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let sleeping dogs lie [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Idiomatic Expressions
OBS

let sleeping dogs lie: [literal French translation:] Laisser dormir les chiens qui dorment.

French

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  • Expressions idiomatiques
OBS

Ne pas susciter ou réveiller un danger par imprudence. Cette expression se trouve dans Rabelais (III, 14); elle reprend un aphorisme identique avec chien («Il fait mal esveiller le chien qui dort»).

Key term(s)
  • il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort
  • il ne faut pas éveiller le chat qui dort

Spanish

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