Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
C1preferring a sure thinglearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Másadverbmorevaleverbis worth; (más vale) it is bettervaler · present · 3rd sing.pájaro1nounbirdmasc. · sing.enprepositionin, on, atmanonounhandfem. · sing.queconjunctionthatcien2determinera hundredvolando3verbflyingvolar · gerund.
- Más → que: más … que
Word for word: “A bird in the hand is worth more than a hundred flying.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Meaning: a small sure thing beats a big uncertain one. Said before turning down a safe offer.
- 2Spanish speaks of a hundred birds; English and Portuguese of two.
- 3Gerund as a description: cien volando = a hundred in flight.