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ne'er_cast_a_clout_til_May_be_out

ne'er cast a clout til May be out

English

Proverb

ne'er cast a clout til May be out

(regional) Advice not to change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

Translations

advice not to change from winter clothes

French: en avril ne te découvre pas d'un fil, en mai fait ce qu'il te plait
Italian: aprile, non ti scoprire; maggio, adagio adagio; giugno, allarga il pugno

Russian: первая ла́сточка весны не делает ‎(pervaja lástočka vesny ne delajet) (the first swallow doesn't make spring to come)