no se ganó Zamora en una hora
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌno se ɡaˌno θaˌmoɾa en ˌuna ˈoɾa/ [ˌno se ɣ̞aˌno θaˌmo.ɾa ẽn ˌu.na ˈo.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /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 edit
- (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