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le chat parti, les souris dansent

/lə ʃa paʁ.ti | le su.ʁi dɑ̃s/

phrase/lə ʃa paʁ.ti | le su.ʁi dɑ̃s/

when the cat's away the mice will play

Literally, “the cat having left, the mice dance”.

le chat parti, les souris dansent — French Dictionary | Passage