Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.
Easier said than done.
C1doubting a promiselearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Delprepositionof the, from thededicho1nounsaying; what is saidmasc. · sing.alprepositionto theahechonoundeed; what is donemasc. · sing.hayverbthere is, there arehaber · present · 3rd sing.muchodeterminera lot of, muchmasc. · sing.trecho2nounstretch, distancemasc. · sing..
- Del → al: de … a
- mucho → trecho: m. sg.
Word for word: “From the saying to the deed there is a long stretch.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1dicho and hecho are participles turned nouns: what is said, what is done.
- 2Meaning: promising is easy, doing is hard. Said when plans sound too good to be true.