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VENDRE PEAU OURS AVANT AVOIR TUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Idiomatic Expressions
OBS

[literal French translation:] Compter ses poussins avant qu'ils ne soient éclos.

Key term(s)
  • Do not count your chickens before they are hatched

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expressions idiomatiques
OBS

Cette expression s'emploie surtout négativement («il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué») pour exprimer qu'il ne faut pas disposer d'une chose avant d'être assuré de la posséder.

Key term(s)
  • Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué

Spanish

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