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choisir c'est renoncer
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French
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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Proverb
1.4.1
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choisir, c’est renoncer
Etymology
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Literally,
“
to choose is to renounce
”
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Pronunciation
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IPA
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:
/ʃwa.ziʁ s‿ɛ ʁ(ə).nɔ̃.se/
Proverb
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choisir
c’est
renoncer
to
choose
is to
forsake
; one can't
have one's cake and eat it too
(
when you make a choice, you have to give up on something else
)
See also
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avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre
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