Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Cuando el grajo vuela bajo, hace un frío del carajo.»
Word for word
When the crow flies low, it's cold as hell.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: When birds fly low, bitter cold is on the way.
A folk weather saying used to predict cold weather when birds fly close to the ground. It's common in Spain and often said humorously during winter cold snaps.
Hear it in a sentence
Cuando el grajo vuela bajo, hace un frío del carajo; mejor quédate en casa.
When the crow flies low, it's freezing cold; you'd better stay home.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.