nieszczęścia chodzą parami

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “misfortunes come in pairs”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛˈʂt͡ʂɛw̃ɕ.t͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔw̃ paˈra.mi/, /ɲɛˈʂt͡ʂɛɲɕ.t͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔw̃ paˈra.mi/
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  • Syllabification: nie‧szczęś‧cia cho‧dzą pa‧ra‧mi

Proverb

nieszczęścia chodzą parami

  1. (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.

Further reading

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