quand on parle du loup

French

Etymology

Ellipsis of quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (literally “when you speak of the wolf, you'll see his tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.t‿ɔ̃ paʁ.l(ə) dy lu/

Phrase

quand on parle du loup

1. speak of the devil (an expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene)