fortuna kołem się toczy

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A reference to the Latin idiom Rota Fortunae.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈtu.na ˈkɔ.wɛm ɕɛ ˈtɔ.t͡ʂɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʂɨ

Proverb[edit]

fortuna kołem się toczy

  1. (idiomatic) what goes up must come down (everybody experiences some successes and some failures)
    Synonym: raz na wozie, raz pod wozem

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