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  What it means

  “April is a weaver, because it interweaves a little winter and a little summer.” April weather is unpredictable, mixing cold and warm spells. Expect anything in April.

  English equivalent

  April showers bring May flowers. / April weather, rain and sunshine both together.

  Vocabulary

  • kwiecień — April
  • plecień — weaver, braider (archaic/poetic)
  • przeplatać — to interweave, to intersperse
  • trochę — a little, some

  Grammar note

  'Bo' is a colloquial conjunction meaning 'because'. 'Trochę zimy, trochę lata' uses the genitive after 'trochę'.

  Cultural context

  One of the most well-known Polish weather proverbs, often quoted at the first sign of April cold snaps.

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