un oiseau chante, l'autre répond

/œ̃‿wazo ʃɑ̃t l‿otʁ ʁepɔ̃/

phrase★Intermediate— one bird sings, another answers

literary

A literal description of two birds where one sings and the other answers, often used to illustrate reciprocal communication.

Dans la fable, un oiseau chante, l'autre répond, montrant la coopération entre les espèces.

In the fable, one bird sings, the other replies, showing cooperation between species.

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Can be extended metaphorically to describe any two parties that respond to each other.

Collocations

a bird that answers

Built from common French words: un (indefinite article) + oiseau (bird) + chante (sings) + l'autre (the other) + répond (answers).

Used literally to describe birds, but can serve as a simple metaphor for any reciprocal dialogue.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais