l'appétit vient en mangeant

French

Etymology

First used by François Rabelais in Gargantua and Pantagruel, chapter V.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l‿a.pe.ti vjɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃ mɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/

Phrase

l'appétit vient en mangeant

  1. (idiomatic) appetite comes with eating

Descendants

  • → German: der Appetit kommt beim Essen (calque)
  • → Polish: apetyt rośnie w miarę jedzenia (calque)
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