nul n'a bien s'il ne le compère

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compère is from the Old French verb comperer, to pay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nyl n‿a bjɛ̃ s‿il nə l(ə) kɔ̃.pɛʁ/

Proverb[edit]

nul n’a bien s’il ne le compère

  1. (archaic or humorous) Nothing comes out of nothing.
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