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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “misfortunes come in pairs”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ɲɛˈʂt͡ʂɛw̃ɕ.t͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔw̃ paˈra.mi/, (regional or dialectal, proscribed) /ɲɛˈʂt͡ʂɛw̃ɕ.t͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔm paˈra.mi/, (standard) /ɲɛˈʂt͡ʂɛɲɕ.t͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔw̃ paˈra.mi/, (regional or dialectal, proscribed) /ɲɛˈʂt͡ʂɛɲɕ.t͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔm paˈra.mi/
- Syllabification: nie‧szczęś‧cia cho‧dzą pa‧ra‧mi
Proverb
nieszczęścia chodzą parami
- (idiomatic) misfortunes never come singly, it never rains but it pours, roughly bad things come in threes
Usage notes
Used in context to two misfortunes, as opposed to three in English.
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