Meanings
proverb
- AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUKUSIf there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
- humorousAll rumors are true.
Translations
Arabic لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار, أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار
- لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
- أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Chinese Mandarin 無風不起浪 /无风不起浪
- 無風不起浪 /无风不起浪 (wú fēng bù qǐ làng)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Czech na každém šprochu pravdy trochu
- na každém šprochu pravdy trochuif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Dutch waar rook is is vuur
- waar rook is is vuurif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
French il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu
- il n’y a pas de fumée sans feuif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
German wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer
- wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuerif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Hebrew אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ
- אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ (ēn 'ashán bli esh)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Japanese 火のないところに煙は立たない
- 火のないところに煙は立たない (hi no nai tokoro ni kemuri wa tatanai)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Korean 아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 나랴
- 아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 나랴 (ani ttaen gulttuge yeon'gi narya)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Polish nie ma dymu bez ognia
- nie ma dymu bez ogniaif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Portuguese onde há fumaça, há fogo, onde há fumo, há fogo
- onde há fumaça, há fogoif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
- onde há fumo, há fogoif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Russian нет ды́ма без огня́
- нет ды́ма без огня́ (net dýma bez ognjá)if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Swedish ingen rök utan eld
- ingen rök utan eldif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Tagalog kapag may usok, may apoy
- kapag may usok, may apoyif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Turkish ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz
- ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmazif there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
Cite this entry
APA
where there's smoke, there's fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/where%20there's%20smoke%2C%20there's%20fire
MLA
“where there's smoke, there's fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/where%20there's%20smoke%2C%20there's%20fire. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “where there's smoke, there's fire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/where%20there's%20smoke%2C%20there's%20fire.
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