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  What it means

  If there is a heatwave during haymaking and harvest, winter will be harsh and troublesome; if it is rainy, there will be much mud in winter. A folk weather proverb linking summer conditions to winter forecasts.

  Vocabulary

  • upały — heatwaves
  • sianokosy — haymaking season
  • żniwa — harvest
  • ostra — harsh / sharp
  • dokuczliwa — troublesome / bothersome
  • słota — rainy / wet weather
  • błoto — mud
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