quien roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, [he] who robs a thief, has a hundred years of forgiveness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌkjen ˌroba a un laˌdɾon | ˌtjene ˌθjen ˌaɲos de peɾˈdon/ [ˌkjẽn ˌro.β̞a a ũn laˌð̞ɾõn | ˌt̪je.ne ˌθjẽn ˌa.ɲoz ð̞e peɾˈð̞õn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌkjen ˌroba a un laˌdɾon | ˌtjene ˌsjen ˌaɲos de peɾˈdon/ [ˌkjẽn ˌro.β̞a a ũn laˌð̞ɾõn | ˌt̪je.ne ˌsjẽn ˌa.ɲoz ð̞e peɾˈð̞õn]
  • Syllabification: quien ro‧ba a un la‧drón, tie‧ne cien a‧ños de per‧dón

Proverb

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quien roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón

  1. it's justifiable to commit crimes against criminals