We are going to show you everything you want to know about the basic French proverb "En avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil". To be clear, it includes a detailed explanation of what it mean and how you can use it in everyday life with an audio example. And that's not all, we also added some useful informations like slow pronunciation audio, literal meaning, dialogue example and more!
Translation : Don't trust warm weather in April
Literal meaning : In April, don't remove a thread of your clothing
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IPA : / ɑ̃n‿ avʁil, nə tə dekuvʁə pa dɛ̃ fil /
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This proverb reminds us to not be too optimistic when the good weather arrives (generally in April in France) and risk being ill by exposing ourselves too much.
That's why the second part of the proverb is "En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît."(In May, do what you like). It advises us to wait for May to really enjoy the spring.
And there is even a third part: "En juin, de trois habits n'en garde qu'un." (In June, of the three clothes, only one). But it's less commonly used.
If someone you know is a bit too optimistic in his/her choice of clothes during the beginning of spring, remind this person to be careful. For that simply use: "En avril ne te découvre pas d'un fil."
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