"on ne saurait faire boire un âne s’il n’a pas soif" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Français]

IPA: \ɔ̃ nə sɔ.ʁɛ fɛʁ bwa.ʁ‿œ̃.n‿ɑn s‿il n‿a pɑ swaf\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-on ne saurait faire boire un âne s’il n’a pas soif.wav
  1. Il est impossible de faire entendre raison à quelqu’un de têtu, de lui faire faire ce qu’il refuse de faire. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-on_ne_saurait_faire_boire_un_âne_s’il_n’a_pas_soif-fr-phrase-eGPIGu5X Categories (other): Mots proverbiaux en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: nema pomoći onome koji ne razumije (Croate), an n’pieut fare bwère i-n-âne qu’n’è m’seu (Lorrain)
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