Meaning
Mejor llegar tarde que no llegar. Se usa para expresar que es preferible hacer algo tarde a no hacerlo en absoluto.
Primary Function
Expressing preference
Communicative Purpose
To indicate that it's better to do something late than not at all.
Pattern
Más vale tarde que nunca
Core Structure
Más vale; que
Função primária
Expressing preference
Propósito comunicativo
To indicate that it's better to do something late than not at all.
Situações de gatilho
When someone arrives late to an event, when a task is completed late but still on time for the deadline, when something is better late than never.
Contextos
Casual conversations, social situations, professional settings.
Padrão
Más vale tarde que nunca
Estrutura central
Más vale; que
Slots de substituição
None, it's a fixed proverb.
Colocados típicos
- Tarde
- nunca
Erros comuns
Changing the order of words or trying to substitute parts of the proverb.
Similar / contraste
Mejor tarde que nunca, es mejor que nada.
Dica de memória
Better late
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