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Aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
"Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda" expr	(la apariencia no cambia el fondo)	you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear v expr
		you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig v expr
	Ahora Carlos vive rodeado de lujos, pero todos sabemos que es un tacaño: aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda expr	peyorativo (mujer: fea pero presumida)	you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear v expr
	Siempre va vestida de diseño, pero aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda.

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