je ne sais quoi
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je ne sais quoi
- /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/ UK
- /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑ/ US
- /ˌʒə n(ə)sɛ ˈkwɑː/
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Borrowed from French je ne sais quoi (literally “I don't know what”).
noun je ne sais quoi
- An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive. She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her.
Translations
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noun indefinable quality that makes something distinctive
| Español | no sé qué |
|---|---|
| Português | não-sei-quê, não-sei-o-quê |
| Français | je ne sais quoi, je-ne-sais-quoi, Dieu sait quoi, on ne sait quoi |
| Deutsch | gewisse Etwas |
| Italiano | non so che |
| Ελληνικά | πώς να το πω pós na to po, πώς να σου το πω pós na sou to po |
| Русский | э́такое étakoje |
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