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comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
French
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
like an elephant in a china shop
”
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Pronunciation
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:
/kɔ.m‿œ̃.n‿e.le.fɑ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ma.ɡa.zɛ̃ d(ə) pɔʁ.sə.lɛn/
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Adverb
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comme
un
éléphant
dans
un
magasin
de
porcelaine
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simile
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like a bull in a china shop
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comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles
comme marée en carême
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