een zwaluw maakt nog geen lente
Dutch
Etymology
Calque of English one swallow does not a summer make. From een (“one, a”) + zwaluw (“swallow”) + maakt (“makes”) + nog + geen (“not, none, no”) + lente (“spring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːn ˈzʋaːlyu̯ maːkt noːx ɣeːn ˈlɛntə/
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