no se ganó Zamora en una hora
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “Zamora wasn't won in an hour”. In reference to Sancho II who unsuccessfully tried to conquer this Spanish city in 1072 during seven months.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌno se ɡaˌno θaˌmoɾa en ˌuna ˈoɾa/ [ˌno se ɣ̞aˌno θaˌmo.ɾa ẽn ˌu.na ˈo.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌno se ɡaˌno saˌmoɾa en ˌuna ˈoɾa/ [ˌno se ɣ̞aˌno saˌmo.ɾa ẽn ˌu.na ˈo.ɾa]
- Syllabification: no se ga‧nó Za‧mo‧ra en u‧na ho‧ra
Proverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) Rome wasn't built in a day (it takes a long time to do something complicated or impressive)
- Synonym: Roma no se hizo en un día