"ne savoir que faire" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \nə sa.vwaʁ kə fɛʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ne savoir que faire.wav
  1. Être très embarrassé d’une chose. Tags: familiar
    Sense id: fr-ne_savoir_que_faire-fr-verb-08lYMMjv Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (être gauche, malhabile): ne savoir que faire de ses bras et de ses jambes Related terms: ne savoir qu’en faire
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