nie szata zdobi człowieka

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Polish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, not clothes decorate [the] man.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ ˈʂa.ta ˈzdɔ.bi t͡ʂwɔˈvjɛ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka

Proverb[edit]

nie szata zdobi człowieka

  1. (idiomatic) clothes don't make the man (one cannot accurately judge a person solely by appearances)
    Antonyms: jak cię widzą, tak cię piszą; poznać pana po cholewach

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