What does «proverbial» mean in Spanish?
- Relating to the proverb.
Examples of use in Spanish: "siempre emplea frases proverbiales en sus discursos".
- Well known, habitual, very notorious.
Examples of use in Spanish: "su bondad es proverbial".
"es proverbial la hospitalidad de esos pueblos".
"con su proverbial oratoria logró hacerle frente a todos los ataques discursivos de su contrincante".
- (frase proverbial) A phrase that is of vulgar use and contains a sentence or proverb. For example: All roads lead to Rome; The straw that broke the camel's back; A bad excuse is better than no excuse at all.