Examples

8 sentences

  1. She has a certain je ne sais quoi.

    У неї є якийсь таємничий шарм. — deniko

    deSie hat das gewisse Etwas. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I don't know what "je ne sais quoi" means.

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  3. Her glance had a certain inexplicable je ne sais quoi.

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. (India)A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.

  2. (dated)Usually syce: chauffeur, driver.

Origin

From Hindi (Hindustani), from Arabic سَائِس (sāʔis, “stableman, groom”), from سَاس (sās, “

From Hindi (Hindustani), from Arabic سَائِس (sāʔis, “stableman, groom”), from سَاس (sās, “to tend a horse”).

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Forms

plural: saises

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sailorA1saintsaintlysakeA2sakurasalacioussaladA1

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