uma andorinha só não faz verão

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “one swallow doesn't make a summer”, a calque of Ancient Greek μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ (mía khelidṑn éar ou poieî, “one swallow does not make a spring”); the reference to summer instead of spring is shared with various other European languages (see the descendants at the Greek entry).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mɐ ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.ɲɐ ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈfa(j)z veˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈũ.mɐ ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfa(ɪ̯)z veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mɐ ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.ɲɐ ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈfa(j)z veˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈũ.mɐ ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfa(ɪ̯)z veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mɐ ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.ɲɐ ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈfa(j)ʒ veˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈũ.mɐ ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfa(ɪ̯)ʒ veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ma ɐ̃.doˈɾi.ɲa ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈfa(j)z veˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈu.ma ɐ̃.doˈɾi.ɲa ˈsɔ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfa(ɪ̯)z veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Proverb

uma andorinha só não faz verão

1. (Brazil) one swallow does not a summer make