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The French saying "Mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné"

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French to English

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  Translation : It's better to be alone than in bad company

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  Register : Neutral - Inspirational

How to pronounce

Slow

Normal

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  IPA : / mjø vo ɛtʁə sœl kə mal akɔ̃paɲe /

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Example in a dialogue with audio

Dialogue

Ça me rend fou d'être célibataire

It makes me crazy to be single

Mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné

It's better to be alone than in bad company

Oui, tu as raison !

Yes, you're right!