tout ça ne nous rendra pas le Congo

French

Etymology

Literally, “all this won't give us back the Congo”. A reference to the fact that the Democratic Republic of the Congo was previously a Belgian colony (the Belgian Congo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu sa nə nu ʁɑ̃.dʁa pa l(ə) kɔ̃.ɡo/ ~ /tu sa nə nu ʁɑ̃.dʁa pɑ l(ə) kɔ̃.ɡo/

Phrase

tout ça ne nous rendra pas le Congo

1. (Belgium, informal) it's all very well, but it doesn't do us any good, it makes no difference

See also

• Congo belge