"ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /nə pa sa.vwaʁ a kɛl sɛ̃ sə vwe/, /nə pɑ sa.vwaʁ a kɛl sɛ̃ sə vwe/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer.wav
Etymology: Literally, “not to know to which saint to devote oneself”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|not to know to which saint to devote oneself}} “not to know to which saint to devote oneself”, {{lit|not to know to which saint to devote oneself}} Literally, “not to know to which saint to devote oneself” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer
  1. (figuratively) Not to know where to turn, not to know what to do because one has exhausted all the possibilities Tags: figuratively Related terms: ne pas savoir où donner de la tête, ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_savoir_à_quel_saint_se_vouer-fr-verb-R9RHlGeg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/nə pa sa.vwaʁ a kɛl sɛ̃ sə vwe/"
    },
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