les absents ont toujours tort

French

Etymology

Compare Italian gli assenti hanno sempre torto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.z‿ap.sɑ̃ ɔ̃ tu.ʒuʁ tɔʁ/

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Proverb

les absents ont toujours tort

1. he who is absent is always in the wrong; those who are absent always get the blame; delay breeds danger