de deux choses l'une

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də dø ʃoz l‿yn/

Phrase

de deux choses l’une

  1. it's one of those two things; there are two possibilities, there are two possible scenarios; you have two options; you choose(: either ... or)

Usage notes

Usually followed by the disjunctive conjunctions soit ... soit, ou ... ou or ou bien ... ou bien.

Descendants

  • Dutch: van twee zaken één (calque)