si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería una bicicleta

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be an old bycicle.

Proverb[edit]

si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería una bicicleta

  1. if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle
    "Habríamos ganado el partido si hubiéramos tenido un portero decente" — "Y si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería una bicicleta"
    "We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper." — "And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"