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Que signifie « Revenons à nos moutons » ?

Translation: What does "Revenons à nos moutons" (let's get back to our sheep) mean?

  • A Parlons de la vie à la campagne Let's talk about life in the countryside
  • ✓ Revenons au sujet principal de la discussion Let's get back to the main topic of the discussion Your answer
  • C Arrêtons la discussion et partons Let's stop talking and leave
  • D Comptons ce que nous avons Let's count what we have

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On utilise cette expression pour revenir au sujet dont on parlait après une digression. Elle vient de la farce médiévale « La Farce de Maître Pathelin ».

People use this expression to return to the subject after a digression. It comes from the medieval farce "La Farce de Maître Pathelin".

Source: Dictionnaire des expressions ; Larousse : revenons à nos moutons

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