les plaisanteries les plus courtes sont les meilleures
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- les plus courtes sont les meilleures (ellipsis)
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the shortest jokes are the best”, or more loosely translated as “the best jokes are the shortest”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /le plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi le ply kuʁ.t(ə) sɔ̃ le mɛ.jœʁ/, /le ple.zɑ̃.tʁi le ply kuʁ.t(ə) sɔ̃ le me.jœʁ/
Proverb[edit]
les plaisanteries les plus courtes sont les meilleures
- your joke was funny at first, but it's getting old; that's enough, you're starting to flog a dead horse now