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perdre une belle occasion de se taire
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French
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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Verb
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manquer une belle occasion de se taire
Etymology
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Literally, "to miss a fine opportunity to be silent."
Pronunciation
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IPA
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/pɛʁdʁ yn bɛl ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃ də s(ə) tɛʁ/
Verb
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perdre
une
belle
occasion
de
se
taire
to
put one's foot in one's mouth
; to
run one's mouth
; to speak to one's detriment when one could have avoided commenting
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