Phrase · 📜 Proverbs in conversation
Ya firmaste el contrato; a lo hecho, pecho.
You've already signed the contract; what's done is done.
C2telling someone to face the consequencesinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
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- a → pecho: frozen proverb
- lo → hecho: lo + participle: what is done
- Ya → firmaste: ya + preterite (Latin America)
Word for word: “You've already signed the contract; to what's done, chest.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A lo hecho, pecho = what's done is done: face the consequences (lit. to what's done, chest).
- 2Short, rhyming and very natural; it can sound a little stern.
- 3lo hecho = what has been done: neuter lo + participle, like lo dicho. Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →
- 4firmar = to sign. Latin America uses the preterite for a recent act: ya firmaste (Spain: ya has firmado). Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
Variations
- Ya has firmado el contrato; a lo hecho, pecho.
- Ya firmaste el contrato; ahora te toca asumirlo.
- Ya firmaste; a lo hecho, pecho, y adelante.