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FrenchRenaître de ses cendres
Meaning: To rise again and flourish after near-total destruction.
Literally: To be reborn from its ashes
Example: “Détruit par l'incendie, le vieux théâtre a fini par renaître de ses cendres.” — Destroyed by fire, the old theater eventually rose from the ashes.
English equivalent: To rise from the ashes
Equivalents in other languages
English: rise from the ashes
Origin: An allusion to the phoenix, the mythological bird that immolates itself and is reborn from the ashes of its pyre.
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