réinventer la roue

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te la ʁu/

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Verb

réinventer la roue

1. (figuratively) to reinvent the wheel (to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists; to do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others)

See also

• redécouvrir l’Amérique