œil pour œil, dent pour dent

French

Etymology

Literally, “eye for eye, tooth for tooth”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œj puʁ œj | dɑ̃ puʁ dɑ̃/
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Phrase

œil pour œil, dent pour dent

  1. eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
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