plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

French

Etymology

An epigram by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in the January 1849 issue of his journal Les Guêpes (“The Wasps”). Literally “The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ply sa ʃɑ̃ʒ | ply s‿ɛ la mɛm ʃoz/

Proverb

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

  1. the more things change, the more they stay the same

Descendants

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.