savoir-vivre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French savoir-vivre.

Noun

savoir-vivre (uncountable)

Familiarity with the customs of polite society.
- 2018 June 28, Phil Daoust, “Never mind the Brexiteurs: why it’s time to learn French”, in The Guardian‎:
  Like it or not, we are more invested in France, which has come to epitomise culture, good taste, style and savoir-vivre – even though that reverence is the product of ignorance as much as familiarity.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.vwaʁ.vivʁ/

Noun

savoir-vivre m (uncountable)

politesse, courtesy
Il manque de savoir-vivre.
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Further reading

“savoir-vivre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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