Qui femme a, noise a.He that hath a wife is sure of strife.
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Le bruit est si fort qu’on n’entend pas Dieu tonner.The noise is so great one cannot hear God thunder.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesL’hôte et le poisson en trois jours sont poison.A guest and a fish after three days are poison.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesA quelque chose malheur est bon.Ill-luck is good for something.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTel a du pain qui n’a plus de dents.Some have bread who have no teeth left.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQui veut être riche en un an, au bout de six mois est pendu.He who wants to be rich in a year is hanged at six months’ end.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesA rude âne rude ânier.For a stubborn ass a stubborn driver.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesComme on fait son lit on se couche.As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPlus on est de fous, plus on rit.The more fools the more laughter.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIl n’y a que les bons marchés qui ruinent.It is only good bargains that ruin.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIl faut louer la mer et se tenir en terre.Praise the sea, and keep on land.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesL’écoutant fait le médisant.The listener makes the backbiter.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesFaire des châteaux en Espagne.To build castles in the air.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMieux vaut assez que trop.Enough is better than too much.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUn jour en vaut deux pour qui fait chaque chose en son lieu.One day is as good as two for him who does everything in its place.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesA beau mentir qui vient de loin.He may lie boldly who comes from afar.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTant vaut l’homme, tant vaut sa terre.As the man is worth his land is worth.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChacun prêche pour son saint.Every one preaches for his own saint.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesL’appétit vient en mangeant.Appetite comes with eating.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUn sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l’admire.One fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQui épargne, gagne.Saving is getting.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCe que poulain prend en jeunesse il le continue en vieillesse.What the colt learns in youth he continues in old age.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBesoin fait vieille trotter.Need makes the old woman trot.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTrop gratter cuit, trop parler nuit.Too much scratching smarts, too much talking harms.
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