"många bäckar små gör en stor å" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Swedish]

Etymology: Literally, “many small streams make a big river”. Confer French les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières. Etymology templates: {{m-g|many small streams make a big river}} “many small streams make a big river”, {{lit|many small streams make a big river}} Literally, “many small streams make a big river”, {{cog|fr|les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières}} French les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières Head templates: {{head|sv|proverb}} många bäckar små gör en stor å
  1. many a mickle makes a muckle Synonyms: många bäckar små blir en stor å, många bäckar små (english: truncated)
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Alternative forms

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