Polyglot Dictionary

l'habit ne fait pas le moine

/labi nə fɛ pa lə mwan/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. don't judge a book by its cover

    • Ne le juge pas sur son apparence, l'habit ne fait pas le moine.

      Don't judge him by his appearance, don't judge a book by its cover.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does l'habit ne fait pas le moine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ne le juge pas sur son apparence, l'habit ne fait pas le ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches l'habit ne fait pas le moine?

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