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“tonneau des danaïdes” in English

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Son estomac assoiffé d’alcool semble sans fond comme le tonneau des Danaïdes.
His stomach, thirsty for alcohol, seemed bottomless, like the Danaids' barrel.
Parfois, je me demande si nous ne sommes pas en train de remplir le tonneau des Danaïdes.
I sometimes wonder, are we, in fact, carrying water in the Danaïds' jars?
Jusqu'où, jusqu'à quand les contribuables européens vont-ils remplir le tonneau des Danaïdes?
For how long and to what extent will European taxpayers be pouring money into the Danaides' cistern?

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