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Meaning of “avec nos vaisseux, et le thon, avec nos sous-marins” in Patachou

You misunderstood this sentence. The context is a commentary on mankind’s ambition being boundless ; there’s a gentle sarcasm throughout (if only we just dreamed of having wings! But no, we’re dreaming of so much more!) as the speaker expresses disbelief at man’s dream of emulating ducks, tunafish and even snails.

The structure of the sentence is a series of parallels between animals and human inventions: here is the sentence, annotated with the three comparisons (a), (b) and (c) as well as implied meaning in brackets.

Si nous ne rêvions que d’ailes [, comme les oiseaux] ! Mais il nous faut quasi des nageoires [, comme les poissons]

(a) et nous voulons imiter le canard, avec nos vaisseaux [= avec nos bateaux],

(b) et [nous voulons imiter] le thon, avec nos sous-marins,

(c) quand nous n’entreprenons pas de ramper à la façon des escargots [= nous voulons même parfois imiter les escargots] — c’est le tank.

 

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What is the capital of Tunisia?