"eat your cake and have it too" in Spanish
Definition
Querer dos cosas que no se pueden tener a la vez, normalmente querer todos los beneficios sin sacrificar nada.
Usage Notes (Spanish)
Se usa para señalar cuando alguien quiere todos los beneficios sin aceptar ninguna desventaja. Es una expresión informal, parecida a 'no se puede tener todo a la vez'.
Examples
You can't eat your cake and have it too.
No puedes **querer todo**.
If you want to travel, you can't eat your cake and have it too—you may need to spend money.
Si quieres viajar, no puedes **querer todo**, tendrás que gastar dinero.
She wants to work less and still get paid the same. You can’t eat your cake and have it too.
Ella quiere trabajar menos y cobrar igual. No se puede **querer tenerlo todo sin perder nada**.
Look, you can't eat your cake and have it too. Sometimes you have to choose what's more important.
Mira, no puedes **querer todo**. A veces hay que elegir lo más importante.
People always want shortcuts, but you can't just eat your cake and have it too in life.
La gente siempre quiere atajos, pero la vida no es para **querer tenerlo todo sin perder nada**.
He was upset he missed the party, but you can't eat your cake and have it too when you choose to work instead.
Le molestó perderse la fiesta, pero no puedes **querer tenerlo todo sin perder nada** si decides trabajar.