tiran más dos tetas que dos carretas

Spanish

Alternative forms

• dos tetas tiran más que dos carretas

Etymology

Literally, “two tits [breasts] pull more than two wagons”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˌɾam ˌmas ˌdos ˌtetas ke ˌdos kaˈretas/ [t̪iˌɾãm ˌmaz ˌð̞os ˌt̪e.t̪as ke ˌð̞os kaˈre.t̪as]
• Syllabification: ti‧ran más dos te‧tas que dos ca‧rre‧tas

Proverb

tiran más dos tetas que dos carretas

1. having breasts (i.e. being a woman) can get things done much quicker than by other means
2. one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen

See also

• ante la duda, la más tetuda