saber-fazer

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French savoir-faire (“know-how”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˌbe(ʁ).faˈze(ʁ)/ [saˌbe(h).faˈze(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /saˌbe(ɾ).faˈze(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /saˌbe(ʁ).faˈze(ʁ)/ [saˌbe(χ).faˈze(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˌbe(ɻ).faˈze(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˌbeɾ.fɐˈzeɾ/ [sɐˌβeɾ.fɐˈzeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˌbe.ɾi.fɐˈze.ɾi/ [sɐˌβe.ɾi.fɐˈze.ɾi]

Noun

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)
    Synonyms: savoir-faire, know-how

References
  1. “saber-fazer” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “saber-fazer” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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