How is the phrase réinventer la roue translated from French to English

English translation
reinvent the wheel
verb

Perdre son temps à créer quelque chose qui existe déjà.

To waste time creating something that already exists.

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  • Inutile de réinventer la roue pour ce projet. — We don't need to reinvent the wheel for this project.

  • Pourquoi réinventer la roue quand une solution existe ? — Why should we reinvent the wheel when a solution exists?

  • Évitons de réinventer la roue et utilisons ce qui existe déjà. — Let's avoid reinventing the wheel and use what's already available.

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