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absent le chat, les souris dansent
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Proverb
French
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
the cat absent, the mice dance
”
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ap.sɑ̃ l(ə) ʃa | le su.ʁi dɑ̃s/
Proverb
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absent
le
chat
,
les
souris
dansent
(
idiomatic
)
when the cat's away the mice will play
Synonyms:
quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent
;
le chat parti, les souris dansent
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