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  What it means

  “On Saint Paul’s day, half of winter has vanished.” Tied to January 25th (Conversion of St. Paul), this proverb marks the midpoint of winter — half is already gone.

  Vocabulary

  • połowa — half
  • zima — winter
  • przepaść — to vanish, to be gone, to pass

  Grammar note

  'Połowa zimy' uses the genitive 'zimy' (of winter) after 'połowa' (half of). 'Przepadła' is the past tense feminine form of 'przepaść'.

  Cultural context

  January 25th (Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul) falls roughly at the midpoint of winter in the Polish folk calendar.

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