˌla.ð̞o | ˌno le ˌmi.ɾes el̪ d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado"
}

Download raw JSONL data for a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado meaning in Spanish (2.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Spanish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.