JE NE SAIS QUOI

Meaning of JE NE SAIS QUOI in English

je ne sais quoi /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/ BrE AmE noun [singular]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'I don't know what' ]

a good quality that you cannot easily describe – often humorous:

the je ne sais quoi that makes the village magical

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

JE NE SAIS QUOI — /zheuhneu se kwann"/ , French. an indefinable, elusive quality, esp. a pleasing one: She has a certain je ne sais …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — [je ne sais quoi] n [F, lit., I know not what] (ca. 1656): something that cannot be adequately described or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JE NE SAIS QUOI — je ne sais quoi BrE AmE ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː —French [ ʒən sɛ kwa ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — / ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː; NAmE / noun [ U ] (from French , often humorous ) a good quality …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — I do not know what it is, it is a special something She has a special quality, this lady, a …
English Idioms vocab
JE NE SAIS QUOI — I do not know what it is, it is a special something She has a special quality, this lady, a …
English Idioms vocabulary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — фр. 1> сам(а) не знаю что 2> нечто неопределённое, неуловимое, трудно выразимое словами she has a certain je ne sais …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JE NE SAIS QUOI — noun Etymology: French, literally, I know not what Date: circa 1656 something that cannot be adequately described or expressed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JE NE SAIS QUOI — zhənəˌsāˈkwä noun : something that cannot be adequately described or expressed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — noun Etymology: French, literally, I know not what Date: circa 1656 : something that cannot be adequately described or expressed
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — [ ˌʒə nə seɪ'kwα: ] ■ noun a quality that cannot be easily identified. Origin Fr., lit. 'I do not …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JE NE SAIS QUOI — n. an indefinable something. [F, = I do not know what]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JE NE SAIS QUOI — n. an indefinable something. [ F, = I do not know what ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JE NE SAIS QUOI — n. an indefinable something. Etymology: F, I do not know what
Oxford English vocab
JE NE SAIS QUOI — (французское) сам(а) не знаю что; нечто неопределенное, неуловимое, трудно выразимое словами - she has a certain * that charms everybody …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JE NE SAIS QUOI — фр. 1) сам(а) не знаю что 2) нечто неопределённое, неуловимое, трудно выразимое словами she has a certain ~ that charms …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JE NE SAIS QUOI — фр. 1> сам(а) не знаю что 2> нечто неопределённое, неуловимое, трудно выразимое словами she has a certain je ne sais …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JE NE SAIS QUOI — (французское) сам(а) не знаю что; нечто неопределенное, неуловимое, трудно выразимое словами - she has a certain * that charms everybody …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JE NE SAIS QUOI — Pronunciation: zh ə -n ə - ˌ s ā - ' kwä Function: noun Etymology: F, literally, I know not …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JE — ne sais quoi [noun] [U] - a pleasing quality which cannot be exactly named or describedAlthough he's not particularly attractive, …
Cambridge English vocab
NE — Niger Rep.
Internet Domains English vocabulary
JE — Jersey
Internet Domains English vocabulary
NE — [ne] 1. adv not; 2. conj lest
Interlingua English vocab
SAÏS — geographical name ancient city Egypt in Nile Delta
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NÉ — adjective see: ~e Date: 1905 1. — used to indicate the original, former, or legal name of a man originally …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NE — abbreviation Nebraska, New England, no effects, northeast
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAIS — Arabic Ṣā al-Ḥajar Ancient Egyptian city. Located in the delta on the Canopic, or Rosetta, branch of the Nile River …
Английский словарь Британика
NE — I. ˈnē, _nə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ne, ni — more at no chiefly dialect : not …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAIS — ˈsīs variant of syce
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NE — symbol neon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NE — abbreviation 1. national emergency 2. new edition 3. no effects 4. nonessential 5. northeast; northeastern 6. not exceeding; not to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NE- — combining form or neo- Etymology: Greek, from neos new — more at new 1. a. : new : recent neo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NÉ — ˈnā adjective Etymology: French, literally, born (past participle of naître to be born, from Latin nascere, from nasci ), from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NE — (adv.) Nor.
Английский словарь Webster
NE — (adv.) Not; never.
Английский словарь Webster
NE — ( adv. ) Not; never.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NE — ( adv. ) Nor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAÏS — /say"is/ , n. an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NE — Symbol, Chem. neon.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NE — 1. Nebraska (approved esp. for use with zip code). 2. northeast. 3. northeastern.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JE. — June.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAÏS — geographical name ancient city Egypt in Nile Delta
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NÉ — adjective Etymology: French, literally, born — more at née Date: 1905 1. — used to indicate the original, former, or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NE — adv not; never. 2. ne ·adv nor.
Webster English vocab
NE — [ne] adj [F, lit., born--more at nee] (1905) 1--used to indicate the original, former, or legal name of a man …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NE — [Ne] abbreviation neon NE abbreviation Nebraska, New England, no effects, northeast
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAIS — Arabic Sa Al-hajar, also spelled Sa El-hagar, ancient Egyptian city (Sai) in the Nile Delta on the Canopic (Rosetta) Branch …
Britannica English vocabulary
NE — NE —see northeast, northeastern
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NE — abbreviation north-east; north-eastern : NE England
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NE — I. NE the written abbreviation of northeast or northeastern II. Ne ‧ bras ‧ ka /nɪˈbræskə/ BrE AmE written abbreviation …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NÉ — adj. born (indicating a man's previous name) (Lord Beaconsfield, né Benjamin Disraeli). [ F, past part. of natre be born: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NE — NE is a written abbreviation for north-east . ...on the NE outskirts of Bath.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIS — Arabic 1E62; 0101; al- 1E24; ajar Ancient Egyptian city. Located in the delta on the Canopic, or Rosetta, branch of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JE — Jump if Equal
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
JE — Jump if Equal
Computer Acronyms English vocab
NE — Network Element: A system that supports at least NEFs and may also support Operation System Functions/Mediation Functions. An ATM NE …
ATM Forum English vocabulary
NE — The NE ("New Executable") file format is the format of executable binaries (DLLs and programs) for 16-bit MS windows.
Code Analysis English vocabulary
NE — урожденный - Edward Knight, ne Austen Эдвард Найт, ранее носивший фамилию Остен
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAIS — Саис
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
JE — Ј
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
JE — Е
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NÉ — a урождённый Edward Knight, né Austen - Эдвард Найт, ранее носивший фамилию Остен
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAIS — г. Сайс
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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