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Provençal proverb

Faire cadaulo.

Thieves

Maritime Provençal

Faire cadaulo.

Meaning

To turn the latch.

Note : To come to an arrangement in order to deceive someone.

Theme

Thieves

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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