Phrase · 🧩 Idioms for attitudes and reactions
Mi tía no tiene pelos en la lengua: te dice las cosas tal como las piensa.
My aunt doesn't mince her words: she tells you things exactly as she thinks them.
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Why every word is where it is
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- Mi → tía: f. sg.
- las → cosas: refers to
Word for word: “My aunt has no hairs on her tongue: she tells you things just as she thinks them.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1no tener pelos en la lengua = to be outspoken; Portuguese says papas.
- 2tal como = exactly as.
- 3las refers back to las cosas.