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  What it means

  If February passes without wind, April will surely bring it. A weather proverb noting that calm winters are often followed by stormy springs.

  Vocabulary

  • luty — February
  • wicher — gale, strong wind
  • zawodzić — to fail, to let down; here: to not disappoint (i.e. it will come)

  Grammar note

  'Nie zawodzi' is a negated present tense of 'zawodzić', used here ironically ; the wind will not fail to appear.

  Cultural context

  Polish folk meteorology often pairs months in cause-and-effect relationships, reflecting centuries of agricultural observation.

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