English-French translations for reinvent the wheel

réinventer la roueIl n'est toutefois pas nécessaire de réinventer la roue. But there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Nous ne devons pas réinventer la roue. We do not have to reinvent the wheel. J'ai toutefois essayé de ne pas réinventer la roue. I have, however, tried not to reinvent the wheel.

To do work#Noun|work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists

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