Usage examples of "once bitten twice shy" in English with translation to Spanish

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Once bitten twice shy Una vez mordido dos veces tímido

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?' Alicia se empezaba a aburrir mucho de estar sentada junto a su hermana en la orilla del arrollo sin tener nada que hacer: una o dos veces había ojeado el libro que su hermana leía, pero no tenía figuras ni diálogos en él, '¿y qué uso tiene un libro sin figuras o diálogos?', pensó Alicia.

I went not once, but twice. Fui no una vez, sino dos.

He did it not once, but twice. No lo hizo una sola vez, sino dos.

Three days passed, four days passed. The wind blew once, it rained twice. Tres días pasaron, cuatro días pasaron. El viento sopló una vez, llovió dos veces.

Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off. Toque la base de la lámpara una vez para prenderla y dos veces para apagarla.

Deceive me once, and I will forgive you; deceive me twice, and you're a double-crosser. Engáñame una vez y te perdonaré; engáñame por segunda vez y eres un traidor.

Hear twice better you speak once. Oye dos veces para hablar una vez.

I got bitten by mosquitoes. Me han picado los mosquitos.

You are only young once. Sólo se es joven una vez.

He is no longer the shy boy he was. Él ya no es el muchacho tímido que era.

Take this medicine twice a day. Tómate esta medicina dos veces al día.

Monday morning I was bitten by a dog. El lunes por la mañana me mordió un perro.

The Siberian Railway is at once the longest and best known railway in the world. El ferrocarril siberiano es al mismo tiempo el más largo y el mejor conocido del mundo.

Tom is a shy and lonely boy. Tom es un chico tímido y solitario.

On an average, I go to the movies twice a month. De media, voy al cine dos veces al mes.

The donkey kicked the dog that had bitten it. El asno dio una coz al perro que le había mordido.

I saw him but once. Sólo le vi una vez.

I advised the shy young man to declare his love for the beautiful girl. Aconsejé al tímido joven que declarase su amor por la hermosa muchacha.

Your room is twice the size of mine. Tu habitación es el doble de grande que la mía.

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