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quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent

/kɑ̃ l(ə) ʃa n‿ɛ pa la | le su.ʁi dɑ̃s/

proverb/kɑ̃ l(ə) ʃa n‿ɛ pa la | le su.ʁi dɑ̃s/

when the cat's away the mice will play

Literally, “when the cat isn't there, the mice dance”.