faire l'autruche

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, to do the ostrich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ l‿o.tʁyʃ/

Verb

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faire l’autruche

  1. (figuratively) to bury one's head in the sand, to ignore what is going on

Conjugation

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