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a buen hambre no hay pan duro

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Etymology

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Literally, to good hunger, there is no hard bread

Proverb

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a buen hambre no hay pan duro

  1. beggars can't be choosers
    • 1964, Juan Bautista Bergua, Historia de Las Religiones:
      a falta de algo más jugoso, los hambrientos camellos, demostrando que a buen hambre no hay pan duro, devoran con avidez.
      for lack of something more juicy, the hungry camels, demonstrating that to good hunger, there is no hard bread, devour with avidity.