Contionary:j'aine sain don cer le poux he sain jéone

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Gollic

Etymology

Literally "to give a blow of the foot to a donkey". Donkeys in Trihimic culture were historically associate with stubbornness. When a donkey is kicked, it typically freezes and refuses to move.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ʒɛ̃ sɛn dɔ̃ sɛʁ lə pu ə sεn ʒeˈɔn/

Verb

j'aine sain don cer le poux he sain jéone (first-person singular present j'é sain don cer le poux he sain jéone, first-person singular past j'oir sain don cer le poux he sain jéone, past participle jedre sain don cer le poux he sain jéone)

  1. (idiomatic) to do something futile or impossible