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French
Etymology
Paraphrase of the Gospel according to Luke 4:24, « aucun prophète n'est bien reçu dans sa patrie » (“no prophet is well received in his native country”) (Louis Segond).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fɛ.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pɛ.i/ ~ /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fe.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pe.i/
Proverb
nul n’est prophète en son pays
- a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, a prophet has no honor in his own country