S'il pleut à la Sainte-Pétronille, [/] Le blé diminue jusqu'à la faucille
Language or variety: 
French
Literal translation: 

Si llueve por Santa Petronila, [/] El trigo disminuye hasta la hoz [la siega]

Gloss: 
Comments: 

La hoz se refiere aquí a la siega: tiempo de verano.

Categorization
Chronology: 
summer
<season>
Petronilla (Saint —)
<fixed date>
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
General Subject Area: 
bad omen
<omen>
wheat
<plant kingdom (signs and variable aspects)>
reaping
<farmwork>
Sources
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Author Title Editionsort descending In source
CELLARD, Jacques / Gilbert DUBOIS Dictons de la pluie et du beau temps Editorial:
Éditions Belin
Place of edition:
Paris
Publication date:
1985
 Page:
76
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