Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
If you don't know what you're doing, DON'T!
Spanish translation:
Si no sabes ... ¡¡no toques!!
English term
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
If you don't know what you're doing, DON'T!
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Proposed translations
Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
si no sabes...no toques!!
United States
Clarity, Brevity, Simplicity
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Si no [está seguro de] [sabe] lo que está haciendo, ¡ABSTÉNGASE!
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Beatriz Galiano (X)
: Or, Abstente! if they are young students.
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Gracias, Beatriz
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Ximena P. Aguilar
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Gracias, Ximena
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Pablo Grosschmid
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Gracias, Pablo
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: concuerdo con Beatriz :-)
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Gracias, Deborah. Cute kid!
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jacana54 (X)
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Gracias, jacana
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Mejor precaver que lamentar
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Note added at 8 minutos (2007-11-03 02:28:01 GMT)
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Existen muchas variantes, pero en general este es el significado.
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People's Daily Online- [ Translate this page ]Es mejor precaver que tener que lamentar. El pollero Xiao Lishan anda cariacontecido por estos días. A finales de enero, se detectaron probables casos de ...
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Sí, es el equivalente del que hablas, pero creo que también serviría en este caso. Es algo así como: "No hagas lo que no sabes antes de tener que lamentarlo", "Mejor no hacer nada que hacerlo mal". En fin, es una traducción muy libre. Esperemos a ver qué dicen los colegas.
| Isn't that the equivalent of 'Better safe than sorry' ? |
Costa Rica
from global to local to global
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 7 more.
Si no sabes lo que estás haciendo, ¡no lo hagas!
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Henry Hinds
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David Russi
8 mins
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
: Exactamente como yo lo diría
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Brian McDougall
42 mins
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Claudia Pesce
: Yo también lo diría así
52 mins
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Heidi C
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Cecilia Della Croce
1 hr
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etale
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Rebecca Hendry
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Ana Lombao
5 hrs
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LiaBarros
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Carmen Quiñones
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Jairo Payan
: Tan simple como tu lo has propuesto
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Tradjur
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United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Si no sabes lo que estás haciendo, ¡DETENTE!
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John Cutler
: Tiene mucho sentido en este contexto
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Gracias John!
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
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Gracias Rafael!
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Tradjur
2 days 15 hrs
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Gracias tradjur!
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Brazil
Translating with soul
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) , Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Si no sabes (que hacer), no lo hagas!!
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