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Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret

French translation: Chasse la nature à coups de fourche, elle reviendra toujours au pas de course

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Latin term or phrase:Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret
French translation:Chasse la nature à coups de fourche, elle reviendra toujours au pas de course
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

07:51 Nov 11, 2001
Latin to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Latin term or phrase: Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret
Je sais que l'équivalent en français est l'expression "chassez le naturel, il revient au galop" mais j'aimerais avoir la traduction littérale.

Merci beaucoup
Yannick MARCHEGAY
France
Local time: 10:08
Chasse la nature à coups de fourche...
Explanation:
Je crois que c'est:

Chasse la nature à coups de fourche, elle reviendra toujours au pas de course. (Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret.) Horace [poète], Épîtres, I, X, 24


http://www.multimania.com/clo7/grammaire/lanature.htm


Sheila
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Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 10:08
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Maintenant que vous le dites, ça me rappelle quelque chose.
Merci beaucoup
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Chasse la nature à coups de fourche...


Explanation:
Je crois que c'est:

Chasse la nature à coups de fourche, elle reviendra toujours au pas de course. (Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret.) Horace [poète], Épîtres, I, X, 24


http://www.multimania.com/clo7/grammaire/lanature.htm


Sheila

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 10:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Maintenant que vous le dites, ça me rappelle quelque chose.
Merci beaucoup

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