rien de nouveau sous le soleil

French

Etymology

Calque of Latin nihil sub sōle novum / nihil novī sub sōle, itself a rough calque of Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (“there is nothing new under the sun”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁjɛ̃ d(ə) nu.vo su l(ə) sɔ.lɛj/

Phrase

rien de nouveau sous le soleil

  1. there is nothing new under the sun
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