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Translate adage from English to French

Summary

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adage:
- Wiktionary:
  adage → adage, dicton, proverbe, sentence
  adage → adage, proverbe
- Synonyms for "adage":
  proverb; saw; byword; saying; expression; locution

English

Detailed Translations for adage from English to French

adage:

Translation Matrix for adage:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	byword; proverb; saw
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	proverb

Synonyms for "adage":

proverb; saw; byword; saying; expression; locution

Related Definitions for "adage":

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people¹

Wiktionary Translations for adage:

adage

noun

proverbe, sentence populaire.
- adage → adage
Mot ou phrase qui a pris la forme d'une référence a l'expérience, au savoir des anciens.
- dicton → saying; dictum; maxim; adage
Sentence, maxime (1)
- proverbe → proverb; saw; adage
apophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique.
- sentence → verdict; adjudication; maxim; proverb; saying; adage

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• adage	→ adage	↔ adagium — spreuk, levenswijsheid
• adage	→ proverbe	↔ Sprichwort — Sinnspruch volkstümlichen Charakters, meist anonym überliefert; oft erzieherisch gedachter Erfahrungssatz, der treffend und bildmächtig formuliert ist

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