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  What it means

  “Most often a fat belly is paired with an empty head.” Wealth and physical comfort do not guarantee intelligence. A satirical observation that the well-fed are not necessarily the well-read.

  English equivalent

  A fat belly does not make a fine mind.

  Vocabulary

  • brzuch — belly, stomach
  • tłusty — fat, greasy
  • dzierżawić — to lease, to hold (here: to go together with)
  • łeb — head (colloquial)
  • pusty — empty

  Grammar note

  'Dzierżawi' is third person singular present of 'dzierżawić'. Here used figuratively: a fat belly 'holds' or 'comes with' an empty head.

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