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ያለ ዝናብ ነጎዳ ያለ ብድር እዳ

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“Thunder without rain, debt without loan.”

Meaning

This proverb describes something that is either a false alarm (thunder without rain, implying a show without substance) or an unfair burden/consequence without a just cause (debt without a loan). It is used to refer to situations that are misleading, baseless, or unjust. It can describe empty threats, consequences that don't match their cause, or being held accountable for something one did not do.

ትርጉም

ይህ ምሳሌ የሐሰት ማስጠንቀቂያ (ዝናብ የሌለበት ነጎዳ) ወይም ያለ በቂ ምክንያት የሚመጣ ኢፍትሐዊ ሸክም/ውጤት (ብድር የሌለበት ዕዳ) ነው። ነገሮች አሳሳች፣ መሠረተ ቢስ ወይም ፍትሐዊ ያልሆኑ ሲሆኑ ያገለግላል። ባዶ ማስፈራሪያዎችን፣ ከምክንያቱ ጋር የማይመጣጠኑ ውጤቶችን፣ ወይም ላላደረጉት ነገር ተጠያቂ መሆንን ለመግለጽ ሊያገለግል ይችላል።

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Added July 29, 2026
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