tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera
French, proverb/tɛl ki ʁi vɑ̃.dʁə.di | di.mɑ̃ʃ plœ.ʁə.ʁa/
tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera is spelled T-E-L-Q-U-I-R-I-T-V-E-N-D-R-E-D-I-D-I-M-A-N-C-H-E-P-L-E-U-R-E-R-A (33 letters). Tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera is a French proverb meaning “he who laughs last laughs best” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera mean in English?
proverb
- 1
he who laughs last laughs best
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. On ne peut jamais être sûr de triompher totalement.
phrase: 1. Il y a beaucoup de bon moment mais il y a aussi les mauvais.
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 tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera?
- /tɛl ki ʁi vɑ̃.dʁə.di | di.mɑ̃ʃ plœ.ʁə.ʁa/
- \tɛl ki ʁi vɑ̃.dʁə.di di.mɑ̃.ʃə plœ.ʁə.ʁa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.