no se ganó Zamora en una hora

Spanish

Etymology

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

• 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

no se ganó Zamora en una hora

1. (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