English term (edited): a fat lady is singing (fig)

Maybe.

English term (edited): a fat lady is singing (fig)

la bataille n'est pas gagnée

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It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
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It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings is a colloquialism, essentially meaning that one should not assume the outcome of some activity (e.g.: a sports game) until it has actually finished, similar to a common proverb. It is a perception of Grand Opera, typically overweight sopranos, and perhaps Brünnhilda's final arias from Die Walküre or Götterdämmerung in particular, from an American working class cultural perspective of the early 20th century.

[edit] Attribution
It is a common expression in sports reporting. Although there was earlier use, its use in sports journalism has been attributed to writer/broadcaster Dan Cook; his original line was "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings."[1] This occurred in April 1978, when he coined the phrase after the first basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) during the 1977-78 National Basketball Association playoffs, to illustrate that while the Spurs had won once, the series was not over yet.

The phrase has also been attributed to former Baltimore Orioles' manager Earl Weaver.[2]

However, it is now known that Cook did not coin the phrase; Fred R. Shapiro found and published an example in The Yale Book of Quotations which appeared in the Dallas Morning News on 10 March 1976:

Despite his obvious allegiance to the Red Raiders, Texas Tech sports information director Ralph Carpenter was the picture of professional objectivity when the Aggies rallied for a 72-72 tie late in the SWC tournament finals. "Hey, Ralph," said Bill Morgan, "this... is going to be a tight one after all." "Right," said Ralph. "The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings."

Je comprends qu'en fait, il n'y aura pas de suspens dans les résultats de ces élections, on connaît déjà le résultat "there are no choices in this election, the 2 parties are all going in one direction: power...."

This really is the French equivalent of the American expression. Mimi did mention this expressin, but she has it in the negative and in this case, it should be in the positive.