"les absents ont toujours tort" meaning in French

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Proverb

IPA: /le.z‿ap.sɑ̃ ɔ̃ tu.ʒuʁ tɔʁ/
Etymology: Compare Italian gli assenti hanno sempre torto. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|gli assenti hanno sempre torto}} Italian gli assenti hanno sempre torto Head templates: {{fr-proverb}} les absents ont toujours tort
  1. he who is absent is always in the wrong (those who were absent cannot complain that they did not have a say in the decisions that were made)
    Sense id: en-les_absents_ont_toujours_tort-fr-proverb-CxPFkLDg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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