French | English |
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savoir nom {m} | knowledge [knowledges]◼◼◼(total of what is known, product of learning) |
savoir phrase | knowledge is power◼◻◻phrase |
savoir (for a skill) verbe | be able to◼◼◼(have ability to) |
savoir de source sûre verbe | |
savoir-faire nom | know-how◼◼◼(the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly) |
savoir-faire nom {m} | lore◼◻◻(all the facts and traditions about a particular subject) |
savoir-vivre nom {m} | politesse◼◼◼(civility, courtesy) |
savoir y faire verbe | have a way with◼◼◼(be skilled) |
to be hot: avoir chaud [the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense] adjectif | hot [hotter, hottest](feeling the sensation of heat) |
tu savoir interjection | eh◼◼◼(used as a tag question) |
va savoir phrase | go figure◼◼◼(expression of perplexity or surprise) |
va savoir pourquoi phrase | go figure◼◼◼(expression of perplexity or surprise) |
y avoir (il y a) verbe | there be◼◼◼(to exist) |
y avoir anguille sous roche (there’s an eel under the rock ) verbe | smell a rat◼◼◼(to sense something suspicious) |
y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz nom | trouble in paradise◼◼◼(unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) |