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savoir

to know

verb sah-VWAR Common

Usage Note

Savoir is knowing a fact or a skill, distinct from connaître, which is being acquainted with a person or place. As a noun le savoir means knowledge, and le savoir-faire crossed into English wholesale.

Examples

"Je sais nager."

Natural Translation

I know how to swim.

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