SAVOIR FAIRE


Meaning of SAVOIR FAIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsav-ˌwär-ˈfer ]

noun

Etymology: French savoir-faire, literally, knowing how to do

Date: 1815

: capacity for appropriate action ; especially : a polished sureness in social behavior

Synonyms: see tact

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