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savoir faire

[sav-wahr-fair, sa-vwar-fer] / ˈsæv wɑrˈfɛər, sa vwarˈfɛr /


savoir-faire


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The Spanish champions have the experience, the savoir faire, the heritage, the money time mentality and the talent.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2024

Selections went from fine French bottlings to show American savoir faire toward U.S. labels as domestic wines improved in quality and stature.

From Washington Post Dec. 11, 2020

It conveys immediacy, material reality, improvisation as well as flamboyance and glamour, savoir faire.

From New York Times Sep. 27, 2018

It all comes together at L’Oursin, where Proville applies French savoir faire to salmon, scallops, sea urchin, Dungeness crab and more with spectacular results.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2017

Very well," he said, "but you must then authorize me to stand, as behooves a man of breeding who prides himself on possessing a certain amount of savoir faire.

From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice

To his eternal credit, Suga Free’s technical complexity, comic timing and mid-song impressions make him so inimitable that few ever attempt to copy his savoir-faire.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2023

"Our reputation is at stake. That is why we must unite all our knowledge, our efforts, our savoir-faire to achieve this goal."

From BBC Apr. 14, 2023

“We can speak of our savoir-faire to people from all over the world.”

From Washington Post Dec. 16, 2021

An institution near rue Mouffetard, La Tuile à Loup cultivates beauty by preserving the savoir-faire of traditional artisans in the countryside.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2021

He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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