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al pan, pan, y al vino, vino

call a spade a spade

Idioms & Sayings

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Prefiero al pan, pan, y al vino, vino, dime la verdad.

I prefer you call a spade a spade, tell me the truth.

—¿Cómo se lo dijiste? —Al pan, pan, y al vino, vino, sin rodeos.

—How did you tell him? —Straight up, no beating around the bush.

En esta familia, al pan, pan, y al vino, vino.

In this family, we call a spade a spade.