How to Say “Dead Donkeys Don’t Talk” in Spanish

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muerto el perro se acabó la rabia
/mweɾto el pero se akabo la ɾabja/from spelling rules
The English phrase "dead donkeys don't talk" can be expressed in Spanish as muerto el perro se acabó la rabia.
This phrase is used to say that a problem is solved once the person causing it is gone.

Did you know?

  • The Spanish word muerto shares a common ancient ancestor with the Bengali word mrito and the Russian word mjórtvyj.

Example conversation

Alejandro and María discuss a difficult coworker who just quit.

  1. Alejandro

    María, ¿supiste que Luis renunció a la empresa hoy?
    María, did you hear that Luis quit the company today?
  2. María

    Sí, Alejandro. ¡Qué alivio para todo el equipo!
    Yes, Alejandro. What a relief for the whole team!
  3. Alejandro

    Exacto, muerto el perro se acabó la rabia.
    Exactly, the problem is solved once the cause is gone.
  4. María

    Tienes razón, ahora trabajaremos en paz.
    You're right, now we will work in peace.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, la, muerto, perro, rabia, se, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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