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On this page, we are going to show you everything you want to know about the basic proverb “En avril ne te découvre pas d’un fil”.
Including a detailed explanation of what it mean and how you can use it in a casual conversation with an audio example. But that’s not all, we also added super useful stuff like slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example, literal meaning and more!
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Slow pronunciation
Normal pronunciation
It literally means:
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 three clothes keep 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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