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faute de grives on mange des merles
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faute de grives, on mange des merles
Etymology
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Literally, “if there are no thrushes, we'll eat blackbirds”.
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/fot də ɡʁiv | ɔ̃ mɑ̃ʒ de mɛʁl/
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faute
de
grives
on
mange
des
merles
beggars can't be choosers
,
half a loaf is better than none
,
any port in a storm
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nécessité fait loi
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