on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif in French

IPA: /ɔ̃ n(ə) sɔ.ʁɛ fɛʁ bwa.ʁ‿œ̃.n‿an ki n‿a pa swaf/, /ɔ̃ n(ə) sɔ.ʁɛ fɛʁ bwa.ʁ‿œ̃.n‿ɑn ki n‿a pɑ swaf/, /ɔ̃ n(ə) so.ʁɛ fɛʁ bwa.ʁ‿œ̃.n‿an ki n‿a pa swaf/, /ɔ̃ n(ə) so.ʁɛ fɛʁ bwa.ʁ‿œ̃.n‿ɑn ki n‿a pɑ swaf/ Forms: on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n’ a pas soif [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty}} “You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty”, {{lit|You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty}} Literally, “You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty” Head templates: {{fr-proverb|head=on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif}} on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n’a pas soif

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"on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif" meaning in French

Proverb