no se ganó Zamora en una hora

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Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌno se ɡaˌno θaˌmoɾa en ˌuna ˈoɾa/ [ˌno se ɣ̞aˌno θaˌmo.ɾa ẽn ˌu.na ˈo.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /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

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no se ganó Zamora en una hora

  1. (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