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passer du coq à l'âne
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French
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Verb
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sauter du coq à l’âne
Etymology
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Literally,
“
go from the rooster to the donkey
”
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/pa.se dy kɔk a l‿an/
~
/pɑ.se dy kɔk a l‿ɑn/
Verb
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passer
du
coq
à
l’
âne
to
change
subjects
abruptly
, to go
from pillar to post
, to
hop
from one subject to another, to
jump
from
topic
to
topic
, to constantly
go off on a tangent
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