ProverbWisdomSpanish origin

Antes que te cases, mira lo que haces

Meaning: Think carefully before marrying.

Literally: Before you marry, look at what you're doing

Example: “Os conocéis desde hace un mes. Antes que te cases, mira lo que haces.” — You've known each other for a month: marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Equivalents in English, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese

  • English: Marry in haste, repent at leisure
  • French: Qui se marie à la hâte, se repent à loisir (literally: Marry in haste and repent at leisure)
  • German: Heiraten in Eile bereut man mit Weile (literally: Marrying in haste, one regrets at leisure)
  • Italian: Chi si marita in fretta, stenta adagio (literally: Whoever marries in haste suffers at leisure)
  • Portuguese: Antes que cases, vê o que fazes (literally: Before you marry, look at what you're doing)

Origin: Before you marry, look at what you are doing: the rhyme of cases and haces is only in rhythm, but the advice is plain.

More proverbs about Wisdom

Explore another collection: False Friends

Words that look familiar in another language but mean something else entirely.

  • Constipado Actually means 'having a head cold'. Estoy constipado = I have a cold.
  • Éxito Actually means 'success'. An exit is una salida.
  • Actual Actually means 'current' or 'present'. For actual (real), say real or verdadero.

Browse all false friends →

Keep exploring

Explore all proverbs →