If you were to translate the phrase "from rags to riches"...?

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If you were to translate the phrase "from rags to riches"...?

into Spanish, would you use trapos a las riquezas or is there a more common phrase used in the Latin American culture?

2007-03-26 15:25:42 · 4 answers · asked by achromatic_03 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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google.com/translate says: de los trapos a las riquezas

2007-03-26 15:33:17 · answer #1 · answered by baseballfan423 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No never use trapos.. i d say de la penuria a la riqueza

2007-03-26 22:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jassy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

de la miseria a la riqueza

2007-03-26 22:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by sweetums 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

de vago a bucho-
a vago is a vagabond or bum, and a good example of bucho would be "bucho" himself who was the charecter that was the bad dude in Desperado and El Mariachi

2007-03-26 22:36:17 · answer #4 · answered by xvireroca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋