How the word "le proverbe" is translated into English
Ma grand-mère connaît un proverbe pour chaque situation.
[ma ɡʁɑ̃mɛʁ kɔnɛ ɛ̃ pʁɔvɛʁb puʁ ʃak sitɥasjɔ̃.]
My grandmother knows a proverb for every situation.
Ce proverbe vient d'une vieille histoire chinoise.
[sə pʁɔvɛʁb vjɛ̃ dyn vjɛj istwaʁ ʃinwaz.]
This proverb comes from an old Chinese story.
Les proverbes ne disent pas toujours la vérité.
[le pʁɔvɛʁb nə diz pa tuʒuʁ la veʁite.]
Proverbs don't always tell the truth.
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