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The French phrase "On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde"

Get prepared to learn everything you have to know about the inspirational proverb "On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde". More precisely, it includes a complete guide of what it mean and how you can use it in a dialogue with an audio example. And also the useful things we added like literal meaning, dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio and more!


English translation

  • Translation : We can't please everyone

  • Register : Neutral - Inspirational

Audio pronunciation

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  • IPA : / ɔ̃ nə pø pa plɛʁ‿ a tu lə mɔ̃d /

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Comment dire "non"

How to say "no"

Emily a toujours été le genre de personne qui ne refuse rien aux autres.
Emily has always been the kind of person who doesn't refuse anything to others.
Il a toujours été difficile pour elle de dire "non".
It was always hard for her to say "no".
Alors elle disait toujours "oui" et finissait par regretter...
So she was always saying "yes" and ended up regretting...
Un jour, quelqu'un lui demande de garder son chien pendant un mois.
One day, someone asks her to keep her dog for a month.
Bien sûr, elle avait accepté...
Of course, she accepted...
Alors, Philippe décide qu'il est temps de parler avec elle...
So, Philippe decides it is time to talk with her...

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