aux grands maux les grands remèdes
French, proverb
aux grands maux les grands remèdes is a French proverb meaning “desperate times call for desperate measures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, aux grands maux, les grands remèdes is a different word: “alternative spelling of aux grands maux les grands remèdes”.
What does aux grands maux les grands remèdes mean in English?
proverb
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desperate times call for desperate measures
proverb
- 1
alternative spelling of aux grands maux les grands remèdes
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Lorsque la situation l’exige, il faut savoir prendre les mesures nécessaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aux grands maux les grands remèdes
- aux grands maux, les grands remèdes alternative
- aux grands maux les grands moyens
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).