On the neck of a giraffe a flea begins

12:40 Oct 16, 2009
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Portuguese to French translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: On the neck of a giraffe a flea begins
Bonjour à tous!

Comment traduiriez-vous cette expression en français? Il y a-t-il une expression équivalente?


Merci beaucoup
Sara Assureira
Portugal
Local time: 04:40


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3Sur le coup d'une girafe, une puce a un aperçu de l'immortel
nathaliemagne


  

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Sur le coup d'une girafe, une puce a un aperçu de l'immortel


Explanation:
Bonjour ! Cela me rappelle un proverbe polonais (?) :

"On the neck of a giraffe, a flea begins to believe in immortality"

Dans le contrexte, cela a-t-il un rapport ?

nathaliemagne
France
Local time: 05:40
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