Savoir-vivre
The French term savoir-vivre literally means 'to understand, to live'. In French, savoir-vivre is used exclusively in the sense of 'good behavior' or 'good manners'. In German it is used in the sense of " art of living " ( French l'art de vivre ).
The gourmet and travel magazine Savoir-vivre took up this name.
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Wiktionary: savoir-vivre - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations (French)
Wiktionary: Savoir-vivre - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Definition (french)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Savoir-vivre. In: Duden Online. Retrieved March 5, 2014 .