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  What it means

  The more wine (alcohol) someone has drunk, the more truth comes out in what they say. Drunk people tend to say what they really think.

  English equivalent

  In vino veritas.

  Vocabulary

  • wino — wine
  • głowa — head
  • prawda — truth
  • słowo — word

  Grammar note

  'Ile… tyle…' is a correlative construction meaning 'as much… so much…'. 'W głowie' and 'w słowie' are locative case.

  Cultural context

  The Polish equivalent of the Latin 'in vino veritas'. Reflects a folk belief that alcohol lowers inhibitions and reveals true feelings.

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