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les chiens ne font pas des chats
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Proverb
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les chats ne font pas des chiens
Etymology
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Literally, “dogs don't make cats.”
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/le ʃjɛ̃ n(ə) fɔ̃ pa de ʃa/
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/le ʃjɛ̃ n(ə) fɔ̃ pɑ de ʃa/
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les
chiens
ne
font
pas
des
chats
the apple does not fall far from the tree
,
a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Synonym:
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre
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tel père, tel fils
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