la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid
French, proverb/la vɑ̃.ʒɑ̃s ɛ.t‿œ̃ pla ki s(ə) mɑ̃ʒ fʁwa/
la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid is spelled L-A-V-E-N-G-E-A-N-C-E-E-S-T-U-N-P-L-A-T-Q-U-I-S-E-M-A-N-G-E-F-R-O-I-D (35 letters). La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid is a French proverb meaning “revenge is a dish best served cold (revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed, when the person whom one wants to exact revenge from…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid mean in English?
proverb
- 1
revenge is a dish best served cold (revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed, when the person whom one wants to exact revenge from won't have any inkling that something is coming their way)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Il faut calculer sa vengeance, plutôt que de chercher à l'obtenir trop rapidement.
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.
How do you pronounce la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid?
- /la vɑ̃.ʒɑ̃s ɛ.t‿œ̃ pla ki s(ə) mɑ̃ʒ fʁwa/
- \la vɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.s‿ɛ.t‿œ̃ pla ki sə mɑ̃ʒ fʁwa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.