where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic
لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار lā duḵāna bilā nār
where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic: لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār). In English, where there's smoke, there's fire means if there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
Arabic words for where there's smoke, there's fire
- if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
- لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار lā duḵāna bilā nār, أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār
English meaning of where there's smoke, there's fire
- proverb If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
- proverb All rumors are true.
- proverb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A sighting of smoke means that fire is not only possible but rather probable, nearly certain.
Questions about where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic
- What is the meaning of where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic?
- Where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic is لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār).
- ما معنى كلمة where there's smoke, there's fire؟
- Where there's smoke, there's fire: لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār).
- What does where there's smoke, there's fire mean in English?
- Where there's smoke, there's fire means if there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
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