Quan trona, pedrica
Language or variety: 
Catalan
Literal translation: 

Cuando truena, predica [llueve]

Gloss: 

[...] vol dir que[,] en tronar, generalment sol ploure [...] És un joc de paraules entre el verb tronar i el substantíu trona, 'tribuna des d'on prediquen'.

Comments: 

Localizado en Menorca. Nótese el uso de pedrica, variante vulgar de predica con metátesis.

Categorization
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
thunder, thunderstorm, to thunder
<thunder>
forecast
<forecast>
General Subject Area: 
jokes, platitudes
<jokes, platitudes>
Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • Menorca
    Territory:

    Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
ALCOVER, Antoni M. / Francesc de B. MOLL Diccionari català-valencià-balear [10 vols.] [también consultable en línea: http://dcvb.iecat.net/] Editorial:
Moll
Place of edition:
Palma de Mallorca
Publication date:
1930-1962
 Page:
548
Sub voce:
tronar
Proverb number:
c)
Volume:
X
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