Savoir Expressions Flashcards

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croire savoir

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to think you know

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à savoir

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namely,

that is to say

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en savoir davantage

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to know more (about it)

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en savoir plus

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to know more,
to find out more,
for more details,
for further details

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en savoir quelque chose

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to know a thing or two about that,

to know all about that

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faire savoir

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to signify,
to let know,
to make known

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faire savoir quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to tell something to someone,

to inform someone about something

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un homme de savoir

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a man of knowledge

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il faudrait savoir,

faudrait savoir

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to make up your mind

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il faut savoir que

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one has to know that

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il ne veut rien savoir expr

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he simply doesn’t want to know

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je crois savoir que + [indicatif]

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I believe someone told me + [indicative]

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ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer

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to not know which cause to take up

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ne pas savoir où donner de la tête

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to not know which way to turn

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ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser

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to not know where you stand (with someone / something)

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ne plus savoir à quel saint se vouer

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to be at one’s wits’ end

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ne plus savoir où donner de la tête

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to not know which way to turn

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ne plus savoir où se mettre

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to cringe

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ne rien savoir faire de ses dix doigts

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to be completely useless,

to be of no use at all

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parler sans savoir

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to talk about something one know nothing about

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prêcher le faux pour savoir le vrai

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to tell a lie to get at the truth,

to play devil’s advocate

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reste à savoir

A

it remains to be seen,

the question is

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sans le savoir

A

without knowing it

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savoir à quoi s’en tenir

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to know what to expect,

to know where you stand

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le savoir encyclopédique

A

encyclopedic knowledge

25
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savoir gré à qqn de quelque chose

A

to be grateful to someone for something

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savoir par cœur

A

to know by heart

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savoir pertinemment que + [indicatif]

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to know perfectly/full well that + [indicative],
to be well aware that + [indicative],
to know for a fact that + [indicative]

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savoir s’y prendre avec

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to have a way with,

to have a knack with

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savoir se tenir

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to know how to carry yourself,

to know how to behave

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savoir tout sur tout

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to know everything about everything

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savoir y faire

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to have a way

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savoir y faire avec les filles

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to have a way with girls

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le savoir-être

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social skills,

interpersonal skills

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le savoir-faire

A

know-how,
skill,
expertise

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le savoir-vivre

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manners

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se savoir + [participe passé]

A

to know you are

37
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la soif de savoir

A

thirst for knowledge

38
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tout finit par se savoir

A

everything gets out in the end

39
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Va savoir !

A

Who knows?

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va savoir pourquoi

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Who knows why?,

Goodness knows why!