"saber-fazer" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /saˌbe(ʁ).faˈze(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [saˌbe(h).faˈze(h)] [Brazil], /saˌbe(ʁ).faˈze(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [saˌbe(h).faˈze(h)] [Brazil], /saˌbe(ɾ).faˈze(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /saˌbe(ʁ).faˈze(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [saˌbe(χ).faˈze(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /saˌbe(ɻ).faˈze(ɻ)/ [Southern-Brazil], /sɐˌbeɾ.fɐˈzeɾ/ [Portugal], [sɐˌβeɾ.fɐˈzeɾ] [Portugal], /sɐˌbeɾ.fɐˈzeɾ/ [Portugal], [sɐˌβeɾ.fɐˈzeɾ] [Portugal], /sɐˌbe.ɾi.fɐˈze.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern], [sɐˌβe.ɾi.fɐˈze.ɾi] [Portugal, Southern] Forms: saber-fazeres [plural], saber-fazer [plural]
Etymology: Calque of French savoir-faire (“know-how”). Etymology templates: {{calque|pt|fr|savoir-faire||know-how}} Calque of French savoir-faire (“know-how”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|-|pl2=+|pl3=#}} saber-fazer m (usually uncountable, plural saber-fazeres or saber-fazer)
  1. know-how (the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly) Tags: masculine, uncountable, usually Synonyms: savoir-faire, know-how
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