How is the phrase mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Misery loves company
phrase

Quien está triste se consuela viendo a otros igual de tristes.

Unhappy people feel better around other unhappy people.

Examples with “mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos”

See how the word “mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos” is used in sentences

  • Llamó a su amiga para quejarse: mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos. — She called her friend to complain — misery loves company.

  • Quería que todos estuviéramos tristes: mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos. — He wanted us all to feel gloomy too — misery loves company.

  • Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: allí nos quedamos los dos quejándonos. — Misery loves company, so we sat there complaining together.

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