Sotto acqua fame, sotto la neve pane
Language or variety: 
Italian
Literal translation: 

Bajo agua hambre, bajo la nieve pan

Comments: 

Así, en Schwamenthal/Srarniero (1993: 489). Bellonzi ( 2000 [1995], 121) registra una versión, con ligeras variantes en la Toscana: Sott'acqua fame, e sotto neve pane. Cf. Sotto la neve pane [/] sotto l'acqua la fame; y la ficha que presenta solo la primera parte: Sotto la neve pane.

Categorization
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
snow, to snow
<snow, to snow>
General Subject Area: 
good omen
<omen>
bad omen
<omen>
bread
<elements of everyday life>
harvest
<farmwork>
Geolocation

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  • Tuscany
    Territory:
    Tuscany, Italy.
Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
SCHWAMENTHAL, Riccardo / Michele L. STRANIERO Dizionario dei proverbi italiani Editorial:
Rizzoli
Place of edition:
Milano
Publication date:
1993 (2.ª ed.)
 Page:
489
Proverb number:
5358
BELLONZI, Fortunato Proverbi toscani Editorial:
Giunti
Place of edition:
Firenze
Publication date:
2000 [1995]
 Page:
121
Proverb number:
1607
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