les absents ont toujours tort

French

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Etymology

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Compare Italian gli assenti hanno sempre torto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /le.z‿ap.sɑ̃ ɔ̃ tu.ʒuʁ tɔʁ/

Proverb

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les absents ont toujours tort

  1. he who is absent is always in the wrong (those who were absent cannot complain that they did not have a say in the decisions that were made)