what does "la burra no era arisca, los palos la hicieron" mean?" its an idiom. thanks!
2006-11-01 12:20:15 · 4 answers · asked by ammmmmyy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
literally it means
the female donkey wasn't surly but the hits with a stick made her become that.
it means that at the beginning a person wasn't -mean, rude, taugh, etc- but the circumstances (life) have made him-her become that way.
2006-11-02 05:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by badtz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The female donkey was not surly, it was the sticks which made her so."
The meaning is (as I understand it) that sometimes a person who would otherwise be a pleasant enough individual becomes sour and embittered as the result of bad experiences in life.
2006-11-01 20:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the donkey was not unfriendly,the sticks dit it
2006-11-01 20:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the donkey was not wild, the woods did it
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2006-11-01 20:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by SuperCee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋