/ˌkomo ˌdos ˌɡotas de ˈaɡwa/ lit. ‘like two drops of water’
Spanish idiom, everyday. To look or be almost exactly alike.
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How do people use Como dos gotas de agua
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Everyday Spanish that fits any conversation, mostly about people who look alike: twins, siblings, a kid and a parent. It hangs off “ser” or “parecerse”: “son como dos gotas de agua”, “se parecen como dos gotas de agua”. You can drop “como” for extra punch (“son dos gotas de agua”).
Also said ser como dos gotas de agua
Como dos gotas de agua
in real sentences
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Se parecen como dos gotas de agua.
They look like two peas in a pod.
Tatoeba, sentence by enteka, translation by Nylez, CC BY 2.0 FR
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Esos gemelos son como dos gotas de agua.
Those twins look like two peas in a pod.
Tatoeba, sentence by marcelostockle, translation by Zifre, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Como dos gotas de agua
come from?
The image explains itself: two drops of water are as alike as two things can be. French (comme deux gouttes d’eau) and Italian (come due gocce d’acqua) use the same picture. English and Spanish Wiktionary both list the phrase without a date, and I found no record of who used it first.
Mistakes learners make with Como dos gotas de agua
Using “estar”: “están como dos gotas de agua” sounds wrong, because looking alike is a lasting trait. Use “ser” or “parecerse”.
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