les ordres sont les ordres

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French

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Etymology

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Calque of German Befehl ist Befehl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /le.z‿ɔʁ.dʁə sɔ̃ le.z‿ɔʁdʁ/

Proverb

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les ordres sont les ordres

  1. orders are orders (used wrily when someone attempts to justify questionable actions by referring to rules, laws or orders from higher up)