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  What it means

  “From a big cloud, small rain.” A shorter variant of the same proverb — big promises or threats rarely deliver. Much ado about nothing.

  English equivalent

  Much ado about nothing.

  Vocabulary

  • duży — big, large
  • chmura — cloud
  • mały — small, little
  • deszcz — rain

  Grammar note

  'Z dużej chmury' uses the genitive after 'z'. The ellipsis of 'będzie' gives the proverb its punchy, aphoristic feel.

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