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If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, US
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All rumors are true.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A sighting of smoke means that fire is not only possible but rather probable, nearly certain.
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار
(lā duḵāna bilā nār)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Arabic:
أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار
(ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Chinese Mandarin:
無風不起浪 /无风不起浪
(wú fēng bù qǐ làng)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Czech:
na každém šprochu pravdy trochu
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Dutch:
waar rook is is vuur
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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French:
il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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German:
wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Hebrew:
אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ
(ēn 'ashán bli esh)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Japanese:
火のないところに煙は立たない
(hi no nai tokoro ni kemuri wa tatanai)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Korean:
아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 나랴
(ani ttaen gulttuge yeon'gi narya)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Portuguese:
onde há fumaça, há fogo
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Portuguese:
onde há fumo, há fogo
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Russian:
нет ды́ма без огня́
(net dýma bez ognjá)
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Swedish:
ingen rök utan eld
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Tagalog:
kapag may usok, may apoy
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
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Turkish:
ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz
— if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
