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allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, "When you go there, do what you see"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /aˌʝa ˌdonde ˌfweɾes | ˌaθ lo ke ˈbjeɾes/ [aˌʝa ˌð̞õn̪.d̪e ˌfwe.ɾes | ˌaθ lo ke ˈβ̞je.ɾes]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /aˌʎa ˌdonde ˌfweɾes | ˌaθ lo ke ˈbjeɾes/ [aˌʎa ˌð̞õn̪.d̪e ˌfwe.ɾes | ˌaθ lo ke ˈβ̞je.ɾes]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /aˌʝa ˌdonde ˌfweɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈbjeɾes/ [aˌʝa ˌð̞õn̪.d̪e ˌfwe.ɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈβ̞je.ɾes]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aˌʎa ˌdonde ˌfweɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈbjeɾes/ [aˌʎa ˌð̞õn̪.d̪e ˌfwe.ɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈβ̞je.ɾes]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˌʃa ˌdonde ˌfweɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈbjeɾes/ [aˌʃa ˌð̞õn̪.d̪e ˌfwe.ɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈβ̞je.ɾes]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˌʒa ˌdonde ˌfweɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈbjeɾes/ [aˌʒa ˌð̞õn̪.d̪e ˌfwe.ɾes | ˌas lo ke ˈβ̞je.ɾes]

  • Syllabification: a‧llá don‧de fue‧res, haz lo que vie‧res

Proverb

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allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do