Bęben dlatego tak głośny, bo próżny.
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What it means
“The drum is loud because it is empty.” Boastful, noisy people are hollow inside — they make the most noise precisely because they have nothing of substance. A crisp put-down of braggarts and loudmouths.
English equivalent
Empty vessels make the most noise.
Vocabulary
- bęben — drum
- dlatego — therefore, that's why
- głośny — loud
- próżny — empty, hollow; also: vain, conceited
Grammar note
'Dlatego... bo' is a cause-and-effect construction: 'that's why... because'. The copula 'jest' is omitted in both clauses — a common compression in proverbs.
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