al hierro caliente batir de repente

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “at the hot iron, strike quickly”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /al ˌʝero kaˌljente baˌtiɾ de reˈpente/ [al ˌɟ͡ʝe.ro kaˌljẽn̪.t̪e β̞aˌt̪iɾ ð̞e reˈpẽn̪.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /al ˌjero kaˌljente baˌtiɾ de reˈpente/ [al ˌje.ro kaˌljẽn̪.t̪e β̞aˌt̪iɾ ð̞e reˈpẽn̪.t̪e] (Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: al hie‧rro ca‧lien‧te ba‧tir de re‧pen‧te

Proverb

al hierro caliente batir de repente

  1. (idiomatic) strike while the iron is hot
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