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  What it means

  “A pretty wife is always unfaithful.” An old cynical saying warning that a beautiful spouse will attract attention and be tempted to stray. Reflects historical anxieties rather than any truth.

  Vocabulary

  • żona — wife
  • ładny — pretty, nice-looking
  • zdradny — treacherous, unfaithful

  Grammar note

  A simple nominal sentence with no verb — 'żona ładna' (a pretty wife) and 'zawsze zdradna' (always unfaithful) are juxtaposed without a copula.

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