savoir-faire

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savoir-faire

\sa.vwaʁ fɛʁ\
[sa.vwar fɛr] France (Paris)

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Composé de savoir et faire.

noun

Connaissance pratique d'un domaine. La célèbre mirabelle de Lorraine est le fruit d’un savoir-faire ancestral qui respecte le rythme des saisons.

In English

lore all the facts and traditions about a particular subject
know-how the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly

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@misc{savoir_faire_2026,
  title = {savoir-faire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/savoir-faire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}