faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu
French
Etymology
Compare Italian fare buon viso a cattivo gioco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ bɔn min a mo.vɛ ʒø/
Descendants
- → Polish: robić dobrą minę do złej gry (calque)
- → Russian: де́лать хоро́шую ми́ну при плохо́й игре́ (délatʹ xoróšuju mínu pri ploxój igré) (calque)
- → German: gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen (calque)
- → Swedish: hålla god min i elakt spel (calque)
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