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Esto está más tieso que el pan de ayer
/es-toh es-TAH mahs TYEH-soh keh el pahn deh ah-YER/
This is as hard as a rock
Literal translation
This is stiffer than yesterday's bread
When to use it
Said when bread or food is extremely hard, like stale bread. Common in Spain and Argentina.
In conversation
—Este pan está más tieso que el pan de ayer, no se puede comer.
“—This bread is as hard as a rock, it's not edible.”