il vaut mieux s'adresser au Bon Dieu qu'à ses saints in French

IPA: /il vo mjø s‿a.dʁɛ.se o bɔ̃ djø k‿a se sɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-M2D2V2 (Kvardek du)-il vaut mieux s’adresser au Bon Dieu qu’à ses saints.wav

, LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-il vaut mieux s’adresser au Bon Dieu qu’à ses saints.wav

, LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-il vaut mieux s’adresser au Bon Dieu qu’à ses saints.wav

Forms: il vaut mieux s’ adresser au Bon Dieu qu’ à ses saints [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “it is better to go and speak to good God than to his saints”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|it is better to go and speak to good God than to his saints}} “it is better to go and speak to good God than to his saints”, {{lit|it is better to go and speak to good God than to his saints}} Literally, “it is better to go and speak to good God than to his saints” Head templates: {{fr-proverb}} il vaut mieux s’adresser au Bon Dieu qu’à ses saints

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"il vaut mieux s'adresser au Bon Dieu qu'à ses saints" meaning in French

Proverb