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Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

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Français · Patience

Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

Traditional French proverb

Reading

Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

The original already uses the Latin alphabet.

Sens en français

De petits efforts réguliers permettent de construire quelque chose d’important avec le temps.

Literal English translation

Little by little, the bird builds its nest.

Meaning in English

Lasting progress often comes from many small steps. The bird’s nest is an image of patient construction.

A small example

Practising a language a little each day builds confidence over several months.

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These are traditional proverbs, not quotations attributed to a named poet. Wording can vary by region. The reference links document usage; they do not establish a single inventor or place of origin.

Meanings, examples and English translations are skyvison editorial explanations, not copied dictionary definitions. Roman-script readings for Hindi and Kannada are approximate. French and English already use the Latin alphabet. Proverbs express cultural perspectives; they are not universal rules.

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