Breakdown of J'ai beau attendre, les poissons ne mordent pas.
je
I
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
le poisson
the fish
attendre
to wait / to wait for
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
avoir beau
to try in vain to
mordre
to bite (with teeth)
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