im dalej w las, tym więcej drzew

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “the further into the forest, the more trees”. Compare Ukrainian чим дальше в ліс, тим більше дров (čym dalʹše v lis, tym bilʹše drov).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈim ˈda.lɛj ˈvlas |ˈtɘm ˈvjɛn.t͡sɛj ˈdʐɛf/
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Proverb

im dalej w las, tym więcej drzew

  1. (idiomatic) as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger (the more one gets involved in something, the more problem one can encounter)

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